I can’t make this stuff up, I really can’t. I found out why the Vanos isn’t working, and it’s not what I was thinking…
Tag: s50b30
I had some free time before we closed at work on Christmas Eve, and was able to bring the BMW over the pit and have a look under it. There were some surprises….
Yes, another month, another Intro post. Please welcome my BMW M328i to the fleet.
Backstory. So since i got my M3 its had this annoying noise at about 1800rpm when accelerating under load. It only happened when the oil temp was over 90c, and only when under load. It wasn’t vanos, because it persisted after i rebuilt that. The car also made a similar noise occasionally on cold start.
So, the parts arrived today, all the way from Germany. Woot.
Since the vanos unit was done, I moved onto the anti-rattle kit.
Right, back with some more Vanos fun!
The bolt looks a lot different to the photos in the previous page now, it’s got a couple of notches cut in it from a chisel but still wont spin.
It’s now packed with JB Weld. Lets see what happens.
Right, so today was also a story of ups and downs.
This is a guide based on my experience of rebuilding an S50B30 vanos using the Beisan System kit.