This has helped me greatly! I got a e46 touring from a friend of mine and I know it has not of issues. I wanted to replace every that I can in the engine to make it a very solid daily. I've watch countless videos and nobody has broken down. is there anyway that you have a parts list that is not only oem but also some performance parts as well? In my city, nobody has a e46 touring so I want to make mine the one to really stand out

Managed to buy an E39 528 with a M52 engine very cheap back in 2005. It was only 7 yrs old at the time. Every cold start up caused masses of blue smoke that was embarrassing. I took the head off thinking that the valve oil seals was worn and to check the cylinders for wear. None of these was the culprit. I found out after massive googling of possible causes that it was the return pipe from the oil separator had blocked severely - 11:20. After removing and clearing the blockage, and replacing the pipes and valve, never happened again. I still own this car today and is the only car I have.

This is the best youtube automotive content I have ever seen So clear and pleasant to watch! No obnoxious shitty music, I love it

I use these during work to calm down my brain. its very meditative. :-)

Awesome job mate, love your videos

Dude I want to buy an e46/e39 with m47/m57 engine. Could you please buy a neglected one and restore it and show us common issues with those cars?

Fixing BMW's mess is fun though, surprised most of it was still usuable after all those years. Still a great engine when all the plastic crap is removed connected to it. Don't forget to plug those spark plug holes when working under the valve cam cover !

You are the best i love you man ' from me like's for all your clips

This is the kind mechanic I would trust to work on my BMW.

What is the word vanos that you use frequently? 37:06

Now here's man who definitely earned his blueberry muffin.

Definitely top-notch, educational yet entertaining videos! Thank you for that! Question on the VANOS: did you get a kit or assemble all the parts yourself? Beisan only provides the seals, but not the bearings, which I intend to replace, too. Please let me know, thanks!

Top shit videos. Which spark plugs do you recommend. Cant identify them from the clip.

It is so satisfying to see this car tidied up, especially when that engine gunk comes out. Nice one.

thank you for making this channel it is a great pleasure to watch your genius at work dear Sreten

Love this guy, man crush !

Reacnt my i

Nice build, love the channel . Can tell this was sponsored by LM, I counted 3 oil changes?

Loved it. Informative. Fun. Great video! Thank you.

I'm considering the vanos seals replacement too...

7:05 “Now, we should remove the dipshit, the dipstick i mean”, that cracks me up

Imagine having you in my country , believe me you gonna be (The god of BMW ) and no more Kia/ hyundai as we have you .... What a professional and confident realy enjoying watching you .. peace from IRAQ

How can anyone dislike these videos?? It has a old Top Gear vibe, the best!

Do you ever consider, when you have small bolts that you are scared of stripping and you just tighten lightly, is it worth putting a little locktite, as it is not torqued?

Awesome video...great detailed presentation for Petrol head like me!!!! Thanks for sharing

Wowwwww

great video thank you.a master technician at work.

Your dad has some nice cars ... was that a Mercedes CLK black series ... nice 👍🏾

My 323i used to be perfect, but my 325i sport used to use more oil than fuel. Think the rings needed replacing on that. Awesome channel. Really enjoying it 👌👍🏻😁

Very, very satisfying listening to the torque wrench clicks on the edited shortened video🤗👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Fabulous channel, great work and an excellent presentation.

Sometimes its good.to replace Cntrl arm bushing only so you could keep original BMW aluminiom mounts with logo :)

I think NASA may use your talent one day :) Greetings from Poland

I have no E46 but watched the full video. Very informative and satisfying to watch. Much respect for this man!

Which torque wrenches are you using ?

The Alphaest channel in MNmore

you the man.

You sir know how to wrench. You also know how to make a video entertaining with zero acting and fluff. You deserve 1 million subscribers and the money that comes with it. Thanks for all that you do. BIG UPS! from the USA

Fantastic videos !!!!!!!! Well done mate and Thanks ,,,,Robert.

Loving the videos, shame you are in Germany I would bring my BMW to you every time!

You have created a favourite channel for me, sir! It's so satisfying to watch you do maintenance on these cars. Where did you learn all these? You said you have a degree in something else than automotive mechanics.

Dealer mechanic era I did this work to death! The control arm bush is not silicon and must use soapy water.

One of the best how to help videos. Well done!!!! Excellent. Now I'll have to buy one of your bloody T shirts!

Hey Man .. Your vakuum thingi for Power steering Fluid have you a link for it ? :D

Hey man thanks for the passion and the knowledge you are sharing. This is a ton of work, especially the invisible video editing one. Keep going! I’ll come and visit you one day. Question: which Vanos kit do you recommend? Thanks!

The fact this hour long video has 373k likes and he only has 195k subscribers is not fair. Probably the quickest hour long video I have watched. One question, what was the purpose of the heater controls before filling/bleeding the cooling system? I know that turns the water pump on for e90's for the bleeding process but what does it do for the e46? Love the channel!

