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Originally Posted by Dormermike
Am I missing something ? There is a groove in that cap that shouldn't be there, the one on the right looks quite deep - isn't that the likely source of the alu shavings? Don't forget they'll have been squeezed through the oil pump.
My aluminium shavings were slivers, most were 2-3mm long and about the width of a hair and others were maybe 8mm long.
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Those gray-ish areas are indeed the area that grooves over time and causes the VANOS code.
OP, if you run your fingernail across them does it get stuck in it? Also do note there will be the same type of grooves underneath the camshaft that you must inspect, unforutnely on the 328i engine I believe that groove is in the head on the intake side rather than being a cam bearing ledge tray like the exhaust side meaning a new head/engine is needed to fix.
And yes OP you should update the seals they seem to be silver meaning metal that said on my engine I still had the plastic/teflon type seal which caused grooving in mine so it doesn't really prevent the issue 100%.
Also maybe it's just me but your video clips the engine sounds OK?
