VANOS solenoid extremely oily

MysteryMeat · 08-02-2018, 08:04 PM

Hey everyone I recently decided to clean my VANOS solenoids because of issues with fuel economy and drivability. When I pulled the exhaust solenoid out I found that it was absolutely coated with oil to the point where oil spilled out from inside the solenoid. Am I being paranoid and this is normal or is this a big problem?
My intake solenoid was pretty clean btw

Noir · 08-02-2018, 09:35 PM

in MY experience when I swapped for new ones, they didn't have enough excess to produce more than a droplet or two... but when I got my car initially it was in rough shape as well...

hassmaschine · 08-03-2018, 09:25 AM

Vanos solenoids use oil pressure to function - I'd be more worried if they werent covered in oil...

MysteryMeat · 08-03-2018, 01:54 PM

Thanks for the replies, it just seemed weird that one was relatively clean and the other was absolutely filthy

08-02-2018, 08:04 PM	#1
MysteryMeat New Member 3 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 328i XDrive Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Saratoga NY iTrader: (0)	VANOS solenoid extremely oily Hey everyone I recently decided to clean my VANOS solenoids because of issues with fuel economy and drivability. When I pulled the exhaust solenoid out I found that it was absolutely coated with oil to the point where oil spilled out from inside the solenoid. Am I being paranoid and this is normal or is this a big problem? My intake solenoid was pretty clean btw __________________ E92 6MT XDrive - AA Headers, PE, BPC Tune, Charcoal Delete ECS Drilled+Slotted, Hawk HPS, Conti ExtremeContacts
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08-02-2018, 09:35 PM	#2
Noir Major 883 Rep 1,413 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 330i 6MT Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: San Antonio iTrader: (1)	in MY experience when I swapped for new ones, they didn't have enough excess to produce more than a droplet or two... but when I got my car initially it was in rough shape as well... __________________ See you, space cowboy. *Supercharged*
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08-03-2018, 09:25 AM	#3
hassmaschine Major General 3973 Rep 7,215 Posts Drives: "NBO" 330i Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: earth iTrader: (0)	Vanos solenoids use oil pressure to function - I'd be more worried if they werent covered in oil...
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08-03-2018, 01:54 PM	#4
MysteryMeat New Member 3 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 328i XDrive Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Saratoga NY iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the replies, it just seemed weird that one was relatively clean and the other was absolutely filthy
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