[Jabronipepperoni]

Hey guys, so I thought I was getting the hang of wrenching after replacing my spark plugs, coils, and upstream o2 sensors. Went to replace my valvetronic motor gasket and now my dashboard is a Christmas tree. Im bewildered at this because I didn’t expect replacing this gasket to create such a problem for me. But before I tow this thing was hoping I could get some insight here. And bec of my wrenching results now I’m probably gonna hang it up.

For context, I followed the valvetronic motor removal process from the [FCP Euro valve cover gasket replacement video.]

(15m mark)

Pretty much my steps here were:
+ Unplug negative terminal from battery

+ Removed valvetronic motor harness

+ Removed valvetronic motor bottom bolt

+ Turned valvetronic motor gear clockwise until tension

+ Backed out valvetronic motor mounting screws (n51 engine) while simultaneously backing out (counter clockwise) valvetronic gear to release it gently.

+ Replaced valvetronic gasket and cleaned off oil residue on valvetronic motor

+ Put valvetronic motor in and turned gear clockwise to pull it in onto the eccentric shaft

+ Put the screws back on

+ Put the battery negative terminal back on

+ Put key in position 2. At this point I saw a brake light indicator on my dashboard which wasn’t normal but assumed the car needed to calibrate?

+ Pumped accelerator 10x then started it. Car had a rough start but

What in the world did I do wrong here? I should also add that I am a genius and closed my trunk after taking off the battery negative terminal. So I had to remove the back seat a bit in order to get to the manual latch using a stick…

[Brandoch]

Originally Posted by Jabronipepperoni

Hey guys, so I thought I was getting the hang of wrenching after replacing my spark plugs, coils, and upstream o2 sensors. Went to replace my valvetronic motor gasket and now my dashboard is a Christmas tree. Im bewildered at this because I didn’t expect replacing this gasket to create such a problem for me. But before I tow this thing was hoping I could get some insight here. And bec of my wrenching results now I’m probably gonna hang it up.

For context, I followed the valvetronic motor removal process from the [FCP Euro valve cover gasket replacement video.]

(15m mark)

Pretty much my steps here were:
+ Unplug negative terminal from battery

+ Removed valvetronic motor harness

+ Removed valvetronic motor bottom bolt

+ Turned valvetronic motor gear clockwise until tension

+ Backed out valvetronic motor mounting screws (n51 engine) while simultaneously backing out (counter clockwise) valvetronic gear to release it gently.

+ Replaced valvetronic gasket and cleaned off oil residue on valvetronic motor

+ Put valvetronic motor in and turned gear clockwise to pull it in onto the eccentric shaft

+ Put the screws back on

+ Put the battery negative terminal back on

+ Put key in position 2. At this point I saw a brake light indicator on my dashboard which wasn’t normal but assumed the car needed to calibrate?

+ Pumped accelerator 10x then started it. Car had a rough start but

What in the world did I do wrong [...]

Did you clear the codes and see what came back? And what is the voltage / condition of the battery, these cars are VERY picky about battery health.

[Jabronipepperoni]

Seems like the transfer box codes are still there? These are the only ones that couldn’t clear? Is it possible that I need to register the battery again? I just checked the scanner battery and it says the charge is at 53% vs 60% yesterday morning when k had the codes come up after install.