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stevodotorg · 11-16-2012, 12:42 PM

Also, should the vanos look dark like it does? It looks as perhaps the vanos got hot too..

https://www.dropbox.com/s/x9006wwrn5...2010.43.30.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/plkytxs1q3...2010.43.45.jpg

Could the vanos have been going through oil starvation as well? or is it normal to be a little dark over there..?

11-16-2012, 12:42 PM	#34
stevodotorg Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 196 My Ride: 02 325i - Manual View My Garage	Also, should the vanos look dark like it does? It looks as perhaps the vanos got hot too.. https://www.dropbox.com/s/x9006wwrn5...2010.43.30.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/plkytxs1q3...2010.43.45.jpg Could the vanos have been going through oil starvation as well? or is it normal to be a little dark over there..? __________________ Thanks to all e46fanatics and other BMW forum users, without the community, our wallets would be more empty than they already are. Last edited by stevodotorg; 11-16-2012 at 12:48 PM.