Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 21:24:59 +0100 From: Grunff <grunffnospam.com> Subject: Re: Returning after 30 years....
Malt_Hound > wrote: > The only ones that I am aware of were the small (2.5 and 2.7 liter) > inline 6 cylinder engines from the mid '80s up until ~ 1991. This > engine was designated as the "M20" engine in BMW parlance. These were > found in the 325i, 325e, 525i and 525e model cars. No 4 cyl, 8 cyl or > big 6 cylinder engines ever had timing belts. All chains. I thought the M40 1.8 and M43 1.6 also had belts? > That said, those same engines (the ones with the belts) are among the > most long lived and reliable engines ever produced. It is not at all > unusual to see one with 250-350 k miles on it and no major rebuild. It > was merely a matter of changing the belt and tensioner every 50k miles > religiously. I have a real soft spot for my e30 325i - that engine is sheer poetry. The car is getting old and rusty now, which is a shame, but I love driving it. -- Grunff
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