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My DISA valve is going out and I need a replacement. I need part # 6, email or PM what you have and how much. 
Last edited by Labphoto; 03-24-2010 at 02:24 PM. |  |  | | 03-23-2010, 02:37 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: usa Posts: 378 |
yoyu must not have pm enabled, i have one avaialble pulled from my 99 ti. make ma an offer, i am in illinois. | | | | | 03-23-2010, 02:47 PM | #3 | | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: AZ Posts: 15 |
Quote: Originally Posted by performanceisland  yoyu must not have pm enabled, i have one avaialble pulled from my 99 ti. make ma an offer, i am in illinois. | Well for some reason I can't PM you either. Please send me an email 0iphone0 at gmail.com | | | | | 03-23-2010, 05:46 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: usa Posts: 378 |
deal done, feel free to look at my other for sale postings to see what i got for sale for the ti including my 318ti. | | | | | 03-23-2010, 06:18 PM | #5 | | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 9 |
The actuator pin in the DISA valve of our 2001 e46 318i broke apart, without any noticeable warning, last summer and almost wrecked the engine; luckily the wife was going slow and stopped almost straight away. Damage was limited to the underside of the head and top of the number 2 piston.
Normally, if you're going quickly or don't stop soon enough, the problem destroys the engine.
I'd consider a new valve, coz a secondhand one may well be fatigued and break up like ours did.
Sorry performanceisland but IMHO a S/H part where the DISA valve goes is a touch dodgy in my book. | | | | | 03-23-2010, 08:20 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: usa Posts: 378 |
Quote: Originally Posted by duffsparky The actuator pin in the DISA valve of our 2001 e46 318i broke apart, without any noticeable warning, last summer and almost wrecked the engine; luckily the wife was going slow and stopped almost straight away. Damage was limited to the underside of the head and top of the number 2 piston.
Normally, if you're going quickly or don't stop soon enough, the problem destroys the engine.
I'd consider a new valve, coz a secondhand one may well be fatigued and break up like ours did.
Sorry performanceisland but IMHO a S/H part where the DISA valve goes is a touch dodgy in my book. | yeah, well first off all we are talking e36/5 here NOT e46, and second of all its from a 48K mile car, and i pulled it myself, its perfect, i highly dought any problems with it even in the foreseablefuture. And at a brand new price compared to what this guy got it from its not even a thought in my mind. | | | | | 03-23-2010, 11:03 PM | #7 | | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 9 |
performanceisland
I wasn't trying to rain on your parade just trying to help Labphoto.
The drawing 00015425 provided by Labphoto is for an e36/5 318ti (Compact in Europe) with an M44 engine. The M44 engine uses the same DISA valve as our 2001 e46 318i namely part number 11 61 1 438 404.
The problem with this part was apparently known to BMW and I believe was the subject of a product recall that never happened. Therefore, a 48K mile valve may just as easily fail as ours did, that is unless US miles are significantly shorter than UK ones! | | | | | 03-24-2010, 02:02 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: usa Posts: 378 |
Quote: Originally Posted by duffsparky performanceisland
I wasn't trying to rain on your parade just trying to help Labphoto.
The drawing 00015425 provided by Labphoto is for an e36/5 318ti (Compact in Europe) with an M44 engine. The M44 engine uses the same DISA valve as our 2001 e46 318i namely part number 11 61 1 438 404.
The problem with this part was apparently known to BMW and I believe was the subject of a product recall that never happened. Therefore, a 48K mile valve may just as easily fail as ours did, that is unless US miles are significantly shorter than UK ones! | no hard feelings, but if you want to talk about what happened to you and the problem you had i suggest you post it in the appropriate forum, bottom line here is you are talking like youve seen my parts or this situation has happened over and over in our tis, and thats not true, you easily could have effected the sale here, so go read the for sale rules, before posting in this section, especially if you are not posting a wanted ad, interested in an item for sale, or selling something! http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=3622 | | | | | 03-24-2010, 02:45 PM | #9 | | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 9 |
Quote: Originally Posted by performanceisland | No sweat, but god forbid I should see your parts!!! (english humour) | | | | | 03-27-2010, 06:11 PM | #10 | | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: AZ Posts: 15 |
Thanks to performanceisland, I'm back in business. | | | | |
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