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Old 10-25-2017, 08:17 AM
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Any one ever open a sticking jamming vanos solenoid and clean and what was their results
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I had extreme knocking on my 07 530i N52 one day, took my Vanos solenoids out and they were gunked up, used MAF cleaner and it fixed the problem for a while, but it is jumping at idle when I first start it up and when putting it in gear. Might just be worth it to replace




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