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pleasecorrupt
07-23-2011, 09:16 AM
"If you read up on the ZHP VANOS, the seals come failed from the factory. By the time you get to 20,000 miles, they're completely shot. The rattle, for some reason, is more significant on the ZHP's.

Rajaie developed the rattle kit and seals, it should fix your problems."

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=806916

Don't have the rattle but was wondering what the failed seals may mean for our cars, and if its something that we should do something about.
kayger12
07-23-2011, 10:22 AM
The failed seals mean loss of low end torque, low end hesitation, surging above 3k, and sometimes stalling when starting from a stop, especially with the AC is on.

All of us have a Vanos with some level of reduced performance unless aftermarket seals have been installed.

No one escapes the bad seals, some will escape the rattle.

I'll be doing the seal and rattle kit from Beisan next summer.

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static667
07-23-2011, 01:08 PM
I'm working on getting my stuff in order to do mine this fall.
johnrando
07-26-2011, 10:41 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsW8rXPcnM0

Oh, seals and RATTLES, not Seals and Croft. Oh well. :) I'll be looking into my Beisan vanos kit before the year is out.
Chad44
10-13-2011, 06:28 PM
I just installed both of these and its time consuming but the information is well laid out and the work is straight forward. I did not have any rattle but installed the rattle kit, and tolleranced everything, for grins and giggles and my seals were the oem... boy is it nice to have that low end torque back!
echo46
10-14-2011, 03:29 AM
Nice job, Chad, I also recently did the anti rattle/seal kit refresh on my vanos. Gave me some improved low end torque and peace of mind. I figured since I had to replace my valve cover gasket mine as well get the vanos out of the way. Pay me now or pay me later.
WOLFN8TR
10-14-2011, 04:52 PM
Got to do the VCG beings it's starting to leak by the Vanos. Funny thou how I have absolutely NO rattle with 100k...
MiHiZHP
10-16-2011, 12:32 PM
Funny thou how I have absolutely NO rattle with 100k...

lucky SOB
BADCLOWN
10-19-2011, 02:17 PM
the besian system products work wonders. recently had mine done and it was night and day
Oli77
10-19-2011, 05:46 PM
Ah Ah, I find you Mr. Badclown from KY.

:hi

:grouphug

With 2 of us!