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QJody · Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:06 pm Post subject: 1999 328i timing belt or chain

Hello,

Does anyone know if a 1999 328i comes with a timing belt or a timing chain?

Thanks

donaldan · Joined: 01 Jul 2001 Posts: 1881 Location: Ft. Myers, FL

Timing chain.
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Don

QJody · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject:

Thanks Donaldan,

Do you know where under hood I can check it out?

donaldan · Joined: 01 Jul 2001 Posts: 1881 Location: Ft. Myers, FL

It is not indicated anywhere in the engine compartment. Simply get confirmation from a BMW service technician or the parts department as they have on their computers full schematics of the engines or memorized in their brains. You can also read in various books on BMW. I believe the last BMW engine built with timing belt was sometime in 1992 in a 6 cylinder model. After that, all BMW engines have timing chains.
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Don

QJody · Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:01 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the respond, really appreciated it.

QJody