BMW 3 SERIES E46 98-05 DOUBLE TWIN DUAL VANOS ANTI RATTLE RINGS REPAIR SET KIT X8R41/ANTI RATTLE RINGS You will receive: Our repair kit includes: 2x rattle rings. Product Description: Our repair kit in this listing addresses the common failure of the BMW Dual Vanos Unit. Our components described herein with the assistance of our supportive instruction media will allow you to replace just the faulty components with improved components without the need to replace the whole unit. An extremely common fault corrected by our repair kit. Symptoms of fault: Symptoms of this failure include; overall loss of power and torque particularly in the lower RPM range, loss of power with air conditioning on, rattling sounds from the Vanos unit, louder idle, increased fuel consumption and difficult cold weather starts and even stalls. The cause: It is common for the Vanos unit to develop a rattle which can often be heard within the vehicles cabin. This rattle is caused by wear in the variable valve timing gears. This wear allows axial play and causes components to rattle. Removing the Vanos pistons axial play reduces this rattle significantly. Our rattle repair components allow replacement of the problematic bearing components within the Vanos piston that cause axial play and rattling. The solution: Install our VAnos piston rattle rings and restore your Vanos unit to full health for good. Designed to last the lifetime of your vehicle not the length of the manufacturer's warranty! Our vanos piston rattle rings remove the axial play in the pistons reducing engine rattle sounds and wear. Please note this listing is for only the Vanos rattle rings. INSTRUCTION: https://www.x8r.co.uk/ebay_x8r/instructionspdf/BMW-6-Cylinder-M52TU-M56-and-M54-Dual-Twin-Double-.pdf. Vehicles Affected: Compatible with BMW 6-cylinder engines M52TU, M56, and M54 5 series E39 - 99-03 E60/E61 - 02-05 7 series E38 - 98-01 E65/E66 - 02-05 Z3 E36 98-02 Z4 E85 02-05 X3 E83 03-06 X5 E53 00-06 3 series E46 - 98-05