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Old 01-18-2015, 09:34 AM
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is it ok to take the vanos solenoids out to clean them it wont up set the engine when i clean them and put them back in
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Yes. I took the top one off first. Then, put a small rag in the hole. Then, take the bottom one out. That reduces the chances of accidentally dropping the screw into the engine Pay attention to the wiring harness routing to each one so you get them back on the right one.
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did it make any differrence when u cleaned them
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Cleaned and swapped them in wife's X5 and the code came back so I replaced them both.
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