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Registrace 26. 07. 2011
Follow along with the misadventures of my $2,200 N54 swapped BMW e91
My Intercooler was FULL of Oil
Front suspension, unhinged rants and just how much oil an intercooler can hold!
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I dropped $10,000 in parts on my E91 335 build!
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In this video I unbox parts that have arrived for the car, and service the transmission and transfer case. This is my 2009 E91 N54 swapped wagon. I blew up the turbos in February, and while the car was down decided to service pretty much everything I could. I drain the transmission fluid and changed out the solenoids. I also tackle the annoying transferase mount / bushing replacement.
N54 Turbo Failure - White Smoke
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I blew the rear turbo on my n54 swapped e91 wagon. The coupler on the turbo outlets had failed a few months ago, and the replacement coupler I installed slipped off when I launched the car. I believe this caused the rear turbo to overspill destroying the oil seal and the turbo.
How not to mount a BMW M SPORT diffuser on a stock bumper
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Incase you've ever wondered if a M-Sport diffuser can fit to a non-sport bumper... it doesn't. However it didn't stop me from trying.
BMW E90 Paddleshifter Retrofit
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In this video I retrofit a heated sport steering wheel with paddles to my 2009 N54 powered E91 BMW wagon.
N54 A/C compressor failure.
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My N54 started making a knocking sound. I was worried it was rod bearings but, turns out it was just a blown a/c compressor.
N52 to N54 swapped BMW E91
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Instagram @rackintosh If you're doing this swap use as many components from the donor car as possible. If you're able to program and code yourself you may be able to get away with just the engine, front/rear differentials and the ECU. You will need the fuel line and transmission shifter from a 335 as well. Parts swapped over from the donor car - Engine & Transmission - Front suspension, subfram...
My N54 swap is almost done!
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Just a quick update on the progress of the N54 swap. I’ve rebuild the turbos using the Mamba Billet 9-6 TD03-10T CHRA Cartridges. Installed the VSRF inlet relocation kit & VSRF aluminum outlets. Installed ECS TUNING braided stainless brake lines. Swapped out the front and rear subframes. Replaced all the key gaskets (oil pan, valve cover & oil filter housing). And a wagon load of other things. ...
I'm swapping the engine in my e91
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I killed the engine in my e91 328, and I'm swapping it out for something just a bit more powerful. IG @rackintosh Music by Joakim Karud czcams.com/users/joakimkarud
BMW 328 transmission Fluid @ 300,000 km
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I finally get around to flushing and changing the transmission fluid on my e91 328 with the GM 6-speed automatic transmission. Changing the fluid and filter along with resetting the adaptations has made a huge difference and I'd highly recommend it. I added Seafoam "hydra trans tune" and drove the car for over 30 miles to give the transmission a flush prior to draining the fluid and changing th...
BMW N52 Three Stage Intake Manifold Upgrade
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I installed the three stage intake manifold from the BMW 330 on my BMW 328. That coupled with a tune from Eurocharged and my performance headers is supposedly good for 270 HP at the crank. While I'm not sure if this 10 year old car with 300,000 km is pushing that much power I can definitely say the car feels more alive then before and the upgrade was worth every penny. In total I spent about $1...
BMW E90 328 to 335 exhaust conversion
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This is how I installed the 335 exhaust on my N52 328i e91 wagon. I used the following Parts N52 performance headers 335 Complete cat-back exhaust 335 Rear Bumper Carrier 335 Trunk storage tray 335 underbody heat shielding 335 evap canister bracket 335 rear underbody shields All associated mounting hardware For EVAP Canister Relocation 5/8 ID 7/8 OD heater hose from Home Depot 10’ is enough To ...
BMW e90 rear brakes and dying wheel bearings.
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BMW e90 rear brakes and dying wheel bearings.
BMW N52 grounding strap & VANOS Solenoids
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BMW N52 grounding strap & VANOS Solenoids
2009 328i N52 VANOS Issues & Troubleshooting
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2009 328i N52 VANOS Issues & Troubleshooting
Rough running N52, Valve Cover Gasket, Spark Pugs & Oil Change
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Rough running N52, Valve Cover Gasket, Spark Pugs & Oil Change
I bought a BMW E91 for $2,200 (300,000 KM!)
