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      08-07-2019, 08:20 AM   #11
Michael9218
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Originally Posted by Residentj3553 View Post
He explained that the exhaust cam actually advances after every shutoff so the cam not being lined up after starting the car is normal and nothing to worry about... instead he says the code is for the intake cam so I redid the process AGAIN and sure enough my intake cam was the one not lined up correctly. He walked me through how to adjust the cams without removing Vanos completely and put it back together.
This statement tells me you're not following the procedure. It is VERY clear in the procedure that you must pull the cam to full retard before you check the alignment and when aligning. Go back through the procedure and see what other steps you omitted.
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