BMW M5 dreaded vanos problems
This 2000 M5 is just friggin cool. V8 engine and manual trans. Comes in with rough idle and CEL showing open circuit bank 2 vanos.
Bank 2 solenoids are behind this cover.
with the cover off we can see the oil leaking into this housing so new “square” o-rings are installed
onto the solenoids after they are pulled
and open circuit found a bit back
That takes care of that, this weekend I’ll install another solenoid in line with the oil accumulator to maintain pressure after shudown.
2 Comments
Leave a commentJohn Flesburg
June 1, 2012 at 10:09 PM
The black/green wire is obviously broken. Was the Black/yellow wire also broken or just a bit crushed? Might want to address that one too since it shows some signs of damage. Just my $0.02.
wes
June 3, 2012 at 6:22 AM
That photo didn’t show the damage to that wire well. It was much less subtle in person and that wire was repaired as well. I should have taken some pics after the new lines were soldered in.