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Old 09-02-2011   #9
Chim55117
 

Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: MSP
Drives: 2007 BMW 335i Coupe
Posts: 609
Re: The Return of 46/1000

Time for an update. The day after I posted the thread, my car skipped timing while moving it in the driveway. Thankfully it was there and not on the road. Didn't have time to go to the cookout, or work on it due to college. Came home today from college for a few hours and worked on it with my brother. Pulled the timing cover and head and found the valves had bent. Going to reuse the L19's get a OEM HG, and get new valves and a timing belt.

Pictures and explanations below.



Went home today and pulled my cylinder head with Dan. Just about every valve is bent.



Pistons came out of it alright, no real harm done. A little nick on the tops, but those will get smoothed out.



The cause of the incident. Timing belt separated at the chords. I had leaking cam seals, and it soaked the belt in oil. Chords degraded and it just went, ironically days after I installed the new cam seals.

Sucks right now, but I'm going to try to get some things straightened out, then try to get it running again and tuned by the time winter swings around.
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