Thanks "BimmerM3inGA" I was beginning to think that nobody on this site had the balls to tackle this job. I had found and printed the link you forwarded me when I first started researching how to do the timing, it has good info and great pics. This a little intimidating to do but that's mostly because I have spent most of my life working on domestic vehicles and this is my first BMW. I am 46 and have never had to take any of my vehicles to the mech shop and this will not be the first! Looking forward to the challenge!! If I have any questions maybe I can PM you?