help timing chain markings t reg bmw single valance engine

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adaptorman
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Post Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:48 pm

hi all i bought my first bmw grrr its been runing fine for around 4months then i noticed starting loseing water and overheating ,and bad starting so i removed the head and had it skimed and replaced the head but as its done 113000 i thought id replace the timing chain ,problem is after my clyinderhead was overhaued the timing marks need alineing up ,can anyone tell me how there are alined up or a daigram so i can get my motor runing/seen some arrows but unsure were they go and unsure about crank mark settings
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Post Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:56 pm

a t reg? whats that ,an e46? best to ask the correct forum. theyre most likely to know :wink: try www.e46fanatics.com or www.e36coupe.com if its that model.
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Post Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:44 pm

thanks evern thow its a treg its the earlyer looking front end model ,maybe on the change over the engines like this if anyone has any idea
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Post Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:23 am

There are no timing marks. You need a tool that slots over the rear of the 2 camshafts to hold them in timing position while you tension the chain.
This is precision engineering you know, its not like timing up that thing in fuzzys sig :)