05 timing belt idler pulley broke tare down rebuild swap
so the other day a bmw thought he would be cool and try to pass me getting on the on ramp to the thruway so i gladly responded with a quick downshift and a right foot adjustment that landed me in 3rd @6ooo rpm when my idler pully broke into what seems to be a million pieces after 5 hours in a parking lot i put a new timing belt water pump adjuster and a idler pulley on and no start (i know i had to try) compression test says dead engine so this week i am going to remove the head and see if i need a new motor or if i can rebuild it if anyone can offer advice on doing anything that they have found I.E. short cuts tricks hidden bolts ect. let me know im very good at fixing cars but im sure someone found something somewhere anyweb sites they have found with good parts or if other motors fit in these with stock tranny (2.0 na 2.2. 2.4) im also going to be taking lots of pix and video during this for others to see how its done and how to do the timing belt bc i have seem on one post people were talking about it taking 10-12 hours to do and i did it in the cold at night in 5 hours
