SLON Vanos covers excessive play

Whgjr · 08-17-2024, 01:44 PM

Just installed brand new SLON vanos covers and it seems like there is excessive play in the cover. All clips are installed and verified on correctly. The video below shows what I’m talking about.

Is this normal or should I be looking to return these?

Link:

https://youtube.com/shorts/HZC3CSJMA...pzenWNEFO6ULc5

drwankel · 08-17-2024, 07:07 PM

I had a clip come off on my set, and that clip in particular had play like that. There was some very sight rounding out of the right angle of the slip, presumably from it moving around before it popped off.

Bolt on covers are the only "real" fix. Removed my slon covers and changed to mporium bolt on covers.

Helmsman · 08-20-2024, 04:50 AM

Seems like you still have to put fair force on the clip to move?
I checked both sides (oil fill one side, timing cover the other) after the discussions on mainly "copy" covers came up. While some clips where very hard clipped on others has a tad swing. Nothing that worried me.
Ps. The small clips where not attached on mine which I decided was missed when mounting them. Haven't seen any issues (on the oil fill side) since I clipped them on.

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Whgjr Registered 6 Rep 3 Posts Drives: BMW M3 Join Date: Aug 2024 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	SLON Vanos covers excessive play - Need help Just installed brand new SLON vanos covers and it seems like there is excessive play in the cover. All clips are installed and verified on correctly. The video below shows what I’m talking about. Is this normal or should I be looking to return these? Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/HZC3CSJMA...pzenWNEFO6ULc5 Last edited by Whgjr; 08-17-2024 at 01:49 PM.. Reason: Uploaded video to YouTube
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drwankel Major 1577 Rep 1,326 Posts Drives: E92 M3, G20 M340i Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Bothell, WA iTrader: (0)	I had a clip come off on my set, and that clip in particular had play like that. There was some very sight rounding out of the right angle of the slip, presumably from it moving around before it popped off. Bolt on covers are the only "real" fix. Removed my slon covers and changed to mporium bolt on covers.
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Helmsman Major General 5413 Rep 7,610 Posts Drives: 2011 AW E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Stockholm, Sweden iTrader: (0)	Seems like you still have to put fair force on the clip to move? I checked both sides (oil fill one side, timing cover the other) after the discussions on mainly "copy" covers came up. While some clips where very hard clipped on others has a tad swing. Nothing that worried me. Ps. The small clips where not attached on mine which I decided was missed when mounting them. Haven't seen any issues (on the oil fill side) since I clipped them on.
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