VANOS problem ?

BaBa B · 09-01-2016, 10:58 AM

Hello everyone,

Im a new owner of a BMW 325i E92. Recently the car began to feel very slow and the car didn't deliver torque. Also I can hear some ticking noises from the engine.

I plugged in a OBD scanner which gave me a code as you can see on the picture

W37V · 09-01-2016, 04:44 PM

Try cleaning your vanos solenoids first. Reset the code and see if it comes back.

Three_thirty_I · 09-01-2016, 08:40 PM

And swap the solenoids around. If the error goes away and the car behaves, great, if the fault code moves to the inlet side, then you can with certainty conclude that you need a new solenoid.

BaBa B · 09-02-2016, 04:58 AM

Thank you W37V and Three_thirty_I
I'll try it monday

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W37V [Oo=\|\|=oO] 1103 Rep 2,470 Posts Drives: e92n52 & f15n57 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: DMV iTrader: (0)	Try cleaning your vanos solenoids first. Reset the code and see if it comes back.
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Three_thirty_I Lieutenant Colonel 200 Rep 1,834 Posts Drives: '05 E90 330i Manual Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cape Town, South Africa iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 BMW E90 330i [0.00]	And swap the solenoids around. If the error goes away and the car behaves, great, if the fault code moves to the inlet side, then you can with certainty conclude that you need a new solenoid. __________________ BMW E90 330i (M) '05 (His) \| (Hers) BMW E46 320i f/l (M) '03
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BaBa B New Member 0 Rep 8 Posts Drives: E92 325i 2007 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Copenhagen iTrader: (0)	Thank you W37V and Three_thirty_I I'll try it monday
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