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haha, no you have not.... i want to bring my car in to your workshop sometime, before the drive. so hopefully i can get half a day on friday off... you can't get rid of me that easily mate....

nice...

i did call you when i first had bought the car, and you said that you would not attempt a vanos job, you would send it away to the BMW guys...

just 1 more thing... when i look at a topic, i can see the first post, and the rest comes is listed by the first line of each post... how do i edit that?

well, i dont how much technical skill i require to do this, but i have had a mk2 vw, which i converted to 16V then installed ITBS of a GSX-R 750 onto the engine, and had it running on Megasquirt. all of which was done by myself. i am a mechanical engineer, so i dont think im stupid, but you seem to question my technical abilities, of not having a 32mm spanner in my tool box.. my spanners go from 8-24, and sockets from 6-32. which was fine for the VW. but hey, you are definitely more knowledgeable than i am, when i to comes to BMWs. so i will get it looked at by a pro. i have a carsoft scanner of ebay. which scans,resets and reads... and shows the faults in english... i've come to the conclusion of the vanos from these threads: http://www.drvanos.com/ also quite a few threads on various forums regarding vanos failure. a 32mm spanner won't fit in there as its too wide, so i got get 1 laser cut in a smaller thickness.... sheeeet! and 2 slow thanks for the heads up on the sensitivity. i will be locking the cams into place and holding the engine at TDC.

the problem is a surging idle when warm. so i've scanned the car, and there are no fault codes, so i started checking the mechanical faults, as the scanner reads electrical sensors. i've cleaned the idle control valve, and that has not cured the problem, which i did for peace of mind really... from what i've read, and hearing, (marbles in can sound) everything points to the VANOS. so am i wrong? i'm not a BMW technician, but for not having 32mm spanner, how does that lead to disaster ahead? cheers

started on it yesterday after work.... then realised i need a 32mm spanner for the fan...

bugger, is there any chance that the e36 M3 will follow in the E30 M3 footsteps?

there is a 2000 330 on TM with nice BBS CHs around the 20k mark. what do you guys reckon will the the lowest price an e36 m3 will peak at?

cheers mate. will do

hi guys... just wondering if anyone has the tools to do the vanos repair that i could borrow? just dont want to buy them, as the US $$ vs kiwi $$ ain't too good at the moment. i've got all the required O rings, as shown here i just need the hexagon spanner to hold the shaft so i can undo the collar nut, as mine is a standard spanner set. does the vanos repair make a huge improvement? just wondering how much faster the m3 can get?

wanna swap your wheels for some m3 wheels?

took out the garden hose and had a listen for air leaks, and did not find any hissing sounds... so thats out of the question.

Waitakere. i hope i have not wasted the money on the Vanos seal, hopefully its old and worn and will need changing.. never thought i'd say that. will the ECU diagnostic system reveal all faults with the car?

Cool. What's the procedure /cost in getting that scanned?

hi guys the car is a 1993 M3 NZ NEW. after it gets to temp, the idle starts pulsing and surging between 1000 and 750 or so, also its sounds like its knocking when say for instance, i'm in 3rd around 1300rpm, then give it %50 throttle, it knocks/rattles then settles down after 1700rpm. after putting some 98 octane gas in it, the knocking has settled down quite a bit, and its making that sound just a bit, but the rough idle is still the same. i have ordered a Vanos seal kit ( Beisan Systems) , and will attempt that this weekend. hope that helps. is there anything else that i can do? i plan to give the Idle valve a clean this week some time. but other than that, i'm new to BMWs and im loving the M3, its really quite,fast,comfortable, and the handling is superb, went for a blat out to piha, and it was BEAUTIFUL! definitely loving it! so if theres anything i should check pls let me know. tks Nigel

i have browsed it, tks. has anyone replaced there VANOS unit, I have seen a few for sale at US$500, is that a cheap price? so my plan is too replace it when they go broke... i'm new to BMWs so be nice

Hi guys I've seen the 1s on TM, just wandering if there are any that i don't know about. Any help, much appreciated. cheers