"ReddDawg" > wrote in message
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>
> But it was stated: Don't forget there's a Vanos to be controlled by
> the magic box... And
> read up about the seal problem with the later double vanos system.
>
> ????
>
> It is a 96 2.5.
>

IIRC the double vanos first appeared in the M52 TU which was introduced
after 1996.

You should also avoid the 'Nikasil' problem, as IIRC cast iron block were
used in the USA.