Timing Belt 323i
BERTA
09-20-2001, 07:47 PM
REPLACE TIMING BELT 1984 323I PUT IT TOGETHER BUT WON'T START. IT BACK FIRES. CHECK COMPRESSION. COMPRESSION ON 3 CYLINDRES.ANY SUGGESTIONS?
Groo
10-02-2001, 09:48 PM
Most likely when U took off the timing belt the timing gears have rotated (possibly only one).
BERTA
10-03-2001, 11:05 AM
possible. is there a workshop manual for euro? i beleive there is but i can't find it.
scotthuss
04-22-2004, 07:09 PM
Make sure you have the cam and crank timed perfectly with the marks and the distributor as close as possible. The distributor is easy to adjust the few degrees necessary to get it to run. Did the belt break or is this just the preventive maintenance change?
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