How To Set BMW Single Vanos Engine Timing Procedure M50 S50 M52 S52 E36 E39 

This is the best video on this topic on RU-vid, great stuff thnak you

hi. i agree. i am from south africa and clips have very helpfull.thanks

Thanks chief clear explanation,you a good teacher indeed

great and useful information thanks friend

Great stuff. Vanos is often critized by those who doesn't understand it. Especially when tuning the car.

Thanks for the video

Hi Nath, thank you for your step by step explanation ,question the arrow marks on the cam gear does it matter how it lines up .

Two ways to actuate vanos (Tested with an s50 motor) 1 - Like in the video 2 - 24mm wrench on the intake cam. Rotate the cam while installing the vanos unit I prefer method 2 because you can align the secondary exhaust sprocket TDC indicator perpendicular to the head.

nathan keep up awesome videos i reccomend you to everyone on bmw forum dont get big head but your awesome bro

have a question I have a 2001 740il it has a hesitation while cruising at less that 17 percent throttle opening. in thinking o2 sensors are bad any thoughts it is the m 62tu and the oil sip has been completely deleted and changed to oil catch can

Nathan question I just replaced my m52 vanos with a dr vanos. And now I'm getting p1519....I think screwed up putting the new one in by I guess not catching the vanos on the first tooth, if I pull it back apart how do I time it correctly for the vanos to be timed with the intake cam?..is it the same way you installed in your video or different method?

a proper video with explanation!

Great thanks

hi.can you do some clips on e39 M5,mine a '01 german spec,engine wise and suspension.thanks.

Hey I have a 34 m60b30 have some issues wit the Tranny had it rebuilt some years ago alway had issues but now it shift at 6000 rpm

Do you need the dummy tensioner if your not doing the main chain only the upper tensioner and tensioner guide

Hey dude, I've been told I can do a straight swap of e36 M3 evo cams into my e36 323i (2.5) m52? Have I been told the truth? Thanks dude in advance. Loving the videos, keep going brother!

I have a 92 525i I don't have the vanos on it would like to see a video on it

If youre still active mind linking that vanos kit with the tools you used.

Thnx man ... Nathan do you have videos about m20 Engine Timing chain

Thank you Nathan. I just finished rebuilding my VANOS on a M52 and I'm getting a P0340 error. I suspect I made the exact mistake you showed where I did not get it started on the first notch when installing the VANOS. How do I "undo" it? Remove the VANOS, lock everything down, and re-install? Any help would be appreciated.

My 98 bmw z3 2.8 just over heated the other day and shut off checked fluids all good , now wont start , only if i depress the accelerator a few time it will but wont stay running ?

Good judge

My bmw 328i just shut down while driving and will not restart. The mechanic replaced the cam shafts but it still will not start. So he says it's the timing variable, I think I'm correct on the term. I think he said the vanos went out as well. Is there a recall on this common problem with bmw's

Does the upper timing chain stretch? I am not able to set the timing for the cam gear so that when I rotate all the way to the right or to the left, the corner is touching the stud on either side. Engine is a TDC and cam gears are locked in place with the two dots on top.

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What degree is fire time for 100kw?

You need tools to time those engine, ir van you time it without ?

My comment is this ilak to sry to you thank you for show me how tu set time for BMW thank you

But if you get the vanos on place, how could you tighten that 3bolts? :D

Is it possible for these engines to jump time? I have a 99 323i that was dead soldier I replaced too many parts to list and even got a new ecu. Car starts up and will die instantly if I don't give it gas, if I give it 1200 for a few seconds and let go idle drops to 800 after a few surges of near choke out, but will run for about 5 minutes or so max and then die out. Here's the weird part, while it sits in idle the car makes a weird pre detonation sound like small explosions, the closest description I can come up with for the sound is like you are winding up a jack in the box . If I give it gas or drive it the sound stops and when I get to idle the sound starts again and engine eventually chokes out. The throttle also seems to surge a bit but settles with very little touch of the gas. The popcorn sound goes away as soon as you touch the gas also. Sound is hard to pinpoint but doesn't seem to be at the rod it's more like the valves or intake manifold but it's pretty loud and somewhat consistent The sound travels up to like maximum 50ft or so. Compared to a distributor type motor it sounds like time is super advanced like almost 180 off lol. Scratching my head here.

Where are you located

Dam.... This what im dealing ws???? That suck.. Never ever agein i ll get that stupid cars... Everything after 91 from bmw is a such crapp....