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On 7/1/2018 at 5:03 PM, sweetm3 said:

Hi Tony

While doing my vanos rebuild with a kit from overseas, I damaged the piston seal. 

I called into http://advancedseals.co.nz  in Albany with the kit including the damaged seal.

They were able to replace the piston seal (saved me a 10 day wait) but they also said they could supply all the other O rings in the kit, just not at the price I'd paid.

So I'm sure that they will be able to help 

 

Does help a lot! Assuming mine isn't dead now... something blew out on the motorway today. Seal? Plug? I have mechanical warranty still so shes off to the shop. But not looking good. Engine bay is a pool of oil.

On 7/2/2018 at 8:41 AM, Barryn said:

Hi Tony & welcome, don't be put off by all the negative comments, enjoy your car & the site

Barry

Sad. But my BMW is most likely dead. Blew all the oil out the engine on the motorway, didn't notice until I slowed down. Pulled over, oil showed close to 0, hopped out safely, entire bottom part of the engine bay is a pool of what was in the engine... towed to the shop under mechanical warranty.

*there was no warning symbol, nothing until I did a manual oil check on the car using the dash.

Oh well... I'm thinking of getting an M2 at some point. But this is fine for now.

As the title suggests, I've been trying to find o-ring replacements for both my VANOS solenoids on my 2011 320i. I have found a few places but nothing /seems/ to suggest they work on this engine.

Hello. Auckland bimmer owner. First European car I've ever owned.

2011 BMW 320i MSport.