The BMW M62TU engine and its predecessors suffer from a common failure: the timing chain guides. Typically this problem surfaces after 125k miles or so, but people have gone north of 150-175k. It all depends on luck of the draw and how regular your oil service was, etc.
00:00:00 Intro 00:00:22 Tools you will need 00:02:27 Remove the cam sensor rings 00:03:05 Remove the lower left guide 00:03:39 Losen the passenger side vanos 00:04:25 Installing the cam locking plates 00:08:00 Losen the passenger side vanos, attempt #2 00:08:33 Losen the driver side vanos 00:08:52 Remove the primary timing chain 00:09:32 Remove the lower right guide 00:10:10 oembimmerparts.com 00:10:56 Remove the upper timing chain guide 00:14:01 Remove secondary timing chain, sprocket, and vanos 00:16:33 Change secondary timing chain pads 00:18:22 Reinstall secondary chain, sprocket, and vanos 00:21:11 Install the upper timing chain guide 00:25:47 Install timing chain 00:27:33 Install lower right guide 00:28:52 Install lower left guide 00:31:32 Install chain tensioner jig 00:34:59 Clock vanos sprocket & verify 00:36:58 Torquing the vanos bolts 00:40:57 Clocking the cam sensor rings 00:44:55 Verifying the timing 00:47:00 Are the chinese timing tools accurate? 00:52:00 Let's use the German Auto Solutions kit now 00:54:16 Wrap-up
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