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R56 N12 2008 Need Cam Tool

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Old 01-01-2021, 07:48 AM
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R56 N12 2008 Need Cam Tool

What cam tool should I buy? Are the cheep ones from Amazon okay? The engine is locked with the pin anyway, so I don't think there will ever be too much force pushing the cams around.

This is the fist time I will be doing a timing chain and I do not want to mess up - also do not want to waste money on a tool I will use once.

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Old 01-01-2021, 07:54 AM
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You really need to lock the cams in place to get them sync'd correctly with the crank.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-schwaben.../023734sch01a/
 
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Thanks - Anyone with experience with the "cheap" Amazon China tools?
 
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Here is a recent review of the Amazon tool set:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...it-myself.html

I would rather spend the money on the Schwaben kit from ECS, than have to deal with ill-fitting cheap tool just to save a couple dollars.
 
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