Torx bolt on intake Vanos solenoid stuck
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I’ve seen both after looking on the web, I don’t really know why mini decided to do that. Unfortunately mine was one of them that came with the crappy torx head.
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On installation I replaced that bolt with a conventional hex headed bolt.
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I had the torx one as well. Had to actually tap the torx bit into the bolt with several whacks and then the bolt finally came out. Prior to that the torx bit kept popping out like it was stripped.
On installation I replaced that bolt with a conventional hex headed bolt.
On installation I replaced that bolt with a conventional hex headed bolt.
I got really mad at it and got my buddy to come over with his bolt extractor haha!
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I know this is an old thread but I just had to pull the intake VANOS solenoid on my Mini and I too had the Torx screw holding it in place, and hoped this would help others in the future. I wanted to point out that it is a T-27 Torx head, which is probably why most advice has been to tap the bit into place. Most people have a T-25 or a T-30 lying around, but the Torx 27 isn’t as common. I had just happened to pick up a set of 12 socket bits by Channellock that included the odd size. (About $30 at my local hardware store.)
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I know this is an old thread but I just had to pull the intake VANOS solenoid on my Mini and I too had the Torx screw holding it in place, and hoped this would help others in the future. I wanted to point out that it is a T-27 Torx head, which is probably why most advice has been to tap the bit into place. Most people have a T-25 or a T-30 lying around, but the Torx 27 isn’t as common. I had just happened to pick up a set of 12 socket bits by Channellock that included the odd size. (About $30 at my local hardware store.)
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I put the correct size in and the bolt was so tight (from corrosion probably, the car had a lot of ugly bolts underneath) that it stripped out anyway. Probably going to break off the tip of my bolt extractor. I gave up for now but if the guy comes back, I'll probably destroy the solenoid to get better access and have to use a vise grip or drill it out.
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sorry to steal the thread but i have a question about this topic. my intake vanos solenoid screw was not holding the threads inside the head, so i've gone a size bigger. now the solenoid itself doesn't feel snug, it moves a bit if i give it a shake. other than that no codes or no oil leak. will it be a problem?
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I just did exactly this. I had everything apart to try various extraction methods on the bolt but couldn't.
I took my hammer and bashed the solenoid housing straight down and then pulled the internals out of the engine. from there I could wiggle the housing up and down to fatigue the screw bracket.
once it was broken off, a few light taps with a flat head tangentially on the edge and it turned easily. from there it was easy to loosen with a torx by hand.
I replaced the solenoid with a new one and the bolt with an external hex like this:
M6 x 12mm Flanged Hex Head Bolts Flange Hexagon Screws, 304 Stainless Steel 18-8, Plain Finish, Pack of 25 https://a.co/d/bjvLHYo
I took my hammer and bashed the solenoid housing straight down and then pulled the internals out of the engine. from there I could wiggle the housing up and down to fatigue the screw bracket.
once it was broken off, a few light taps with a flat head tangentially on the edge and it turned easily. from there it was easy to loosen with a torx by hand.
I replaced the solenoid with a new one and the bolt with an external hex like this:
M6 x 12mm Flanged Hex Head Bolts Flange Hexagon Screws, 304 Stainless Steel 18-8, Plain Finish, Pack of 25 https://a.co/d/bjvLHYo
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Having just had this problem, smaller needle- nosed vise grips broke mine loose.
It had just enough lip on the head to get a good bite with the grips.
And then just enough room to turn the 15 degrees or so it took to break the screw loose enough to unthread
the rest of the way with the t30
Dang, that fastener was soft...
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It had just enough lip on the head to get a good bite with the grips.
And then just enough room to turn the 15 degrees or so it took to break the screw loose enough to unthread
the rest of the way with the t30
Dang, that fastener was soft...
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