Exhaust valve question

[greco2000]

Hey guys, making some headway with this. Just a question, when the car is off, should the valve be open or closed? Mine is closed. I try to move it, but the valve wont budge. I even had a buddy rev the engine to 3000RPM and it still looks closed. Do you think its siezed? I have a 2002 e65. Im wondering if the gold tee thing will work.

[Mirage9940]

Search this link it may help a little :thumbup:

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=460297

[greco2000]

I spent some time today figuring this thing out. I have a question, is the exhaust valve supposed to move freely, because it's jammed shut. i could noyt open it at all. On top of that, I didnt even notice a vacuum in the tube. Even revving the engine, there was no vacuum at all. This might be siezed. Any ideas how to get it open?

[Keif]

Hopefully these will help you track down the problem. Attachments are from WDS.