Eagle 1678 Report post Posted August 2, 2020 Hopefully it will stay in good nick. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted August 3, 2020 Saving one BMW at a time ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 408 Report post Posted November 4, 2020 On 9/14/2019 at 5:08 PM, BreakMyWindow said: Got stuck in to sorting the normal m54 maintenance stuff. Did you use a kit to do the Vanos seals etc, Martin? or buy parts seperatly. thinking of having mine done Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1878 Report post Posted November 4, 2020 Used a kit i found on ebay. Had great reviews and was all good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 408 Report post Posted November 4, 2020 7 hours ago, BreakMyWindow said: Used a kit i found on ebay. Had great reviews and was all good. Sweet! was it the X8R kit? seems like a good all inclusive package Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adro 1084 Report post Posted November 4, 2020 I just bought this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/121144809321 Looks to be the same as in Martins photo. Besian want $35 USD for shipping some O rings ? 10 hours ago, hunter said: Did you use a kit to do the Vanos seals etc, Martin? or buy parts seperatly. thinking of having mine done Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 408 Report post Posted November 4, 2020 Cheers Adro. Yeah Besian has the reputation but charge like crazy! the X8R kit has a lot more gaskets and stuff in it, including anti rattle kit i've not done any of this before but make sense to me to do it all while the engine is open. not that i'll do it myself but rather get my local indi to work on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1878 Report post Posted November 4, 2020 23 minutes ago, hunter said: Cheers Adro. Yeah Besian has the reputation but charge like crazy! the X8R kit has a lot more gaskets and stuff in it, including anti rattle kit i've not done any of this before but make sense to me to do it all while the engine is open. not that i'll do it myself but rather get my local indi to work on it. Yeah that looks like a good kit, mine didn't come with the VC gaskets though. Here's the kit i got : https://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-DUAL-VANOS-O-Ring-Seal-Repair-Kit-E36-E39-E46-E53-E60-E83-E85-M52tu-M54-M56/121144809321?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 The Vanos job is actually a piece of piss on the m54, no need to disturb the static cam timing, plenty of how-to's out there. They key is to keep the new piston ring seals in some very warm water, but not boiling so that they expand enough to be able to fit on to the pistons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
