tii valve cover R & R — stuck in the middle

[schuetz1619]

Valve adjustment done. Now how do you get the valve cover back on? I got it off with considerable contortions but can't reverse engineer them.

 

You can't simply put the cover back on as you would on a carbureted 2002 because the plenum is in the way of the cover's breather tube. I checked the Blue Book for asistance and found that it ignores the tii and its unique space issue. Unless I'm missing something, you need to remove two or all three upper studs, remount the cover, and then replace the studs with cover in place.

 

You could, of course, remove the entire injection linkage and then the complete intake assembly and  . . . never mind.

 

Am I missing something, or do you pull the studs?

 

Many thanks

[Son of Marty]

Your problem is your trying to fit a standard m10 valve cover on to a tii. This is a 320i valve cover but the tii one shares the same breather outlet.

Edited March 30, 2023 by Son of Marty

[Mark92131]

7 minutes ago, schuetz1619 said:

Am I missing something

 

Wrong valve cover, that one is for a carb.  The Tii cover has a short breather connection.

 

Mark92131

Edited March 30, 2023 by Mark92131
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[schuetz1619]

O.K. I previously had a carbureted 2002, from which the illustrated cover was the spare. I never noticed the difference in tube length, and I was going to mount this so I could refinish the tii cover.

 

This forum is a treasure.

 

Thank you all.