Top 10 Experimental Australian engines / abandoned programs

[Dr Terry]

Originally Posted by oldel

They're not the same parts every manufacturer bolts on. There's different ways of doing it and only BMWs vanos has a reputation for death rattle when the thrust washer (or the surface it sits against) wears out.

i realise that, I work on this stuff.

My point was that Vanos was just BMW's version of VCT, it did nothing different or better. It was just a crappy design.

Dr Terry