Do I have a cam belt or chain
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Sleveillee answered 10 years ago
don't worry about the timing 'chain ' no need to replace !
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BMW's don't have belts, only timing chains. No maintenance needed there!
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That is not exactly true. Some older BMWs do have timing belts and if they are not replaced at every 5 years or 50K miles, then disaster will strike causing a complete top end rebuild. Most newer (20 years or so) BMWs have timing chains but proper maintenance is to replace the timing chain tensioner (it's oil fed) every 100K.
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