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      01-23-2015, 10:19 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by darknetone View Post
AS noted in my post above, I have no other VANOS symptoms, I guess it could just be the bearings, the Beisan Systems rattle kit just might be the thing, at least until I go whole hong on the VANOS unit.

Thanks much for you input!
I didn't have any VANOS issues or symptoms either when I overhauled it on my M54 X5 last year (with about 96K miles on it at the time). But I figured "while I'm in there" doing my VCG, it's only about $120 worth in parts (seal & rattle kits), I will never have to wonder about it again since the seals are already at about 100K life. The engine has been idling like butter now.

I'm planning on doing a similar overhaul on my S54 MC on the next inspection when doing my valve adjustments.
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