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I have a leak and am trying to figure out where its coming from.
Thanks
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"staring at the world thru my rearview" 2pac
OMFG!!! I just found this bolt when I was looking under my hood and was about to post the same question! I want to know what it is too...kind of under the VANOS on the front passenger side of the engine.
__________________ <span style='color:green'>1994 325i </span>- - - 75,000 mi.
No mods - - - very happy as is!
<span style='color:green'>1995 525i </span>- - - 154,000 mi.
No squeaks or rattles... unreal!
It actually may be my vc gasket. I did just change it and was thinking that perhaps it isnt as sealed as I had thought. I was thinking power steering but now I am pretty sure its oil from the vc gasket. Anyway Frank, I've since found out that bolt is a tensioner for the timing chain.
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"staring at the world thru my rearview" 2pac
Originally posted by spieluhr@Dec 10 2004, 06:01 PM same thing happened to me about a week ago, just needed to be tightened.
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Weren't you concerned that you might over torque and strip the bolts? I had heard that its pretty easy to do. I was just going to reseal the new gasket. I did not tighten the middle bolts first -as I later read I should
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"staring at the world thru my rearview" 2pac
Originally posted by fredo 328@Dec 10 2004, 04:43 PM It actually may be my vc gasket. I did just change it and was thinking that perhaps it isnt as sealed as I had thought. I was thinking power steering but now I am pretty sure its oil from the vc gasket. Anyway Frank, I've since found out that bolt is a tensioner for the timing chain.
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Thanks...I'm sure glad I didn't take a socket to it to try to make sure it was tight!
__________________ <span style='color:green'>1994 325i </span>- - - 75,000 mi.
No mods - - - very happy as is!
<span style='color:green'>1995 525i </span>- - - 154,000 mi.
No squeaks or rattles... unreal!
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