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Originally Posted by ha9981
In this case the seller claims they were installed and pulled off an 2008 m3 at an Indy Shop during troubleshooting engine lights. They don't look sparkling new. So it's suspicious for them to be dated as far back as 2008. It seems more likely these were pulled off the car and new ones were left on.
I looked on eBay and only used ones are that far dated. New ones tend to be 2011 or 2012.
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This seems like a load of BS. I highly doubt any useful mechanics are going to just waste time swapping in parts to troubleshoot. The cheapest scan tool on earth will tell you if one actuator or the other has failed. So there's be no reason to order a part that may or may not be needed.
Why risk buying and installing twice?
With something like this just buy some new (not used) actuators. Non-used actuators look different from used (aged, worn gears etc.). Additionally, if the previous owner tried to rebuild the actuators with new parts and they still didn't work, they might try to sell them and vanish. A rebuilt actuator might look like a new one but the board might not work leaving you stuck. Just buy some new ones and be done with it. Install them once and get back on the road.
https://www.bimmerworld.com/Engine/O...yABEgJ5GPD_BwE