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Tag Archives: N20
N20 timing chain rail coming apart
Here’s a hot topic with a lot of BMW owners,,,,this car came in with check engine light on and engine whine and rattle noise,,,,check engine light was low oil pressure and jammed oil pressure ,,,,,I noticed the timing chain whine … Continue reading
N20 engine mount
I hope everyone had a safe July 4,,,,here’s a picture of N20 engine mounts from a F10,,,,the problem was the customer said the car was running rough,,,,the rough running got worse when you shifted it back into park,,,,in drive you … Continue reading
N20 intake valve
Ok this is an interesting one,,,,N20 about 30k miles,,,,engine making noise internally,,,,and misfires on cylinder 2 only,,,checked the spark plugs and the ignition coil were ok,,,,no signs of oil burning or fuel soaking,,,if you look at the tip of the … Continue reading
Dinan stage 1
Big surprise while working on a 2014 3 series with a N20 engine,,,,the customer said the cigarette light was not working,,,,so I removed the cover to gain access to the fuse box,,,,,and look what if found someone installed a Dinan … Continue reading
N20 valve cover cracked
I know no big deal,,,,a stupid valve cover off of a N20,,,,it was a big deal,,,,we had a lean fuel mixture,,,we first thought we had the typical fuel injectors,,,but spark plugs looked good,,,,we then noticed some oil on top of … Continue reading
N20 timing chain issue
ok I’m getting a lot of questions about the N20 timing chain noise and replacement,,,,here are 2 short audio clips,,,,you can here a high pitched whine in both videos. one video is at 3000rpms,,,,and the other is reving the engine … Continue reading
N20 turbo oil leaking
Ok I know I have posted these type of pictures before,,,,but you guys keep asking for more of them,,,,this is the exhaust side of a N20 turbo,,,,you can see on the exhaust turbo blades oil on the blades,,,this is the … Continue reading
N20 turbo update
So from my last post I replaced and updated the engine oil feed line on a N20,,,,,the new oil line had a built in check valve,,,well after I was done,,,the next day we started the car up and it was … Continue reading
N20 oil feed line update
I know I’ve talked about this,,,,but maybe someone hasn’t seen it yet,,,,besides this was my fun for the day,,,,N20 smoke during cold start up in the morning,,,,it’s a blue smoke,,,smells like burnt oil,,,,it will smoke for about 20 to 30 … Continue reading
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