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Originally Posted by russiankid
Come on Mike, you're scaring him! You can rebuild the Vanos unit yourself. The Vanos system fails because the internal seals are poorly designed. Beisan Systems sells the two seals for $35 shipped (redesigned btw), and it will take a day at most to replace them.
Oh btw, thermostats and waterpumps going is not something new to the automotive world. If you replace both when you get the car, along with hoses, you will be just fine. Things don't just break, they will let themselves known ahead of time.
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Here you go...this is what I was refering to.
http://drvanos.com/index.php?option=...&id=1&Itemid=2
A fully rebuilt unit for $250 + a refundable $100 core charge. This is the route I'm going to take when I need to cross this bridge.