DISA valve gasket damage?

The Nightman · 03-12-2018, 09:58 PM

I purchased a used 3IM and noticed that the gasket on the small DISA valve (PN 11617560538) was damaged in two sections:

Here is how a new DISA valve looks for comparison:

And where it goes:

Is this valve still usable or should it be replaced? Other than the damage pictured above, the valves appear to be in good condition.

Update:

For posterity, I was able to repair the gasket using Krazy Glue and it installed fine. However, the valve's servo motor is faulty and it triggered code 2AAC. There was a significant amount of oil on and inside this valve so I suspect the oil damaged both the gasket and motor.

Volasko · 03-13-2018, 10:03 AM

Never seen damage on that side of the valve. Usually the internal seal breaks away. I can't comment if that is a deal breaker or not. When I pulled my 3IM apart my large DISA valve looked like this:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8p...ew?usp=sharing

Taskmaster · 03-13-2018, 10:13 AM

That'd be a no Bueno for me...

juld0zer · 03-31-2019, 04:48 AM

They are a super snug fit. I had to really put some pressure on them to seat them. Next time i will probably use some rubber grease inside the manifold but i thought the film of oil inside would have been slick enough.

Even when i removed both my existing valves and both the valves out of the donor manifold, I had to use a prybar. I reckon the seal had bonded to the manifold and tore a bit on the way out.

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The Nightman Cometh 1236 Rep 1,408 Posts Drives: Boy's Soul Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Boy's Hole iTrader: (4) Garage List E90 LCI "330i& ... [10.00]	DISA valve gasket damage? I purchased a used 3IM and noticed that the gasket on the small DISA valve (PN 11617560538) was damaged in two sections: Here is how a new DISA valve looks for comparison: And where it goes: Is this valve still usable or should it be replaced? Other than the damage pictured above, the valves appear to be in good condition. Update: For posterity, I was able to repair the gasket using Krazy Glue and it installed fine. However, the valve's servo motor is faulty and it triggered code 2AAC. There was a significant amount of oil on and inside this valve so I suspect the oil damaged both the gasket and motor. Last edited by The Nightman; 04-27-2018 at 03:29 PM..
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juld0zer Lieutenant Colonel 480 Rep 1,600 Posts Drives: Prev 135i 7DCT, Now 130i 6sp Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: 2153 iTrader: (0)	They are a super snug fit. I had to really put some pressure on them to seat them. Next time i will probably use some rubber grease inside the manifold but i thought the film of oil inside would have been slick enough. Even when i removed both my existing valves and both the valves out of the donor manifold, I had to use a prybar. I reckon the seal had bonded to the manifold and tore a bit on the way out.
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