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What Move Over about ensuring that the Vanos cover are installed correctly is extremely important. If the installation instructions are followed, there will ZERO issues with the SLON Vanos covers or the Euro Power Motorsports Vanos Covers. Since we know for sure now that there no name brand ones floating in the market, do not buy them. Stick to SLON, EPM or any other reputable vendor/manufacturer.
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... but that's not because of the physical shape of it, it's the material that was used.
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Not a bad idea. I typically grab each clip with a set of Chanel locks with a microfiber towel and snap them against the vanos gear. I usually don’t reccomend this to others as I don’t want to responsible for when someone’s slips and grinds up their gears, lol.
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VTT vanos covers link.
. https://vargasturbo.com/product/vtt-...-vanos-covers/ . My money's on the MPorium cup covers.
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BTW just ordered timing cover gaskets for an "easy" check. For anyone in Europe they are like 11 Euros each on Autodoc vs 85E each from the (Swedish) dealer.
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can you pull those off without pulling the valve cover? even if you can physically remove it, TIS says to put a bead of sealant on the seam between the head and the timing cover...
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While it looks like a compelling solution, if the current situation has taught us anything, its that it may take a couple of years for issues to show up. Waiting for real world data on reliability would be the wisest thing to do. For now, the only thing we can say is safe and reliable without a doubt are the bolt on washer solutions. Years of data to back these up. |
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Ordered some engine silicon sealer as well should it be needed (the timing gasket comes with some blue stuff for the corners). |
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The failure that was reported was for a SLON knockoff cover made in China and being sold in that part of the world only. The other few “unclipped” issues that were reported were due to installation errors. If and when installed correctly, there has been no issues reported. As far as the bolt on washers, I can safely say that percentage of people that installed those versus Snap on ones are a 20-1 ratio. Years of data might be there but numbers are far less. Most people do not have the tools to hold/retime their engine. Most shops want to avoid that as well. |
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I was one of the first people to install the Slon covers, and I remember the reports about installation issues a couple of years ago. As a result, I was regularly checking my covers, and I never noticed an issue until now. Could it have been an undetected install error? Yes. Could it be the clips on the caps coming loose? We cannot disprove that at this moment in time, so it therefore must remain a possibility. Also consider the amount of time until we started seeing failures on the stock caps. Quote:
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Just checked my SLON through the oil cap, looks fine but haven't cranked the engine to rotate it to check the others.
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Again my Slon' have came loose. Let us investigate further. Plan to check/re clip via the timing cover soon as I receive parts. I'll report back. |
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Glad to see the healthy discourse in here. Not trying to crap on anyone's product or anything, but the China covers were made with 7075 aluminum.
One of the things that surprised me the most was the pic showing how the hook had worn down due to rubbing against the steel vanos gear. Whether it's 6061 or 7075, anytime alu rubs against steel, alu will lose. Maybe we just have bad luck over here. In the past 12 mths one car with engine destroyed due to plastic vanos covers, and one car needing engine rebuild due to metal covers. Not saying all metal covers are the same, just be aware. |
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