Recent content by DuggyZ4

Success at last, running smoothly and back to normal. I changed the inlet cam sensor with a spare , checked the valvetronic motor, I did check for resistance but it showed only 0.5 ohm so ran it using my golf trolley 12v battery and it spun beautifully. I'd like to thank all who contributed to...

Cheers for that: camshaft tensioner and chain replaced a year ago. The chain & tensioner still looks like new. I'll check the sensors as per your instruction.

Wonderful forum and thanks to all for your input help. Well, I can only work on the weekend and Saturday removed the plastic camshaft cover to reveal all the components. I actually have 1 spare camshaft sensor, so I'll slot that in the inlet side. The valvetronic motor is disconnected and easy...

Thanks Andrew. The eccentric shaft sensor had been removed a month ago to fix an oil leak. I'll start with this over the weekend. I'll also find your posting regards the motor.

Thanks all, sincerely very helpful. Heads all over the place but with your advice think I should be stripping out both vanos units, noting the shaft securing bolt has LH thread. Changing the seals, checking for mechanical damage. Get this done and if problem still persists look to resetting (I...

Thanks the reply, not sure what the seal kit comprises of, but will do a google and look into it.

Hello, I have a problem with rough idling on a Z4 2005 2.0i engine. The last fault code read P0015 which indicates the vanos solenoids. To date both have been removed and cleaned as per u tube. Both operate well, solenoid resistance is 11 ohms the valves open and close perfectly using 12volt...