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I bought a BMW E91 for $2,200 (300,000 KM!)
Did you eventually get everything sorted ?
@@bilalahmed2123 there’s always something to fix haha but the car is pretty well sorted. Been driving it as an N54 swap for 5 years and it’s been a blast!
@@rackintosh Did a bad strap cause drivability issues ? How many straps, do these have ?
Question - after i retrofit them paddle shifters, can i perhaps get any of the modern paddles and change them? Will it work? Talking about them magnetic ones, or any just prettier looking ones? Thanks
@@tonikaramanliev884 there are conversion kits for the steptronic paddles so you can run different styles. Do some research around “steptronic” you should find some options. They aren’t the cheapest but they do exist.
@@rackintosh thanks bruda
I have a question? Do you have to do the same wiring for the both of the paddle connectors? or just the right connecter of the paddle connector
@@Furtive_ the paddles are effectively joined together. With the default wiring they do the same thing. I just flipped the wiring on one paddle so it would pull to downshift and the other would pull to up shift like most modern paddle setups.
So you moved the evap canister to the left side of the car instead of the right correct?
BMW E91 320D M47. Tried jump starting the car in -26C. Since then ECU has been dead with no communication when scanning for codes. Cant find any bad relays or fuses. Help me, its been over 6 months now since it last started. Fuel pump is constantly going when ignition is turned on as well. Ecu box looks pristine on the inside.
Sometimes when you jump the car (especially if you jump off the battery and not the posts in the engine bay) you can fry the CAS or FRM modules. Try scanning the car and see which modules aren’t responding. You’ll probably have to pull them and take them to someone to get them repaired / cloned. Hope this helps!
@@rackintosh Hey, all modules but DDE works. I'm thinking a wire, ground or hidden fuse anything must have gotten fried when jump boosting a dead battery at -23 C. Very cold and agressive failed cold start.
Tryna buu another bmw tmrw guu says ecu no communicating what should i do. Been a while.😅 2006 bmw 330 sedan .4 d
Could be any number of issues including a dead ECU. Find someone who’s good at diagnosing electrical. Or don’t buy it.
The valve cover gasket is a bastard. Cracked the valve cover first time I did that job… tried closing it up and sealing with high temp epoxy stuff. Didn’t work. Had to order a new cover for $500 and do it again. It sucked but no leaks from there anymore! X3 has had issues starting lately. Battery isn’t the issue, alternator testing good (although it wasn’t charging a few days ago), starter working fine (for now). Had to get it towed home after which it started to work. Watching this, and other videos, I suspect the ground strap is going bad and just got shaken back into place during the tow. Would explain the battery not charging too! Gonna get under there today and see…
Ground strap is super common especially if you’re in an area with road salt during the winter. I’ve been stranded a couple of times, and it’s a pretty usual culprit when the car goes from fine to dead all of a sudden.
Yep, lots of snow driving. Also I have a minor coolant leak that is definitely right above that wire lol. So that doesn’t help!
You can try soaking the parts in acetone or lots of brake clean to clean the oil and residue
Hey what happened, did life get in the way? Where the uploads at? Is the e91 still working good with the new turbos? I need new turbos myself
life definitely got in the way. The car is back up and running on new turbos and doing well! I’ll try and upload something soon just have got finish editing footage.
How did the turbos sound before? Was there wastegate rattle?
How does the wiring portion work?
N52-N54 is plug and play as the DME goes as it’s in the same place. N55 you’ll need to extend the wiring harness as the DME sits on top of the engine. I pulled the DME, FRM & CAS modules as well as the keys from the donor car. Might be possible to mix and match but you’ll need to do a lot of programming.
How would I go about programming that and what about the rear end i have a 335i sedan and want to swap my engine inside a 328i
I have the exact problem, just like your car , solved 🎉🎉. Easy fix all you need is a litre fuel and a lighter. Open the hood pour the fuel on top of the engine step half a meter away and light it up . Now move away quick and watch your problems burn away that easy . Get a Japanese car trust me you will not be watching CZcams how to fix this and that .