Nice thorough job. I wish you’d do the same with my 525i

This guy: Going to town on his engine, knowing what needs to go and just quickly removing parts and chucking them aside Me: extremely worried that I'll mess something up while changing a headlight bulb

Can anyone tell me why some of these cars have ATF(red) and some have CHF(green) power steering fluid? My 520i, M54 engine, says CHF only on the cap, and I've tried looking into it but havent found any solid answers. What does CHF and ATF stand for? Central Hydraulic Fluid? Automatic Transmission Fluid?

Tienes varias matrículas españolas jajaja

Who's paying for the work, I mean you've done 3 oil changes on this service already!!!!

Can you please work on a 190E?

Just watching this again. After I saw it first time, he gave me incentive to buy another E46. So, I did. I have an Imola Red 2004 325Ti M Sport compact. Thanks for the incentive.

am I right to be bothered that it had a full BMW service history up to 2017 but the oil and filters clearly hadn't been changed?

Get an e39 525/530i please

Great videos! Nice work.

I like that the body tag shows the color literally as "graygreen metallic". Rather than force a dumb name for the color, the Germans just call it what it is.

This channel if awesome! Keep up the great work!

where did you buy the vanos kit?

Odlicno kao i uvijek. Svaka cast. Toliku cistocu nisam vidio ni u apoteci, koliko ti ocisti ovo auto haha

Kaaaaaming ap! ❤️

Opinions on opting to use break fluid to flush the engine?

I just recently found this channel. Really good. I have a e60 520 diesel (shut up gretta) for almost 11 years now. I also have a.... Ahem.... Mercedes...

Another excellent video. This is rapidly becoming a classic! Lots of good tips for when I will have to do some of these items (I.e. those that I have not already done of have not already broken) on my 2001 325i manual touring

Great satisfaction from watching M539 Restorations do it properly. Thank you for the channel.

Flawless work ,humor and amazing video editing

The estimation: - car price - 1100e; - car parts - 3000e; - man-hours - more than 40 or at least 4000e. More than 8000e for 20 years old car... not bad! :O

Hilarious but you know your shit !

Great work, great channel 👍

Your videos are fantastic!!!!!!

Brilliant !

You need a bigger workshop .

VD running on xp running on virtual machine. You are a software guy no doubt.

I can confirm that such an oil flush can be useful. A few years ago my Mk3 Golf would flash the oil light if you let off the gas and it would drop below 3000 rpm. If you slowly decelerated it wouldn't flash. Oil level was fine too. Did an oil change with a bottle of engine flush and it NEVER happened afterwards.

So that’s what’s under the front part of a car? Who knew?

hello sir, this is really informative and fun to watch, i learned so much from u but what i dont know is my e92 its a simple 320D was wondering if ur planning on getting one and bringing it back to life. And here is something you gonna love its 2008 and it has no sunroof.

How often do you recommend to change the engine chains...there are different rummors....100K up to 200k...?

If all service technicians repair/maintain our cars like you, in every service garage, official or not, our cars should be with us forever, for good. Unluckily, they don't so....all the cars have problems, usually more and worse problems after visiting the service station. Good luck!

Aaaahhhh, what about quick cooling system bleed tutorial? :)

The sound of a Dremel whining under load, desperation and and hope at the same time.

are you satisfied with BGS worktool set?

I think this could very well suit me if it had an automatic gearbox and with the rear seats removed or folded down flat and some conversion work done in the rear, this kind of car could very well become my project 21, as I need a fairly large booted car so I can sleep comfortably when I am allowed to break free of house arrest and join the rest of the world in travel freedom ?? Cheers Mate.

I used diesel to flush my engines. Works great 😜😜

Thats why is so good a bmw. Filters and much pieces from 2007 and it.s working good ❤

Hi, can you please make a list of part numbers of all parts you have used. i have the same engine and needs the same tour

Is there a bolt missing on the gearbox? Visible at 47:04. Sorry if its already mentioned.

haha "dipshit. Dipstick i mean"

You make it look all so simple, just awesome. Big Up!

Man, that oil tray was fucking naasty.

“Now to remove the dipshit...” 😂😂

Holy crap dude, that wasn't sludge anymore. That was coal. I love the channel. Hope to see you get up to 9 milion subscribers and keep on being the same funny smart and down to earth guy you are now! My first video of yours was the 8 series from Spain. Loved it! Best regards, from Bucharest, Cristian

BMW. Broken plastic, cracked plastic, perished rubber, broken plastic, .... I think there is a pattern here.

I loved in part one where you said, slap me silly and call me Willy 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

This is my favourite channel! I’m binge watching 😀🤪😀🤪

Stupid question: did you remove the SAP system or is it just not even standard on Euro versions? Thanks!

Where did you source a replacement pulley for the AC tensioner. I have found serpentine tensioner and idler pulleys, but the ac one seems to only come with a complete tensioner. Would be awesome if you could share a source!

How is it that you speak Spanish...?

Why would you replace the oil before replacing the oil pan gasket? I know the oil is free, but ...

6:20 can cracks as small as that cause issues? My Mazdas intake hose has similar sized cracks and its running pretty poorly when warm :x

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Great tutorial as usuall. Have you had good experience with the Meyle expansion tanks, being told to stay away from? Thanks