Hello all, this is my 1st post so go easy on the new guy.
I have a '99 (T) 318is with 63k on the clock and I'm more than happy with it other than one problem -
I have for some time now had an annoying sound coming from under the bonnet. At idle and under load (up until about 2500 / 3000 rpm). I've had a few people look at it and have had a number of differing opinions on what it might be. These range from a bad tappet - (I think this is another problem to be honest), a damaged cam, and the timing chain or guide rails.
I was wondering whether anyone on here has experienced anything like this before and has a solution - I obviously don't want to fork out for one if it's something else. I've been quoted £500-£600 for the cam and tappets which is quite good but which might also be unneccesary to solve this.
Thanks for any help.
Rob