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BMW’s N47 Timing Chain Nightmare — We Open It Up. • Inspecting the Timing Chain on a BMW N47 Engine (Installed in Toyota) • In this video, we show the disassembly of the rear cylinder block cover and oil pan to inspect the timing chains and fuel high-pressure pump (HPFP) drive components on the BMW N47 diesel engine. Although this engine is installed in a Toyota, it’s an original German-made unit with its typical issues. • The N47 engine is notorious for problems with timing chains — they stretc

BMW N47 Full Timing Chain and Cylinder Head Installation. • Today we are performing a complete rebuild of the BMW N47 engine, which in this case was installed in a Toyota Verso under the designation 1WW. • The issue started when the engine wouldn’t start, and during cranking it was clear there was no compression. This immediately suggested an internal failure related to the upper timing chain. Such a failure is a very common problem for N47 engines: • the upper timing chain stretches, • the chai