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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John_Smith" data-source="post: 638749" data-attributes="member: 15372">I was looking for something that could replace my e36 328 manual and the 320d seems to tick all the right boxes. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Anyway, symptoms for timing chain failure, according to what I have read - mechanical grinding noise during idling. Some reported that it just failed during drive, which means, expensive engine repair. In the UK, since the labour charge is expensive, finding an used engine on eBay seemed to be the better alternative. I asked my mechanic over the weekend. He heard from one of the mechanic from a local BMW distributor that there was a timing chain replacement done for X1 xDrive20d due to noise. The timing chain location is near the firewall and the engine has to be dropped to facilitate the replacement.</blockquote>