Help think I lost my vanos solenoid o ring inside

Andrew3424 · 07-11-2014, 06:39 PM

I was taking out both intake and exaust solonoids the o ring was stuck inside the whole I tried to take it out and I think I might of pushed it in that or hopefully just fell into my engine bay I can't see it what can I do will the floating o ring fuk my engine up please help and advice will be helpful thanks

Andrew3424 · 07-11-2014, 06:59 PM

I think it's in my cam shaft drive

Andrew3424 · 07-11-2014, 07:00 PM

Correction cam chain drive

e92_enthusiast_1 · 07-11-2014, 08:21 PM

I imagine a ring would get chewed up and spit into all kinds of places it probably shouldn't that probably won't be good for the engine

Check the splash guard under tray it probably just went all the way down

j1gilles · 07-12-2014, 02:23 PM

A chewed up o-ring probably won't do much to your engine truthfully. I've dropped 100's of oil pans in my life (to change the gaskets) and I've witnessed all types of chewed up crap that didn't harm anything. Just my 2 cents though..

e92_enthusiast_1 · 07-12-2014, 02:27 PM

That's good to hear actually. I guess an o-ring is pretty tiny compared to some other things.

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A chewed up o-ring probably won't do much to your engine truthfully. I've dropped 100's of oil pans in my life (to change the gaskets) and I've witnessed all types of chewed up crap that didn't harm anything. Just my 2 cents though..

Andrew3424 · 07-12-2014, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by e92_enthusiast_1

That's good to hear actually. I guess an o-ring is pretty tiny compared to some other things.

Thanks for the input guys but I was able to get the little fucker out lol I bought a Milwaukee flexible hose camera and found it inside the cam chain drive and was able to snake it out using mechanics wire lucky grab I guess haha

e92_enthusiast_1 · 07-12-2014, 05:07 PM

that's pretty awesome. Grats.

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Originally Posted by Andrew3424

Thanks for the input guys but I was able to get the little fucker out lol I bought a Milwaukee flexible hose camera and found it inside the cam chain drive and was able to snake it out using mechanics wire lucky grab I guess haha

Harley Mc Slow · 07-12-2014, 07:56 PM

I'd like to see this little camera

Hierlevelz · 07-13-2014, 11:15 AM

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I'd like to see this little camera

Home Depot sells them. I've got one myself.

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j1gilles Captain 53 Rep 719 Posts Drives: 2009 335xi Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	A chewed up o-ring probably won't do much to your engine truthfully. I've dropped 100's of oil pans in my life (to change the gaskets) and I've witnessed all types of chewed up crap that didn't harm anything. Just my 2 cents though.. __________________ ASE master tech (many moons ago)335xi- JB4 G5 iso/e50 custom flash/Custom meth/Borla mids/Custom x-pipe/DCI/ER charge pipe/Dual Ebay BOV's/Alpina B3 flash/Paddle shifter retro fit
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