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It`s not a hard job, but it takes some time....... (archive)
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Posted by John A on June 16, 2002 at 03:03:04:

In Reply to: S14 chain rails and tensioner posted by Highrever on June 15, 2002 at 13:32:48:

....because there is so much to remove just to get to it. Loosening the crank nut may be a problem. Don`t forget the o-rings in the pivot of the lower tensioner rail. My car had 155K and the rails were grooved pretty bad. The chain itself was in great shape. Is your chain rattling on startup?
John
88 ///M3 Cinnabar

Hey guys, how hard is it to replace the chain tensioner and rails yourself with mediocre shadetree mechanic skills?

When I did my turner 2.5 conversion, I noticed my rail guides where pretty worn down, but opted not to replace them at the time, car has 92,000 miles on it, is there a certain milage I want to wait for to replace them? or is now a good time. Also I read of the E-36 tensioner upgrade, i'm going to be doing that also since it's just a direct bolt on, any upgrades for the chain guides as well?
TIA




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