HI EVERY ONE I HAD TO CLEAN THAT 2ND HAND VANOS I BOUGHT FROM LITHUANIA FOR £100 TOOK 2 DAYS TO GET 20 + YEARS OF CRUD OFF THE OUT SIDE CASING .ORDERS TOOLS BUT THE COMPANY STATED ON EBAY THAT THEY HAD 10 IN STOCK .SO WITH A STRIPED DOWN ENGINE WAITING FOR THE TOOLS TO LOCK THE DOUBLE OVERHEAD CAM'S THAT NEVER EVER ARRIVED .I SENT A MESSAGE TO ASIA TOOLS IN UK THEY REFUNDED ME AFTER THEY HAD STATED THAT THE TOOL'S HAD BEEN DISPATCHED.THEN SAYING THERE IS NON IN STOCK WE HAVE REFUNDED YOU.SO I LOOKED ON EBAY AGAIN FOUND THE TOOL'S FROM AMERICA COST £30 MORE.SO WITH BM IN DRY DOCK WAITING FOR MORE TOOL'S TO GET TO ME A FEW WEEKS WENT BY THAN TOOLS WERE HEAR SO QUICKLY GOT TO REINSTALL THE 2ND HAND VANOS PUT EVERY THING BACK TOGEATHER WORKS JUST FINE .IF ANY ONE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THERE VANOS OUT I WOULD RECOMMEND JUST GETTING THE NEW RUBBER SEALS AND ANY ANTI RATEL PARTS FOR M50 AND M52 SINGALE SOLENOID VANOS ENGINES OR COULD BUY A SECOND HAND ONE MANY BMW ENGINES USE THE SAME UNIT BUT CHEEK TE OME PART IF YOU CAN SEE IT STAMPED ON THE COVER MITE NEED TO USE A MIRROR  ONCE THE PLASTIC COWLING THAT COVERS THE FAN IS OUT OF THE WAY +MOST PROBABLY THE FAN IF YOU HAVE THE TOOL TO LOCK THE DRIVE WHEEL THAT THE FAN ON MY 22 YEAR OLD BMW HAD ON IT .IT IS A 6-10 HOUR JOB GIVE ME A CALL IF YOU WOULD LIKE ADVICE OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO DO THE JOB.I AM BASED IN CHIGWELL. IN  ESSEX AND AM A MOTOR CYCLE MECHANIC .

MY E34 BWM IS 22 YEARS OLD THE ENGINE IS CLEAN AS A WHISTLE AT 200 THOUSAND MILES I HAVE FULLY RESTORED THE CAR PLUS AS A WELDER AND BLACKSMITH CAME IN HANDY FOR THE HOLES AND MAKING A NEW EXHAUST

the vanos went well and have been driving it about .bought new rear suspension turit and spent 3 hour's changing the front main ball joint 1 hour hammering the ball joint split-er job done took it to mot when throe with no problems ,last year changed the water pump that drives the fan. , this 1994 520i will go another 200 thousand miles phone the land line if you need any advice or a vanos changed i have the m50 & m52 double over head cam unit i eventually bought  from USA. 02037304088 VINCE

Glad it all went well...and thanks for letting us know