All in - pulling the 4.6 engine and trans to fix oil leaks once and for all

[stunt]

Yeah, different Vanos part number on the 4.6is vs. the 4.4:

11367515357 4/2002 4.6is
11361438694 4/2002 4.4i

I posted on the Beisan Vanos Forum (hosted on bimmerboard). Hopefully Raj can offer some insight.

[StephenVA]

Great job. Wish you were closer as I would love to help on this project as it looks like a deep dive into our SAV Beasts that would provide great insight.

[J.Belknap]

Sucks about the guides eh? Keep up the good work.

[stunt]

Spoke to Raj at Beisan and the procedure is the same for my type of Vanos, it just has a metal housing instead of a plastic one.

So with the knowledge that I wouldn't screw up some hidden plastic housing, I was able to dig out the Teflon and O-Ring without any trouble.



Inserting the new O-Ring went without a hitch



And sliding in the Teflon ring was also straightforward



There is a little curviness with the ring fully installed, but that should not impact the function of the ring, and should straighten itself out once it gets hot.



Raj did say that with the metal housing vs. the plastic one, I won't be able to time the Vanos using a multimeter. I guess I'll figure out how to deal with that when the time comes.

Craig got my parts list and is working on pricing for me. With a bit of luck, I'll start putting the engine back together by the weekend!

[stunt]

Placed an order this morning with Craig for the following:



Savings of several hundred dollars over what I had come up with previously!

And with the savings, why not go ahead and freshen up the front suspension. I'm also listing the fluids that I plan to use.



Hopefully the stuff from Craig will be here by the weekend.

[stunt]

The main shipment of parts has not showed up yet, but I'm hopeful it will be the first part of next week.

I did hear from Eriksson, and the torque converter has been rebuilt and was shipped out Thursday.

So I started cleaning the covers. Rear main seal cover



One of the upper timing covers. Note to self to use locktite on this one bolt.



These 2 covers cleaned up



I noticed that the washers on the RMS cover have rubber centers. I'm pretty sure I ordered replacements. It was one of these that was causing the leak I noticed before removing the cover.

[e30cabrio]

Nice progress.

[stunt]

My rebuilt torque converter showed up today.







It has a distinct rattle, but I suppose that's the lockup mechanism and normal since there is no fluid in it?

[Acidphase]

Originally Posted by upallnight

Nice garage and lift.

Lol! I was thinking the same thing , I would be in heaven but my wife would probably divorce me for being absent most of the time

Only 3k in one year man that hurts, god bless you though you have the time and the money to throw in her when you're all done you'll have rebuilt awesomeness lol

[RRPhil]

Incidentally, the ‘029’ (4.4i) and ‘034’ (4.6is) versions of the 5HP24 use the same bellhousing casting but the stiffening webs are partially machined for the 034 to provide the necessary clearance for the larger 280mm torque converter (029 uses the 260mm F38 unit)



Phil