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<blockquote data-quote="haywire" data-source="post: 535129" data-attributes="member: 16474"><p>Changed vanos seals and valve cover gasket</p><p></p><p>Done at Optimum last Saturday. Met a fellow E39'er Faris (?) with a red 1997 528i converted to 540i M-sport! Forgot to take pictures of his car though.</p><p></p><p>So here's the vanos replacement:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6014/6021494708_b20f69534b_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Before starting, letting the engine cool off a while</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/6020940263_9feefb1210_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Valve cover opened, looks quite aligned to the naked eye (to me anyway)</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6126/6020940433_63a7896fff_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Now I know its off by about a third of the block</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6022/6020940687_c95cf06fdc_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Realigned, now get to the Vanos</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6144/6021495550_744ec72430_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Everything disassembled and cleaned</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6016/6020941147_02cc122226_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Dried</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/6020941399_4a2b00b62a_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Old Vanos seals cut off. It was really hard and brittle compared to the new Vanos seals.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6122/6020941649_ba6675aacf_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Vanos piston without the Vanos seals</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6022/6021496468_1077efc692_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>New Beisan Vanos seals</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6029/6021496712_dfdbf9b7b1_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>New Vanos seals on the piston</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/6021496964_e7d77ec82d_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Aligning the chain using special tools</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6012/6021497172_7ae3712604_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Brace for re-tightening the screws and bolts</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/6021497496_414562f694_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Vanos goes back on, and then reassembling the valve cover.</p><p></p><p>All done, RM250 labour for the Vanos seals replacement.</p><p></p><p>Did an oil change too and other small things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="haywire, post: 535129, member: 16474"] Changed vanos seals and valve cover gasket Done at Optimum last Saturday. Met a fellow E39'er Faris (?) with a red 1997 528i converted to 540i M-sport! Forgot to take pictures of his car though. So here's the vanos replacement: [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6014/6021494708_b20f69534b_z.jpg[/IMG] Before starting, letting the engine cool off a while [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/6020940263_9feefb1210_z.jpg[/IMG] Valve cover opened, looks quite aligned to the naked eye (to me anyway) [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6126/6020940433_63a7896fff_z.jpg[/IMG] Now I know its off by about a third of the block [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6022/6020940687_c95cf06fdc_z.jpg[/IMG] Realigned, now get to the Vanos [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6144/6021495550_744ec72430_z.jpg[/IMG] Everything disassembled and cleaned [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6016/6020941147_02cc122226_z.jpg[/IMG] Dried [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/6020941399_4a2b00b62a_z.jpg[/IMG] Old Vanos seals cut off. It was really hard and brittle compared to the new Vanos seals. [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6122/6020941649_ba6675aacf_z.jpg[/IMG] Vanos piston without the Vanos seals [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6022/6021496468_1077efc692_z.jpg[/IMG] New Beisan Vanos seals [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6029/6021496712_dfdbf9b7b1_z.jpg[/IMG] New Vanos seals on the piston [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/6021496964_e7d77ec82d_z.jpg[/IMG] Aligning the chain using special tools [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6012/6021497172_7ae3712604_z.jpg[/IMG] Brace for re-tightening the screws and bolts [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/6021497496_414562f694_z.jpg[/IMG] Vanos goes back on, and then reassembling the valve cover. All done, RM250 labour for the Vanos seals replacement. Did an oil change too and other small things. [/QUOTE]
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