Turned out to be the belt tensioner for the water pump power steering alternator.
Bmw chain tensioner noise.
It s a cylindrical shock absorber looking thing.
That sounds a great deal like the noise i chased for months on my 318.
Bmw timing chain diagnosis repair if you own a bmw model from any of the bmw 1 3 or 5 series manufactured between 2007 and 2011 then your car is liable to have a timing chain problem the luxury german machines are prone to a specific engine problem a timing chain wear caused largely to the use of the newer n47 motor engine.
A cam chain jump guard was also installed on the 1200 at the same time the tensioner was updated to prevent disaster.
It camne out in one piece.
Bmw n20 timing chain kit.
I have a bmw 2007 f650gs single.
Well i preordered the part and the timing chain tensioner arrived in the mail today so i immediately went out to tackle this very simple task 15 minutes.
Now i can barely hear the engine running at all because it s soooo.
11311307053 tensioner spring 07119963418 26x31mm seal ring 07119963355 22x27mm seal ring the 95 m3 tensioner uses a stiffer spring and can be used as a direct replacement upgrade without the need to rebuild the tensioner or force the s14 spring into the housing.
I have removed it.
I have put the cam chain tensioner back into the engine and the klicking noise disappeared for 1 2.
11318685091 version 1 has a bigger hex head is shorter the spring inside is weaker and the oil passage holes are.
Having purchased it used 15 500 km from a bmw dealer i took it back afterwhich they replaced the rh side cam chain tensioner and on a second visit an oil pressure relief valve.
Why timing chain stretch and goes bad in bmw engine.
I literally changed 1 power steering pump 2 water pump 3 and both the idler and tensioner pulleys with zero change in the rattle.
Bmw timing chain tensioner bmw parts numbers.
Years 2000 to 2018.
I have did my fair share of research so i decided to check on the cam chain tensioner.
Cost to repair n20 timing chain components 200 diy 1000 indy shop.
Other bmw n20 engine problems.
Although there was a slight improvement the noise persisted and was told by the dealer that.
It looked fine the internal spring seemed to be strong.
The timing chain seems to be the most significant issue on the n20 and primarily only affects vehicles produced before 2015.
Hand i observed the behaviour of the cam chain tensioner sprockets.
I love it by the way i can hear a clicking noise from the engine.
That exact situation occurred several times on the k1200s before bmw introduced the updated cam chain tensioner.
Looking at the parts fiche for the 1300 it appears that the guard remains in the 1300 which is a smart move.
