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      10-14-2021, 08:51 PM   #45
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Totally down for a spot on a potential group buy for sure!! Car only has 39k miles on it but would feel better to have this issue permanently resolved and this looks like the best way so far. No special tools or retiming required either!

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      10-14-2021, 09:41 PM   #46
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Seeing how since I posted about trying to reach him this morning and a few other members have shown interest in doing a potential group buy, count me in if we can arrange that, in the mean time I will contact him as well and show my interest. This appears to be the easiest method for fixing this issue, and I’m sure as time goes on will only get more common, so maybe slonik can be the one stop shop for these pieces before the bigger companies jump in and try and make a quick buck.

Appreciate the info so far and glad to be a part of this forum group! 🙏🏽
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      10-14-2021, 09:49 PM   #47
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I would probably be in for a set also, going to be doing valve covers this winter and since i'm in there kind of thing.

Also if we do end up getting a group buy or something going. I have no problem helping and or being the receiving end and ship out to all participants if that is easier for him.
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      10-14-2021, 11:32 PM   #48
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Checked my 2011 with 89k KMs and they looked fine, will definitely buy through a GB though
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      10-15-2021, 01:29 AM   #49
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Great thread, thanks Audioslave686 and everyone else. Time to buy some and look at a UK group buy.
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Would love to pick up a set also for future use. Where can we get in contact with him?

Side note, I hope the clips are strong enough to hold the covers in place as opposed to popping them right off. Since it's made out of aluminum is it soft enough to bend slowly?
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Does the S85 engine have the same plastic covers?
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      10-15-2021, 04:54 AM   #52
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Totally down for a spot on a potential group buy for sure!! Car only has 39k miles on it but would feel better to have this issue permanently resolved and this looks like the best way so far. No special tools or retiming required either!

Mine is at 53k miles (+ daily/calmly driven) which is fairly low in my book. Checking and sure enough both right side covers has come lose, wtf. Hopefully not worse on the other side. We shall see.
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      10-15-2021, 07:36 AM   #53
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Would love to pick up a set also for future use. Where can we get in contact with him?

Side note, I hope the clips are strong enough to hold the covers in place as opposed to popping them right off. Since it's made out of aluminum is it soft enough to bend slowly?
Clips are very strong.
I don't see them coming off.
I hope I will never have to remove these caps, cause it's going to be pretty painful
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      10-15-2021, 07:48 AM   #54
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Would love to pick up a set also for future use. Where can we get in contact with him?

Side note, I hope the clips are strong enough to hold the covers in place as opposed to popping them right off. Since it's made out of aluminum is it soft enough to bend slowly?
Clips are very strong.
I don't see them coming off.
I hope I will never have to remove these caps, cause it's going to be pretty painful
Thought the same thing when I saw your video. MF'ers are on there, lol.
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In for a set if we can make it happen.
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      10-15-2021, 08:26 AM   #56
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Totally down for a spot on a potential group buy for sure!! Car only has 39k miles on it but would feel better to have this issue permanently resolved and this looks like the best way so far. No special tools or retiming required either!

Mine failed 6 years ago at 39k miles before anybody was aware of this issue. It was not a good time.
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Totally down for a spot on a potential group buy for sure!! Car only has 39k miles on it but would feel better to have this issue permanently resolved and this looks like the best way so far. No special tools or retiming required either!

Mine failed 6 years ago at 39k miles before anybody was aware of this issue. It was not a good time.
Mind sharing more? What happened?
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Totally down for a spot on a potential group buy for sure!! Car only has 39k miles on it but would feel better to have this issue permanently resolved and this looks like the best way so far. No special tools or retiming required either!

Mine failed 6 years ago at 39k miles before anybody was aware of this issue. It was not a good time.
Mind sharing more? What happened?
TLDR: Bought the car and had it shipped from NY in the middle of winter. Spring comes around and I pull it out of storage and put my first 100 miles on it, then the low oil light comes on. It was leaking oil through a pinhole in the driver side valve cover. Pull the VC to find that the VANOS spring has ground away material to create the hole, and there were shards of plastic around the rockers. Dealer replaced all 4 VANOS solenoids under 3rd party extended warranty. Car was gone for almost 3 months as the dealer didn't realize they had to pull the oil pan to clean out the remaining plastic for the oil level sensor to work properly (even though I told them they would have to do this). Metal shavings from the timing chain cover and valve cover were caught by the oil filter and luckily my oil pickups were not clogged with plastic. It was an absolute nightmare and at the time nobody on the forums had any idea about this. Even the BMW PUMA case people didn't know.
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      10-15-2021, 09:42 AM   #59
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I've been in touch with Slonik and he said no group buy right now but they are available for purchase. $450 shipped for a set of 4.
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      10-15-2021, 10:22 AM   #60
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Yep. I paid for 3 sets last night for me and two friends.
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The Slon solution looks great, but it sucks that i just did my valve cover gaskets and new bolt set 6 months ago 500 miles. Will i have to replace the valve cover bolts again?
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The Slon solution looks great, but it sucks that i just did my valve cover gaskets and new bolt set 6 months ago 500 miles. Will i have to replace the valve cover bolts again?
BMW claims that the bolts are one time use.
I just removed and replaced my 3yo bolts. They looked like new, including the rubber washers.

I do not believe it would be an issue if you reuse them.
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BMW claims that the bolts are one time use.
I just removed and replaced my 3yo bolts. They looked like new, including the rubber washers.

I do not believe it would be an issue if you reuse them.
Buying gaskets and plug tubes as prep for vanos caps the other day I skipped valve cover bolts as that shop didn't have them. Can't understand why a 10nm (or even 6nm acc to BMW) bolt should be one time?
Im thinking on with the old and should that be a problem easy enough to replace after.
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      10-15-2021, 11:47 AM   #64
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Just contacted Mikhail for a set. I just did my valve cover a short while ago too. But at 180k miles, I don't want to risk these plastic covers destroying my engine. Gonna just redo the gaskets when it's time to change the spark plug and put these shinny cover on.
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BMW claims that the bolts are one time use.
I just removed and replaced my 3yo bolts. They looked like new, including the rubber washers.

I do not believe it would be an issue if you reuse them.
Buying gaskets and plug tubes as prep for vanos caps the other day I skipped valve cover bolts as that shop didn't have them. Can't understand why a 10nm (or even 6nm acc to BMW) bolt should be one time?
Im thinking on with the old and should that be a problem easy enough to replace after.
Well, when I removed 7yo ones, I understood why they needed to be replaced.
The rubber washers were all f'ed. and you cannot get them separately.

But if the bolts are pretty much new, there shouldn't be any concerns.
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Buying gaskets and plug tubes as prep for vanos caps the other day I skipped valve cover bolts as that shop didn't have them. Can't understand why a 10nm (or even 6nm acc to BMW) bolt should be one time?
Im thinking on with the old and should that be a problem easy enough to replace after.
The reason for a one time use bolt like that is because it stretches (intentionally) during the initial torquing procedure. Same deal with the OEM rod bearing shell bolts.
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