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Thread: Vanos sound.
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Old 05-15-2006, 01:43 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 97alpineM3
Often enough changing the vanos selenoid is the answer to a lot of the noise... it wont kill the noise all together... but it will help it... the noise is coming to be known because of the chain tensioner is getting old in our engines... the clearance for the main vanos chain is very minimal.. thus allowing it to rub the vanos case...

Unless your chain inside there is extremly loose... there shouldnt be a problem with the noise... its natural...

Good Luck that is my opinion... I have the noise too...

Les
My car has only 26k miles on it. I guess it's been garage from 97-04 by it previous owner is no good then. Engine starts to wear from from lack of usage?
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