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Adam-D
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1st Nov 10 at 10:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there are two types. do they both have vanos?
Fro
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Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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1st Nov 10 at 10:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Pretty sure there are vanos and non vanos.
Adam-D
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1st Nov 10 at 10:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the 3.0 one. looking about i think the 3.0 is single vanos
just wanna make sure
Fad
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1st Nov 10 at 10:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah 3.0 is a single Vanos unit

http://www.mrvanos.com/E36-M3-30-S50-Vanos(1848305).htm
Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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1st Nov 10 at 10:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
3 litre is single, 3.2 is double. 3 litre is supposedly te stronger engine although it suffers from oil surge as the sump/oil pump is crap.

3 litres tend to make the quoted power too, whereas the 3.2s normally make less than they should.
Adam-D
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1st Nov 10 at 10:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the one i have here has a pissed idle and is down on power. plugs and coils are good
i can only think its vanos seals.
sand-eel
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1st Nov 10 at 16:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Pissed idle eh?
Could be the oil breather pipe is blocked or the valve is fucked/ blocked, could be a leak in the pipes under the inlet, could be the ICV is blocked up with shit, could be AFM too, try all that before the vanos seals.
Adam-D
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1st Nov 10 at 17:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers, its a dodgy conversion. im trying to eliminate the possibilitys but as i dont know whats supposed to be there to start with... im not sure

the sai has already been removed totally.
sand-eel
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1st Nov 10 at 17:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Aye don't need emissions crap.
Adam-D
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1st Nov 10 at 21:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so just check out all inlet pipes.
the top breather has been play'd with and icv? ive seen where that is... hope it isnt that.
sand-eel
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1st Nov 10 at 21:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah the idle control valve is an arse to get to.

 
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