Cam Belt or Chain?

[cjessey]

Hi,

Just bought a BMW 1 Series 116i Sport, 2 Litre.

Anyone know if it's likely to have a Belt or a Chain?

Cheers

Charlie

[xlr88r]

Hi Charlie,

With your 1-Series being a 2.0l 116i I think it'll be a 2007 to 2011 year car. If so, it'll have the N43B20 engine which is timing chain driven. This was also used in the 118i, 318i, 120i and 320i as well, albeit in different states of tune, again from 2007 to 2011. Actual engine map aside, I don't know if there were any mechanical differences between the 16i, 18i and 20i versions.

Hope this helps chap!

Anthony

[iSore]

The N43 has a chain.

Google 'N43 timing chain'.............