M52 VANOS O-ring seals

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Post Sat May 25, 2013 8:11 pm

checked Ebay and £25 from the US. Teflon seal upgrade. or is DR.VANOS the man?
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Post Sat May 25, 2013 9:01 pm

You could just swap the whole unit for a nice quiet working one..


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Post Sun May 26, 2013 12:38 am

PM Danthe, he has the seals and will likely give you the link on how to fit them monkey style. :)
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Post Mon May 27, 2013 10:53 pm

swaping the cams to S52 one so no monkey style needed but what a great way to change them!!

i'll be buying from the US. As they only do the upgrade not EU
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Post Mon May 27, 2013 11:17 pm

rich318i wrote:

i'll be buying from the US. As they only do the upgrade not EU
Can you explain please?
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Post Mon May 27, 2013 11:22 pm

whats your prices DAN?
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Post Mon May 27, 2013 11:23 pm

US is £25 with shipping plus with the teflon seal

All in for £25
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Post Mon May 27, 2013 11:39 pm

can you explain???
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Post Tue May 28, 2013 12:49 am

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Post Tue May 28, 2013 10:02 pm

just got the upgraded seals off ebay for an tenner. so all good
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Post Tue May 28, 2013 10:27 pm

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Post Wed May 29, 2013 12:27 am

rich318i wrote:just got the upgraded seals off ebay for an tenner. so all good
How do you know they are upgraded?
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Post Wed May 29, 2013 12:50 am

advertised as with the two seals one teflon and the make of seal. wasnt used as he sold the car. 500+ feedbacks all 100%

so all smiles
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Post Wed May 29, 2013 1:01 am

The standard BMW outer seal is also teflon
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Post Wed May 29, 2013 1:04 am

for a tenner cant go wrong the other ring is made from Viton. what ever that is
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