Thanks for showing us bmw enthusiasts what NOT to do!
Do u have to upgrade the ecu ?
I just changed out the ECU FRM & CAS modules along with the key from the Donor car.
I had a 2008 335xi with a winter package 🥲 I miss it.
Hey did you swap out the fuse box or the wiring ? I just did this swap and dme plugged right up but I have some plugs front the e91 that don’t match up the n54 harness
Just the wiring. The donor and the chassis are from the same year which simplifies things.
Hlo
Same issues . I did PCV HOFP CATCH CAN INJECTORS SENOSORS Everything !! It’s the TURBSKI’s . The smell is an odd Pre fire smell . Exhaust but not really
Turbos
I have to replace both of mine, you’re lucky it just fell out or you would have been going crazy!
Awesome skills and know how❤
the final firment and the finish made my night,😂😂😂 I admire the effort but wasn't it better to cut the defuser and not the bumper ?
I finally bought a proper Euro bumper. So I was saving the diffuser to fit that. Had I planned ahead I would’ve never cut the bottom out to begin with. But there was a question I wanted to answer and the answer is definitely DON’T cut up your stock bumper haha
Is the moral of issue. Is it the ECU adaptor?
It was a misplaced ground strap.
There are 3 wires coming from each paddle shifter..your explanation shows only 1 wire going to pins 4&6 from each side and the earths being connected together..this must be incorrect..there are 2 wires from each side that need to go somewhere not just one
Three wires. Upshift, downshift and ground. Ground goes to the steering wheel ground (if I recall correctly) 1 is upshift, the other downshift. LCI paddles might be different but for the steptronic paddles this works. You can play with switching wires 1 & 3 until you get the desired function for the paddles.
May i know the 2 existing cable on the clockspring harness under wheel [pin2&4] - where does that lead and whats the purpose of it? Is it safe to disconnect that?
What you used to glue it, or what?
I just mounted it with the screws on the bottom. It never worked too well and I just ended up buying an M-sport bumper from Europe
@@rackintosh 😂
It ain't stupid if it works......
Ain’t that the truth
So is it possible to do this with a 330i sedan with an N52 from2006 swapping in N54 from 335i? Of course swapping the trans,diff,axles whole 9 Ik sell the car n trade. Just pretend that’s not an option.
I know this is an old video, however, I just used this guidance to retrofit mine. And from all the videos and tutorials online, this was by far the most acurate and easy one to undersand. Well explained and the schematics at the end is pure gold. Thank you very much for that ! Cheers
Glad it helped!! Took me a while to figure it out!
Does it pass emissions?
Yo have a question for u I have 328i e90 I want to swap it to a n54 what do I need
Sell it and buy a 335 e90. Or buy a totalled e90 335 and swap over everything.
Swap cost more than a 335 man you might be thinking cheap currently and thinking that’s a cheap route but it’s far from it
hey, i'm currently thinking about buying a bmw e92 320i for only 6000 dollars because it has no engin and then swapping a n54 in it. i was just wondering if it will be easy to swap it or will it be very hard. do i need to rewire everything or is there some kind of adapter and do i need to change the transmisjon or can i keep the stock 320i one. you are probably thinking why is he going to buy a 320i and swap a n54 in it when he can just buy a 335i for cheap. well you see in norway where i live a 335i cost around 35k to 40k dollars so that's why i want to swap the 320i because i can buy it for only 6000 dollars and it has everything just not the engin
I don’t know about swapping the 320 to 335. You should be okay, but the transmission likely won’t bolt right up. You can use real OEM to cross reference the part numbers. One buy did a 118d to 135i swap in Europe you can probably find the forum postings out there. He went into detail about the electronics. I think your biggest hurdle will be the transmission.
6 mil allenkey
Dude you dont use a pick to release the airbag
we need a part 2 installing and then running
Working on it!!!
bro stop editing like a fish, so annoying with the cuts
My multifunction bottons have plug when i can connect the shifters connector. Do i need to adjust any wiring there or will it work with just the clockspring pin 2 & 4 to gearbox?
