Feedback on Beisan Vanos seals replacement

[SilverBullet]

I think it's a typo..could be wanna say 'remap'..since Bernard's name was mentioned..i think laa

 

[Realred78]

It is ECU remapping done by Bernard of BVO Singapore

 

[John_Smith]

oh.. okok...
got it.

 

[alipon@bmw]

got it fix today... the whole process take abt 3 hours...

Results....
Actually not to what i expected... car felt slightly heavier compare to before seal repalce at 2.5k rpm..
but when reach 3.5k rpm the power are almost the same as before replacement..

Maybe it need to be run in first for abt 320km like what the manual has said to have the optinum performance..

Will keep u guys update...

 

[B33mEr]

got it fix today... the whole process take abt 3 hours...

Results....
Actually not to what i expected... car felt slightly heavier compare to before seal repalce at 2.5k rpm..
but when reach 3.5k rpm the power are almost the same as before replacement..

Maybe it need to be run in first for abt 320km like what the manual has said to have the optinum performance..

Will keep u guys update...

Maybe there was nothing wrong with your VANOS seal in the first place?

 

[alipon@bmw]

Maybe there was nothing wrong with your VANOS seal in the first place?

I replaced my old VANOS seal abt 30k km ago...

I've a assumption that the Beisan seal will actually helps in performance esp at low & mid range comparing to our OEM seal...

Maybe i'm wrong?

 

[B33mEr]

I replaced my old VANOS seal abt 30k km ago...

I've a assumption that the Beisan seal will actually helps in performance esp at low & mid range comparing to our OEM seal...

Maybe i'm wrong?

Ahh then theres your answer bro ... Your seals were most probably still in good condition when you install the Beisian seal. Beisian seals are never about adding performance it's more for restoring the performance and the power delivery characteristic's ... The materials used by Beisan are designed for longevity as compared to OEM's vanos seal and that's about it really.

 

[alipon@bmw]

Ahh then theres your answer bro ... Your seals were most probably still in good condition when you install the Beisian seal. Beisian seals are never about adding performance it's more for restoring the performance and the power delivery characteristic's ... The materials used by Beisan are designed for longevity as compared to OEM's vanos seal and that's about it really.

Oh like that kind ah... TQTQ
Anyway is still a good replacement as i can last longer and cheaper.
Just mange to look thru my old receipt on VANOS repair kit it actually cost me RM380 and labour RM100:rock::rock:

 

[infinityKL]

how long or wat mileage do this seals need replacement?

tq

 

[alipon@bmw]

how long or wat mileage do this seals need replacement?

tq

The reason why i change last time was the VANOS make some funny sound.. Is like something hitting on the vanos cover..

 

[bmw7833]

got it fix today... the whole process take abt 3 hours...

Results....
Actually not to what i expected... car felt slightly heavier compare to before seal repalce at 2.5k rpm..
but when reach 3.5k rpm the power are almost the same as before replacement..

Maybe it need to be run in first for abt 320km like what the manual has said to have the optinum performance..

Will keep u guys update...

Bro, u replaced your seal in Ipoh?

 

[Herbert]

got it fix today... the whole process take abt 3 hours...

Results....
Actually not to what i expected... car felt slightly heavier compare to before seal repalce at 2.5k rpm..
but when reach 3.5k rpm the power are almost the same as before replacement..

Maybe it need to be run in first for abt 320km like what the manual has said to have the optinum performance..

Will keep u guys update...

When putting in the new seals, did your mech also used the timing tools to ensure timing is correct??

 

[alipon@bmw]

Bro, u replaced your seal in Ipoh?

No la.. i got it replace at my usual mech in Kuchai Lama..

 

[Gerald 5]

No la.. i got it replace at my usual mech in Kuchai Lama..

yam char la. what time wife back?

 

[alipon@bmw]

When putting in the new seals, did your mech also used the timing tools to ensure timing is correct??

Ya.. my mech use the tools to make sure the cam were well position... Is that what you mean by timing tools?

Some pic to show the position of the cam...

Refix back the VANOS after the seal repalcement

It still very early for me to give a full detail, as i'm not driving my car this couple of days..

Will keep you guys update

 

[sewell]

Replace my Vanos seal yesterday. mine took about 5 hour to complete. millage for my car is 124k. replace the vanous seal is easy, but to take out the vanous in front of it is not easy. replace the vanous seal also need to replace the valve cover gasket, valve cover bush and coolent.

will update you again after i done 320km.

 

[Herbert]

how long or wat mileage do this seals need replacement?

tq

According to Beisan, the original vanos seals would last no more than 30K km. Read more about vanos seal http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/439158

 

[Herbert]

Replace my Vanos seal yesterday. mine took about 5 hour to complete. millage for my car is 124k. replace the vanous seal is easy, but to take out the vanous in front of it is not easy. replace the vanous seal also need to replace the valve cover gasket, valve cover bush and coolent.

will update you again after i done 320km.

This is a quote I obtained from the Vanos forum:-


Seals break-in

When new, Teflon seals will have a rough milled surface. After a period of use, the contact surface will be polished and have lowered contact friction. Thus at initial installation Teflon seals will not perform well, but their performance will increase progressively in a short period. Optimum performance can be expected after ~500 miles (800 kilometers) of city driving.

 

[B33mEr]

According to Beisan, the original vanos seals would last no more than 30K km. Read more about vanos seal http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/439158

That's marketing talk from Beisan bro there's no way an ori Vanos seal would fail on that short mileage unless of course you never had an oil change during that time. Regular oil change will definitely prolong the original Vanos oil seal. I just passed 35k miles on my car so far so good

 

[bimmer73]

Guys watch this video to understand more about the importance of Vanos seals repalacement.

[video=youtube;UvtEU4q3rU4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvtEU4q3rU4&feature=related[/video]

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