I think your engine plaque should read (badgx) badgx lol. Amazing work, fair play to you. I'm very jealous of your skills and knowledge that you can achieve under the bonnet of a motorcar.
I'll have a virtual beer with you.Sorry to bring a post back from the dead, but did you remove the runners/swirl flaps to clean behind? There's a few bolts securing the section to the top cover, but I can't seem to get beyond just removing them.
No need to apologise here buddy, we're here to help. I didn't need to remove the swirl flaps, it's not necessary. I used plenty of brake cleaning fluid, I got 5 or 6 pressurised spray cans from ECP. The baked on crud and carbon deposits melt away with ease but keep plenty of newspapers to catch the messy drips though. While there replace the pcv regardless of current condition.
Sounds great! Unfortunately the added ethanol in our gas and years of infrequent driving have created a taffy like substance in the runners and ports. Some scrubbing and brake cleaner did the trick on the heads, I will see about some long brushes on the manifold. Pcv was original and disintegrated on removal!No need to apologise here buddy, we're here to help. I didn't need to remove the swirl flaps, it's not necessary. I used plenty of brake cleaning fluid, I got 5 or 6 pressurised spray cans from ECP. The baked on crud and carbon deposits melt away with ease but keep plenty of newspapers to catch the messy drips though. While there replace the pcv regardless of current condition.
I think FCP are kind of equivalent to ECP, although I can see from YouTube video's FCP are far better equipt with Mercedes and AMG parts. I hear they also offer lifetime warranty on most parts and you should be able to get hold of the pcv valve from their website easily
Yessir, lifetime on parts at their purchase price. You just pay overages if there has been a price increase, shipping, etc. Between the e63 being due for its first brake change, fluids, this job, and an 06 325i, FCP has made a killing off of me this month. Easily the best European parts store you could find! I have considered it, but not too seriously. Maybe down the road. More worthwhile for me to grab a set of headers and a tune first.I think FCP are kind of equivalent to ECP, although I can see from YouTube video's FCP are far better equipt with Mercedes and AMG parts. I hear they also offer lifetime warranty on most parts and you should be able to get hold of the pcv valve from their website easily
Would you consider the European air box, it's apparently less restrictive?
, having installed a catch can, it definitely collects by product. Very smelly stuff. Unfortunately, i accidentally reset the trip computer when I cleaned the car, had started to keep a record of mileage and quantity of by product collected. 
I wouldnt have thought so but you never know. I used my own chassis number and that is what was handed over. It felt same as cylinder head gaskets, worth replacing when the intakes are removed.
Well it's time to change the PCV valve. Found out during a dyno run. It's drawing oil into the air intake manifold. While there I'll replace the injectors which is now overdue. Also new spark plugs, intake manifold gaskets and bolts and possibly upgrade to an aluminium throttle body mounting plate instead of the original Magnesium. No expense spared
