Vanos replaced

shiccobm · 07-18-2012, 07:54 PM

Hey everyone ,

Need some help ....

I just picked up a 2007 335i last friday , when i was driving home later that night , I got the engine light on and I felt I lost some power to the engine . The car has only 60,000 km on it when i got it and it still had one year of warranty .

So I called my dealer and they asked me to bring it in . They had to replace both Vanos on the vehicle .... is that too soon to change the vanos .... has anyone replaced the vanos here more than once.... should i be worried that this could happen again after my warranty is done ...

I am planning to keep this car for a while , best practices would be grealty appreciated

Update
Engine light still came on after Vanos is replaced

be1ieve1111 · 07-18-2012, 07:58 PM

Do you have the paper work? Pretty sure they just changed out the Vanos solenoid and not the whole system.

If it is the solenoid you will get limp mode and engine malfunction sign. I had my 07 335i from 34k miles to 68k miles and that solenoid was changed a couple times during the years under warranty.

cmyk · 07-18-2012, 08:15 PM

Vanos solenoids are a common point of failure. Mine went around 42,000 miles. Next time you need to replace them, the parts themselves are not expensive and it's a fairly straightforward DIY.

pracklam · 07-18-2012, 08:27 PM

Vanos solenoid clogs are common. Dealer cleaned mine while still under warranty. When it happened again, car was out of warranty and dealer wanted to replace. Very easy DIY on my 325i. May be a bit harder if you have oil cooler as the lines run just above the solenoids. Took mine out, sprayed on brake cleaner, and blew out with compressed air. It is recommended to replace the engine oil and filter after cleaning as there is some thought that the dirty oil makes a clog more likely.

shiccobm · 07-18-2012, 08:48 PM

I do have the paper work , it said replaced both Vanos units and they did do an oil change and changed the filter as well .

spool twice · 11-12-2012, 08:05 PM

i have a feeling mines going out as well. I've started to have a 'marbles' in a can sound at start-up for a couple seconds, it's like a warble-warble rattling noise. I've located the noise at the top of the engine up front, similar to the noise from my E46 m3, a car known for vanos cam-gear failure.

kevinM1971 · 11-13-2012, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by spool twice

i have a feeling mines going out as well. I've started to have a 'marbles' in a can sound at start-up for a couple seconds, it's like a warble-warble rattling noise. I've located the noise at the top of the engine up front, similar to the noise from my E46 m3, a car known for vanos cam-gear failure.

Tell me more because I think I have the same exact problem

m603 · 11-13-2012, 06:13 PM

^^ x2...

DanielGonz · 11-13-2012, 06:27 PM

^^ x3... but only for a like half a second on startup. Ahhhhhh!!

Read this in a few threads "335i wastegates are open when the engine is off, but they close at idle / start.

It takes a few seconds for the vacuum pump to suck the wastgates closed and they rattle as they shut."

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shiccobm Neo 10 Rep 161 Posts Drives: 2007 335I Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: GTA iTrader: (0)	Hey everyone , Need some help .... I just picked up a 2007 335i last friday , when i was driving home later that night , I got the engine light on and I felt I lost some power to the engine . The car has only 60,000 km on it when i got it and it still had one year of warranty . So I called my dealer and they asked me to bring it in . They had to replace both Vanos on the vehicle .... is that too soon to change the vanos .... has anyone replaced the vanos here more than once.... should i be worried that this could happen again after my warranty is done ... I am planning to keep this car for a while , best practices would be grealty appreciated Update Engine light still came on after Vanos is replaced __________________ Road 1'er
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be1ieve1111 Thread Killer 20 Rep 930 Posts Drives: 2014 EB M235i Join Date: May 2010 Location: Indiana iTrader: (9)	Do you have the paper work? Pretty sure they just changed out the Vanos solenoid and not the whole system. If it is the solenoid you will get limp mode and engine malfunction sign. I had my 07 335i from 34k miles to 68k miles and that solenoid was changed a couple times during the years under warranty. __________________ Current: Rhodium Silver Metallic F-Type R Sold: 2006 Midnight Blue Cayman S Sold: 2012 Lightning Red WRX , 2006 Aspen White STi Sold: 2007 MB E92 335i, 2011 BSM E92 335i, 2014 EB M235i
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pracklam Enlisted Member 0 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 2006 e90 325i Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fairway, KS iTrader: (0)	Vanos solenoid clogs are common. Dealer cleaned mine while still under warranty. When it happened again, car was out of warranty and dealer wanted to replace. Very easy DIY on my 325i. May be a bit harder if you have oil cooler as the lines run just above the solenoids. Took mine out, sprayed on brake cleaner, and blew out with compressed air. It is recommended to replace the engine oil and filter after cleaning as there is some thought that the dirty oil makes a clog more likely.
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shiccobm Neo 10 Rep 161 Posts Drives: 2007 335I Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: GTA iTrader: (0)	I do have the paper work , it said replaced both Vanos units and they did do an oil change and changed the filter as well . __________________ Road 1'er
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DanielGonz Lieutenant 19 Rep 564 Posts Drives: AW E92 335i 6 speed Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal (OC) iTrader: (0)	^^ x3... but only for a like half a second on startup. Ahhhhhh!! Read this in a few threads "335i wastegates are open when the engine is off, but they close at idle / start. It takes a few seconds for the vacuum pump to suck the wastgates closed and they rattle as they shut."
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