My dealer changed me this week the elements to eliminate the VANOS-diesel-sound, it took 3 days.
Result : OK, no more diesel sound even when engine warm, and no more at startups.
That's the first time they install this 2nd version, but they told me that the 1st version wasn't very successful, customers had the noise again after ~5000 miles.
They don't know if the 2nd will be more successful, all they know is that BMW tols them that they finally found the solution with this 2nd version.
Of course I'll post if the VANOS noise come again... (Hope not !)
this is at least the second time (third? fourth?) that someone has had a "magical VANOS fix" installed and provided zero hard data on it here (except to say "magic happened", which while interesting, isn't entirely useful).
personally, i'm fairly convinced there is no such fix - especially given that BMW keeps telling us there is no such fix.
some hard data would be WAY useful, please.
SAB
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'00 M5
'01 M Roadster (on order)
98.5 A4QS (it snows here)
So far, all the "magic fix" that you referred to posted on this site were done by people outside of the USA.
I believe it's only BMWNA that you've talked with that had always denied knowledge of such a problem.
I on the other hand would trust such problem does exist but no fixes were provided in North America.
I won't go as far as doubting other people's posting (why should they collectively lie to you?) especially when the disel noise is really driving me nuts whenever mine idles.
I won't go as far as doubting other people's posting (why should they collectively lie to you?) especially when the disel noise is really driving me nuts whenever mine idles.
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Brian, why don't you upload a sound clip of the noise. Maybe in your case your right. But this is a performance engine, not a luxury car engine. It's expected to be loud.
Iīve had my VANOS fixed about 3 months ago - and it didīnt help AT ALL !!! I was told by the dealer that my kit infact was the 2nd VANOS repair-kit....but as I see it - the problem canīt be fixed, and is given BMW M grey hairs. The Z8 has the noise as well.
If you really DONīT have the noise anymore PLEASE POST THE P/N ASAP !! Thanks...
I hope to visit the M-factory soon, and I will bring up this subject to hear if thereīs hope for us "diesel" M5 owners.
Donīt get me wrong - I LOOOOVE my M5, but i HAAAATE the 530D sound of it...
2nd version VANOS repair kit done
Linear Mode
