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My Z3 Vanos seals have gone past their sell-by date....it is a 2.0 litre M52 engine with twin Vanos. The symptoms are: Poor idle and staliing Lack of performance Popping from the exhaust on overrun Poor Economy The seal kit to replace the originals are around £25 and I have the kit and intend to fit shortly (will post up a guide when I tackle the job) The original seals weren't up to the heat and oil contamination hence the new ones are much improved. Another factor to consider is that the Vanos relies on oil pressure to operate and if the oil quality is poor and the filter is partially blocked then the Vanos does not function as it should do.

Here's a guide if you want to carry out a refurb yourself....cheaper option in the long run https://autoevoke.com/index.php?/forums/topic/869-painting-brake-calipersdrums-guide/&tab=comments#comment-882

Just thinking that if you've cut everything out of the car then I would be tempted to wire the fuel pump directly through a cut off switch and even if it is drawing power then you can switch it out completely

Chap on here looking for a swap for an X5

Fine looking car....hope you get a quick sale

Hi Alan....welcome to the Forum Its always good to hear from fellow car enthusiasts from the other side of the pond.....car passion is the same wherever you are in the world 🙂 Good to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor

Not sure personally but I would be interested in doing this mod myself so hopefully someone on here may know the answer

Hi James....welcome to the Forums Sounds like a short circuit which is energising the pump relay. I would disconnect the lambda sensor connector and see if this changes anything, if not the change the relay (may be another one in the fusebox that you can substitute to see if it makes any difference. Let us know what you find out

Hi Alan Thanks for pointing this out to us.....we are looking into it and will hopefully rectify it soon