I believe you can plug these into the multifunction buttons if they have the plug. I’m not 100% certain. You can always try and and see if it works.
300 000km, did you ever change rear control arms? I'll go with transmission until it dies, without changing fluid. Even on yours, it looked kind of ok, considering it has 300 000km.
I haven’t changed my rear control arms, though my rear subframe is out of my donor car and has 250 km on it now. Might need to do something about that soon lol. I swapped out the entire drivetrain out, so the transmission fluid change was kind of a waste, but I did it anyways.
@@rackintosh Let me see what we have changed similar. Mine is 2008, 140,000. Of course, top cover gasket replaced, oil filter housing, oil pan replaced, drive shaft (wow, when I replaced this, my car started driving like new), differential changed (probably because of the bad drive shaft), some ignition coils and plugs, esscentric sensor, or however is called, front control arms, starter, steering pump (most of these big ones were replaced under extended warranty), front lights, front struts, rear struts, those hood shocks, radio and that's about it. Transmission looks ok and engine drives good so far. Did you replace water pump and thermostat?
@@rackintosh Let me see what we have changed similar. Mine is 2008, 140,000. Of course, top cover gasket replaced, oil filter housing, oil pan replaced, drive shaft (wow, when I replaced this, my car started driving like new), differential changed (probably because of the bad drive shaft), some ignition coils and plugs, esscentric sensor, or however is called, front control arms, starter, steering pump (most of these big ones were replaced under extended warranty), front lights, front struts, rear struts, those hood shocks, radio and that's about it. Transmission looks ok and engine drives good so far. Did you replace water pump and thermostat?
what camera do you use?
Recorded everything on my iPhone.
Same on e60?
No idea! Probably! I had to test wire it up to make sure everything is working. You can reconnect power (with the airbag disconnected) but you’ll have to reset the airbag light after.
N54 lifestyle …. No regrets
She’s got new turbos now and even more power. Video will come soon. Even with all the pain she still puts a shit eating grin on my face every time rip into her!
@@rackintosh Can’t wait for the next video ! , what turbos did you go with this time
Went with turbos from Turbo lab of America. Will have a link in the next video. They are absolutely fantastic.
That’s right . Once deep always balls deep ! N54 Life !
Maybe some, why must it take so much work doing anything on these cars,
Oh dear…poor Richard 😬😳😓
How much boost can these billets handle?
My tune is set for about 16 PSI give or take a bit. I wouldn't run too much more on just upgraded cores.
Can u just use n54block with n52 head
Thanks so much! I'm in the process if doing a conversion on my E92 325i to 335i exhaust and was really struggling with visualizing what needs doing with the evap canister relocation. This video helped a bunch. I'm yet to start the conversion, but I'll definitely be referring back to this vid for guidance
Happy to see other “eurofans” take on similar interests in “go-fast” parts! I got my 2011 328xi S in 2018. Didn’t know anything about it. But, I picked it up here in Cali which was just traded in that same day. I guess what really caught my eye was the color. Space Grey and its an xdrive. Hands down, it’s an amazing machine 👍🏽. With every mod I’ve done, ie; regulating the all wheel drive system from all wheel to rear wheel using the xdelete tune is so much fun. The way I have the suspension set up is perfect. Fully adjustable, with a combination of m3 arms go hand in hand with a set of old school, light weight BMW BBS Wheels, wrapped in the perfect 215/55/zrf16s. That’s as far as I’m going with details ✌🏽
Great car dude
Let me guess! It was the oil level sensor? That’s what mine was! Causes ALOT of problems!
Lol, no but I did manage to kill that at some point!
The twins eh 😂
You should’ve kept it stock bro this was a mistake
Hence why this video is a “how NOT to” not a how to! Doesn’t matter! She’s getting a new rear bumper in the next could of weeks! 😎
Does the heated steering wheels work on the new wheel?
Yes! I made sure to buy a heated steering wheel. If you have the non-sport heated wheel it will work.