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As I haven't seen them linked yet, here is a page for our Cover Cups.
I can't begin to quantify how many conversations I've had with owners who have called in or emailed about problems with the clip-on caps and the embarrassing number of me-too copies that have taken the niche by storm. The bolt-on covers are the only permanent, tried and true solution to this. The S65 engine is one of the easiest BMW engines to time. We offer an install kit with the tools and instructions to do it. https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1937182 |
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Wish I did more research and done that in the first place.
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I will be having them fitted shortly as well as TA’s and valve covers (as suggested its best to do them all at the same time to ‘future proof the car) Unfortunately fitting not by Mporium as I’m in Australia, but as I stated these are the ones to get for Vanos cover replacements in my opinion and from what I can see from the delivered items. |
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12-12-2023, 06:54 AM | #246 |
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Great thread and a good read with lots of great info. The Mporium cups look great
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I just installed my new NRW aluminum valve covers today and decided to check the Slon VANOS covers. I am glad to report that my Slon covers were fully clipped in. Zero loose clips. All the clips are also still in pristine condition with sharp edges and not worn down. This confirms my earlier suspicion that if your alu VANOS covers are loose during install, the hooks rub against the steel VANOS gear and wear down the edges which make them even more loose.
My Slon covers were first batch (without logo) from the M3post group buy, installed on March 2022, and had done 15k kms. However, I decided to move to a steel washer solution for peace of mind. . |
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I had MPorium vanos cups installed last week. |
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Watch this YouTube video from Stretan from M539, you need the re timing tools and a reversible torque wrench. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NfuXp8QnWoU |
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This looks great 👍 I cannot believe how many early on pool designs that were, that are potentially a big failure point. Still early on miles (44k) - but these seem more like an aged/brittle thing, that’s likely worth taking care of when the actuators start going funky. How are the Carbahn ones? |
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Thankfully my car is currently at MPorium getting their vanos cups installed 👍🏼
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I didn't either and decided to replace them. I took my valve covers off and inspected the stock plastic claps and they were in perfect condition with no signs of any cracks or warpage...but decided to replace them anyways since I was already in there.
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PS: Way back - when all of this cracked vanos cover mania began - there was an initial theory that the OEM vanos covers were only cracking perhaps because of damage happening when the valve cover gaskets were being replaced. You mentioned yours were perfect condition.
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42cr mov material, heat treatment and Quench-Polish-Quench surface treatment.
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Where are these made?
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Here are what they looked like. Looked the same on the other side of the bank too. I looked inside my E90 and they also look perfect. Honestly, I should have looked at them beforehand on the E92, but the valve covers seals were leaking pretty bad so I had to get the covers off anyways. |
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