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so there just aren't alignment marks on the cam gear?
I checked the FAQ, and there is room for error if you are only going by lobe position.
I am very surprised that the Germans would leave something, that needs to be so precise, to chance.

none of the books I have give a good explanation of how to line the timing chain and cam gear. I did the head gasket on my 1980 528I and once I got it all back together it runs a little ruff (shakes the car. and has a hard time getting past 5200 rpm) I suspect that the exhaust valves are open a litt...

so how do you tell if it is lined up?

is there a way to tell if your timing chain is off by a bit ? Maybe without taking the whole front of the motor apart? either way I still need to check it. Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi Ken, I have found that the haynes manual has a lot of things about it that are wrong. chances are there is no plug 1. I also have an 80 528i, and it had many bad wires in it that were causing slow drain. The problem for me was that wire casings had become brittle, causing wires to short to ground...

Hi Brian,
let me just say that I think crome wheels would look great on an e12. they would balance the window crome, and make the whole car stand out as very stylish.
The only problem I have ever had with crome rims, is finding the time to keep them polished.

OK I just read that FAQ too. It does not say exactly, and I am no BMW expert, but I bet that you just bolt it to your trans with the 3.5 flywheel and clutch. I think the best thing to do is compare the two engines flywheel and clutch assemblies, if they are different then you need to use the the par...

Hi Guys, and thanks for all your help so far. I have a few questions about the injectors and fuel rail on my 80 528i To change the hoses between the rail and injectors you heat them with a soldering iron and pull them off, then use worm clamps on the new hoses that you install????? were the injector...