thats fine,i thought if they went maybe that would stop the flywheel from going round cheers pat

Havent done the injectord yet

I maybe going in the wrong direction here,but coyld it be any chance it might be the dual mass flywheel,when i changed my clutch i never replaced the two pins that people say you have to change.cheers pat

Should still be able to turn over engine byhand with starter out ,or iam i wrong,pat

Hi lads,ive already taken starter out,thought that was the problem from the start.cheers pat

Well lads the timing chain looks ok iam going to take injectors out,then the fuel injection pump before i start taking anymore off,only thing that bothers me before i take pump out how, do i go about keeping the timing,when i cant crank engine to tdc.cheers pat

Nice to know,let you know tomorrow

Here,s hopeing,so i want the valved to have broken.cheers pat.

Tell me this do i need to take radiator off to do timing chain.cheers pat

I will be on tomorrow tolet you know no doubt about it haha

So i hope it is the chain then,going to start on the car tomorrow to see what score is

Which job is worst,timing or head gasket,cheers pat.

Head gasket job

I know we are looking at worst case scenario but what else would not let engine turn apart from broken chain or a dropped valve,cheers pat

Ive got manual,used it numiroys times its a p38,after all haha cheers pat.

Will do that 2 nite ,you never said if it was hard job to do valves or timing chain,cheers pat.

Sorry lads its a bmw 2.5 diesel

Thanks for the replies guys,if its the timing chain is that a big job,and what about the valves is that a big job also,cheers pat.

Hi guys,got another problem hope somebody can help yesterdaycar just conked out,tried starting it car was dead thought maybe starter was goosed,took starter out trid to crank engine by hand could on get a little turn, ie,from say twelve o clock to ten past ,then cant get anymore movement,checked...

Thanks for the replies guys,its alright you can do it i have just separated it ,thanks again pat.