Bad Misfire - Timing Belt One Tooth Off

EDIT *May 11, 2009* - This turned out to be a bad distributor cap. What happened was that the distributor cap was new, but when the timing skipped, the misfiring caused it to arch near cylinder number two which prevented that plug from sparking. This has been fixed and another video has been uploaded of the car doing a speed run.

The result of the timing belt skipping one tooth...

This also skipped two teeth before this point resulting in bent valves. If your engine is running this poorly, you may need a new head.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• E30
• Misfire
• Bent
• Valves
• 325i
• 325is
• M20
• M20B25
• Timing
• Belt
• Skip
• Tooth
• Broken
• Ignition
• Spark
• Fuel

[nightmathzombieethan]

So, call me an idiot but I'm confused...are you saying your timing belt was off by a tooth AND you also ended up having to replace the distributor cap? OR it was JUST the cap?

[AnthonyTalerico]

@nightmathzombieethan Not a bad question actually. The cap being broken and requiring replacement was a result of the timing belt being one tooth off. One tooth off ruined the cap. I had to correct both issues.

[RenaultClioFanatic]

Sounds like a wind up car lol. Well. I suppose it is a BMW and they are shit. And before anyone says anything negative about Renault, just search renault Clio 1.8 16v bs BMW and watch that poor BMW get pissed on! Thankyou.

[AnthonyTalerico]

@RenaultClioFanatic First off, your grammar is fucked. Secondly, I'm not even a BMW fan anymore, but to say you're a Renault fan is like saying that you are sexually attracted to the same gender. I wont have posts from people who don't understand cars on my videos.

[crazyalexander1]

probable the Ignition Coil

[AnthonyTalerico]

@crazyalexander1 nope. brand new one was installed prior to this. read the description - it was a bad distributor cap. you're close

[AnthonyTalerico]

@zillsbury ha. that explains a lot

[AnthonyTalerico]

@zillsbury lol I'm assuming you own a honda.

[t351bone]

in my 04 v8 quad cam landcruiser, i had the timing belt kit replaced at 150000km. then all of a sudden i had 4 cylinder power with v8 economy. the entire right hand bank had lost compression. turns out the timing belt had skipped a tooth on the exhaust cam. lucky nothing was damaged.

[upload15613]

it's a Big Mexican Woman.

[lolzordje123]

@RenaultClioFanatic hahahahahaha bmw's owns renault any day

[SuperchargedMustang5]

Maybe some new injectors

[ACZxGalm2]

Who else thought that was a Fox-body 'stang at first?

[zaklange]

I wonder why BMW even bothered with timing belts for that short period