Quote Originally Posted by Valdelisbmw
Some of BMW owners already knows these problems with timing chains ,diesel and petrol ones .These are very common as well on petrol 4 cylinder N4? engines . Found on 116i,118i,129i, 316i,318i,320i .Thes engines are very common on oil leaks all around engine. rocker cover gaskets ,vanos solenoid O rings , oil filter and oil cooler housing gaskets, vacuum pump O ring , spark plug guide O rings ,crank shaft seal and few more .
Its very good to do all this work in one go .
In full set included - timing chain,lower sprocket ,guides ,chain tensioner ,rocker cover gaskets set ,crankshaft front seal and other before mentioned gaskets and O rings .
In our experience the problem starts from around 70k mls ,cold engine rattling ,poor throttle response ,poor idling ,high mpg ,lack of engine power .
Fix it asap,before it broke and damage the engine :wink:

Happy motoring and few shots of this work !
o you do the repair or is this only for parts? Im having problems with the timing chain in my 2004 316i and it will need to have the chain replaced soon