Q: Engine out of time - 1997 BMW 740iL
I have just finnished doing a head gasket and timing chain rail job, I go to start the engine and it clatters and kind of putters, it started up and ran but I turned it off because it sounded bad, now my question is how much would it most likely cost to have the cam shafts set back in time
My car has 227000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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