Reply With QuoteI think a lot of us would be interested in a fix for the dreaded canister problem. Curious what you come up with Gale. Between Martin and I, we may even have a spare (bad valve) canister to donate if you need one to hack on.
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OT: Busted -- d@mn network nazis blocked bimmer.info
Oh well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. Took them a few years to pick up on it.
On another down note, the dreaded oil filter cannister check valve/oil drain down/low oil pressure syndrome struck this week. I've narrowed it down to the check valve for certain vs. a bad pressure sender or weak oil pump or pounded out bearings. Being a part-time machinist, I'll do my best to work out a fix & will post results. I know Bruno & Tom O. had a go at it a few years ago. I sure don't want to shell out the bucks for a whole new cannister just to R & R a flakey check valve.
gale
92 735i 5-spd, turbo project finally underway!
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I think a lot of us would be interested in a fix for the dreaded canister problem. Curious what you come up with Gale. Between Martin and I, we may even have a spare (bad valve) canister to donate if you need one to hack on.
Bellevue WA
90 535iM - not much stock remains. 3.7 liters, ported head, cammed, 3.73 diffy, M5 brakes, MAFed, yadda yadda yadda
86 Porsche 951 - Track Toy
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I'm with Jeff... I too have (I think) a bad canister I can
donate for "scientific" research. Don, I don't mean to preach to the choir but after you have warmed up the car, and if no oil pukes from the oil canister after removing the cover, then I think there is a pretty good chance it's the check valve. I guess we can all agree that this check valve is begging for an upgrade.
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