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Re: How to modify your CDV (Clutch Delay Valve)

Post by Raify » Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:02 pm

flimper wrote:Has anybody had this done in the South of England? I want to get this done but am a bit wary about giving it to just anybody to do and don't have the ability to do it myself.
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Re: How to modify your CDV (Clutch Delay Valve)

Post by dan_i » Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:27 pm

mmm-five wrote:You can either take that valve off completely and reconnect the pipe directly - although some say it might make the pipe too tight - or you can remove the insert (as shown in the picture you posted) and refit it.

I can't find the instructions for the Z4, but they're similar on most models (although you've got to remove the panels under the engine/gearbox to get to the valve)

These instructions might help - http://www.bmw325i.net/cdv_removal.shtml - although it might take longer to read them than to do the job :thumbsup:
Thanks, good guide.

I'm gunna have to give this a go, since I've read this post the clutch action has been annoying me! A job for the weekend me thinks.
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Re: How to modify your CDV (Clutch Delay Valve)

Post by Tref » Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:59 am

flimper wrote:Has anybody had this done in the South of England? I want to get this done but am a bit wary about giving it to just anybody to do and don't have the ability to do it myself.
I had the guys at TCS in High Wycombe wip mine out and bleed the fluid etc. Simple job.
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Re: How to modify your CDV (Clutch Delay Valve)

Post by Rudd » Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:30 pm

i will have my car up on the jack this weekend so i think i might give it a go. only good results heard so far.

is the new bit of braided hose completely necessary?

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Re: How to modify your CDV (Clutch Delay Valve)

Post by dan_i » Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:04 am

mmm-five wrote:You can either take that valve off completely and reconnect the pipe directly - although some say it might make the pipe too tight - or you can remove the insert (as shown in the picture you posted) and refit it.

I can't find the instructions for the Z4, but they're similar on most models (although you've got to remove the panels under the engine/gearbox to get to the valve)

These instructions might help - http://www.bmw325i.net/cdv_removal.shtml - although it might take longer to read them than to do the job :thumbsup:
As per step 15 in the guide, it referres to a minor bleed. Whats the difference? I don't fancy doing a full bleed of the fluid as it was changed not that long ago.
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Re: How to modify your CDV (Clutch Delay Valve)

Post by Tref » Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:02 pm

Rudd_2002 wrote:i will have my car up on the jack this weekend so i think i might give it a go. only good results heard so far.

is the new bit of braided hose completely necessary?
No, just remove the valve and screw it all back together. Couldn't be simpler from a technical viewpoint. Just make sure there is no air in the system.
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Re: How to modify your CDV (Clutch Delay Valve)

Post by Spud » Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:11 pm

Spud wrote:Does this mod apply to SMG models? I realise I don't have a clutch, but I have no idea if there's something doing a similar job in its stead within the SMG system.

And yes, I am mechanically retarded, so please excuse the stupidity of this question. I really do wish I knew the slightest about car mechanics, but I've no idea how to start.
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Re: How to modify your CDV (Clutch Delay Valve)

Post by Tref » Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:14 pm

Spud wrote:
Spud wrote:Does this mod apply to SMG models? I realise I don't have a clutch, but I have no idea if there's something doing a similar job in its stead within the SMG system.

And yes, I am mechanically retarded, so please excuse the stupidity of this question. I really do wish I knew the slightest about car mechanics, but I've no idea how to start.
Anyone? :(
No, it is not relevant to SMG models.

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Re: How to modify your CDV (Clutch Delay Valve)

Post by Spooky » Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:42 pm

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Re: How to modify your CDV (Clutch Delay Valve)

Post by gannet » Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:31 am

they must have changed the design to more securely house the insert (A) - Ive just tried on a new valve I received yesterday - as you laziomonster drill bit just pushed right the way through leaving it probably impossible to remove the insert...

oh and I was holding the valve in my fingers, so now have a cut thumb :o

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Re: How to modify your CDV (Clutch Delay Valve)

Post by ga41 » Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:43 am

gannet wrote:they must have changed the design to more securely house the insert (A) - Ive just tried on a new valve I received yesterday - as you laziomonster drill bit just pushed right the way through leaving it probably impossible to remove the insert...

oh and I was holding the valve in my fingers, so now have a cut thumb :o

Ive lived with it for 3 years... might just have to live with it for a few more!
Why not remove the valve entirely? That's what i've done.
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Re: How to modify your CDV (Clutch Delay Valve)

Post by gannet » Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:05 am

ga41 wrote:
gannet wrote:they must have changed the design to more securely house the insert (A) - Ive just tried on a new valve I received yesterday - as you laziomonster drill bit just pushed right the way through leaving it probably impossible to remove the insert...

oh and I was holding the valve in my fingers, so now have a cut thumb :o

Ive lived with it for 3 years... might just have to live with it for a few more!
Why not remove the valve entirely? That's what i've done.
could do... was going for the stealth look...
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Re: How to modify your CDV (Clutch Delay Valve)

Post by PawnSacrifice » Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:02 pm

More forum induced expenditure for crap I didn't know existed a few months ago! Just ordered one from that link someone posted... only slight apprehension about fitting is the bleeding - somehow it's something I seem to cock up, don't even do my mountain bike these days!
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Re: How to modify your CDV (Clutch Delay Valve)

Post by Spooky » Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:25 pm

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Re: How to modify your CDV (Clutch Delay Valve)

Post by sk93 » Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:12 pm

Could this be the reason that after some heavy driving (quick and frequent shifting), that i occasionally smell clutch once I've stopped?

I've never had it occur on other cars - only when the clutch is about to go and it's already slipping - which the zed isn't.
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