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intake reseal

From 1996 BMW Z3 — documented by 2seater.

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1996 BMW Z3 - making gaskets for the bypass, intake elbow and blower to manifold. material is Fel Pro 'Pro-Ramic' 2499 with a perforated steel core 1996 BMW Z3 - Supercharger intake manifold and associated gaskets laid out on a blue checkered surface. 1996 BMW Z3 - ready re-assemble with Lucas Sticky Red synthetic grease in the needle bearings, and a little dab more on the ends of the shafts to fill 'e… 1996 BMW Z3 - back together and filling with synthetic supercharger oil, i used about 6oz 1996 BMW Z3 - the ends of the rotor lobes through the intake port 1996 BMW Z3 - intake elbow installed with a little Permatex Red 'Hylomar' anerobic sealant on my homemade gasket 1996 BMW Z3 - blower mounting flange is not flat, a little rub with a file shows the high and low areas 1996 BMW Z3 - some more rubbing with the file shows the lowest spot, could've been the problem? 1996 BMW Z3 - hopefully the blower flange and the bypass valve mounting surface are flat enough to seal now 1996 BMW Z3 - luckily i noticed that the screws holding the butterfly were loose before mounting the bypass 1996 BMW Z3 - on cue, i stripped a bypass mount screw, so i had to drill / tap the holes oversize. the holes in the bypass had to also be drilled oversiz… 1996 BMW Z3 - back together and ready to mount back on the engine 1996 BMW Z3 - ready for it