hydraulic timing chain tensioner (318iS)

[d-anie-l]

i know this has probably been covered to death. so sorry in advance. my questions isnt how to fix it cause i already found a good write up.

my question is how bad can it be? is it bad to run with it noisy for a long time. it appears to get loud at around 2k then goes away again? is it acceptable to drive around like this for a while? and if not who can fix it for me in surrey/s london

thanks

[d-anie-l]

not everybody at once..

[tim_s]

lol, i'd say fix it asap as its not worth risking killing your engine over. as for fitting it, its dead easy to replace, if you search on here i'm sure its been covered a million times.

[d-anie-l]

cheers tim, thats what i wast trying to figure out. does it harm the actually engine or just make it more like the chain to jump a tooth killing the head?