You might have to lift the aluminum heat shield and get the serial number off the block , Bruno Do you know the engine number break for belt? I think it also might be as simple as the mechanical adjuster vs the grenade type hydraulic one, ‘ That would fit 1035178 it looks like? Early hydraulic tens...

I think the belt PN depends on the tensioner style. If you have a hydraulic tensioner, go ahead and order the older style kit.

Wow, those headlights look brand new!

Yeah , even Dr Brothers have their limitations. No crank is ignition switch, wiring , or clutch switch on the M56 Go find the remote starter bypass and confirm your battery , starter, and main cables are all sound Chock it, triple check in neutral, and parking brake firmly on when you use the bypass

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If you have the straight water pipe, heads out to rear of engine, left side of car, you need part number 6842428 or equivalent

If your water pipe connection angles forward to front of car, you need part 9470409 or equivalent

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Do a voltage drop test on each battery cable at each point , Bruno The cable do get crusty inside after 20 years, and can fail intermittently. With the lights on, Measure b+ voltage directly across battery. Now move the negative probe to the ground and see how much the measure voltage changes. That ...

brunocerous wrote: ↑17 Oct 2020, 07:44 The positive and the B+ cables had been changed by the PO, so I wonder if there's an ongoing issue lurking.

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Ah, if that's the case then it would probably be worth looking into.

Sounds like hot exhaust cooling. If you can get a laser thermometer check turbo temperature. You might not be leaving the engine idling long enough before shutting it off. June

I experimented with my car today. I had to run the engine 5000 rpm for several minutes then stop the car to get any ticking/ pinging at all and it was nowhere near as dramatic as your car. The heat coming off the top cam cover was intense. I couldn't find Mike's laser temp gun. I did restart my car ...