Do I have a cam belt or chain

Asked by Djjeddy26 Nov 18, 2013 at 09:42 AM about the 1996 BMW Z3 1.9 Roadster RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Just purchased, at what point do I need to replace the cam belt or chain. I have 100k on
the clock

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Sleveillee answered 10 years ago

don't worry about the timing 'chain ' no need to replace !

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Marlene answered 10 years ago

BMW's don't have belts, only timing chains. No maintenance needed there!

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DrBimmer answered 3 years ago

That is not exactly true. Some older BMWs do have timing belts and if they are not replaced at every 5 years or 50K miles, then disaster will strike causing a complete top end rebuild. Most newer (20 years or so) BMWs have timing chains but proper maintenance is to replace the timing chain tensioner (it's oil fed) every 100K.

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