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    M54b30 cam swap

    Okay so I recently had my engine tore apart due to a bottom end rebuild/inspection. When I put it back together I swapped my stock cam out with a m54b30 cam. I used the timing tool to set the timing and I still keep getting a cam position code. My car is a 2000 BMW 528i sport with the m52tu28 (dual vanos m52 correct me if that's not the tu). It has a head off a 2004 330xi, cheap ebay headers/muffler delete, ac delete, cvv delete (catch can coming soon). Will be doing a m54b30 intake swap soon as well I just wanna figure out the timing code first. Sorry if I'm missing something simple I'm learning as I go. Code is p1519 also I haven't had the chance to fix an o2 port on my cheap headers yet so I'm missing my front upstream o2. Could that be causing the cam position Code?

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    Research shows tgat it’s likely a VANOS issue. Has the VANOS been overhauled? Try Dr Beisan for parts and very thorough instructions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarcoZandrini View Post
    Research shows tgat it’s likely a VANOS issue. Has the VANOS been overhauled? Try Dr Beisan for parts and very thorough instructions.
    Yes it has all new seals.

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