Cam chain tensioner oil leak.

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badger
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Cam chain tensioner oil leak.

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Found a puddle of oil below a cylinder, on investigating the cam chain tensioner bolt had slackened allowing a drip of oil to run down onto the header. Had to remove the throttle body to get access to tighten said bolt.

After doing a bit of homework on this it seems to be a common problem with these motors.

Anyone else had this experience?
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Not a common problem I think. Done up properly it shouldn't happen again.
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Re: Cam chain tensioner oil leak.

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Hopefully not, there is a fair bit of info on it online.
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Re: Cam chain tensioner oil leak.

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Not had any problems with either my 2010 or 2012 TC's.

Found this thread on BMWMOA, http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php ... k-6K-miles, might be worth saving for future reference.
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When you read Davids above link, through,  you see that the problem was eventually traced and resolved, so as said  worth noting for future reference.    ( good `find' , David )......... ;)
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Re: Cam chain tensioner oil leak.

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That was my experience with mine and solved the same way.
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