Tag Archives: N20

N20 timing chain rail coming apart

Posted on December 22, 2017 by bmwtechnician

 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 →

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N20 engine mount

Posted on July 6, 2017 by bmwtechnician

 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 →

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N20 and N26 timing chain parts list

Posted on June 29, 2017 by bmwtechnician

 Ok some of you have been asking about what parts are needed to replace the timing chain and oil pump chain list,,,,here is a parts list for the N20 and N26 engine,,,you still might need some more parts like valve … Continue reading →

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N20 intake valve

Posted on November 16, 2016 by bmwtechnician

 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 →

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Dinan stage 1

Posted on September 28, 2016 by bmwtechnician

 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 →

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N20 valve cover cracked

Posted on September 10, 2016 by bmwtechnician

 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 →

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N20 timing chain issue

Posted on August 7, 2016 by bmwtechnician

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 →

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N20 turbo oil leaking

Posted on July 7, 2016 by bmwtechnician

 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 →

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N20 turbo update

Posted on May 16, 2016 by bmwtechnician

 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 →

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N20 oil feed line update

Posted on May 13, 2016 by bmwtechnician

 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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