Timing chain guides

[Bill M]

Good Day. Reading your thread, did you replace the water pump and noise went away, or did you also eventually replace the chain and guides?
I have the same noises with my 07 X5 e70 4.8i. Thanks

[Hack213]

Originally Posted by Bill M

Good Day. Reading your thread, did you replace the water pump and noise went away, or did you also eventually replace the chain and guides?
I have the same noises with my 07 X5 e70 4.8i. Thanks

The post is from 2014 kidding me.

[Nanniepoo]

Originally Posted by Bill M

Good Day. Reading your thread, did you replace the water pump and noise went away, or did you also eventually replace the chain and guides?
I have the same noises with my 07 X5 e70 4.8i. Thanks

Can't speak for the OP, but I had a similarish thread about engine noise and it was the WP.


https://xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/...ck-rattle.html

[Baby Unicorn Taco]

Originally Posted by Bill M

Good Day. Reading your thread, did you replace the water pump and noise went away, or did you also eventually replace the chain and guides?

I have the same noises with my 07 X5 e70 4.8i. Thanks

Old thread yes, but, anytime you hear knocking check the 4 bolts on the water pump pulley. If one or two of them are a little loose, it will knock.


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[Anshev]

Originally Posted by Baby Unicorn Taco

Old thread yes, but, anytime you hear knocking check the 4 bolts on the water pump pulley. If one or two of them are a little loose, it will knock.


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... check also 8 bolts on the crank pulley. 4 out of 8 on my X5 4.8 were loose, not sure how, but they were