How To Replace The Valve Cover On A BMW N55 Engine (X5, 335i, & More) - DIY, Diagnosis, and Repair
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- ► If you are suffering from leaking or dirty oil, experiencing a burning oil smell, or can visibly see cracks in the valve cover, it may be time to replace the valve cover on your N55-powered BMW. The valve cover is an essential part of making sure your vehicle is performing at its best. This particular replacement from BMW comes with the gaskets, hardware, and the integrated oil separator you need to get the job done. Gareth Foley, our BMW catalog manager, is here to take you through the steps needed to ensure success.
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Great video. Just finished installing your replacement valve cover and gasket set on my N55 F25 X3. No more burnt oil smell in the cabin.
How long did it take you?
@@docholiday5682 Most of a Saturday. About 6 working hours. A lot of time was spent figuring out how to remove enough of the parcel shelf on an F25 X3 to clear the firewall end to access the 3 rear most valve cover bolts and to have clearance to lift off the valve cover. The job has a lot of steps but it isn't technically difficult. Also BMW electrical connectors can be like little puzzles that take some time and care to figure out how to remove each type. This adds some time if unfamiliar with them as I was. Again the video was very helpful for that also.
Great video. Small suggestion for people following along. 10:33 you don't need to remove those cable from the holders. It's easier to leave it on and just remove the bracket itself with the single T30 screw. You end up removing the bracket anyways in 11:34.
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The best tutorial! Couple things to note is I believe post July 2013, the n55 switched to using electronic wastegates so there's no vacuum lines you need to disconnect which makes the process way easier! However, they also decided to weld the right side of the fuel lines to the rail so you can't just disconnect the little pipes, but you have to take off the whole rail. You can do this by disconnecting the cable at the top towards the windshield, loosening the nut down towards the grille and then loosening the bolts near the manifold.
@@tularaktv7764 I did it myself using the steps. :)
Two plastic clips block the inner screws holing the fuel rail to the block on 2013+. Pull down slightly, and these will pop out to slide over.
Do you know if they need to pull out the fuel injectors? Because mine is broken now
GREAT video, but someone get that man some AC!!!!
Glad you like the video, Alan! AC in the shop would be nice!
At least a fan.
I was going to say at least a fan
@Korbin Kylo it did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thanks so much, you saved my account!
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Pretty safe bet you have A/C in the office where people are never in danger of breaking a sweat.
Very nice video, good to understand what kind of work it is. Self already done on my M54 and will also certainly be a task on my 535iX M55. Thanks for the good explanation, that helps a lot for doing it yourself.
Who needs a/c when you're cool enough to drop a N55 valve cover with "one take" precision.
Thanx for the tutorial.
😂
Aw crap, I just did my VC on my N54 a few weeks ago. Your videos are my bible :)
These are amazing videos and i am new to the BMW world. Just bought a 2016 535i x-drive. But for the love of God can someone get him a dry shirt and a towel. Poor man is leaking badly. And i am now subscribed. Best BMW information i have found so far
Just did this job last week and went ahead and did the OFHG as well as the intake gaskets. I appreciate how you maneuver in the space. I found that creating more room by removing the wipers and some of the cowl plastic so that I could get the valve cover in with no obstruction and be sure that the gasket stayed in place. Pick tool set is a must.
Garetth is awesome and so is fcp! His video gave me courage to do plugs and coils I’m hoping to do this and save some money too on my 2011 335, it’s smelling a lot time to do it has 65k miles
Awesome video, you guys do such a great job at explaining everything. Keep the videos coming.
Thanks, Ashley! We try our best to explain in a way that everyone can understand. More videos on the way!
Great video! I especially like the little quips you sprinkle in to keep things light!
Thank you for reassuring this is a job best left for professionals and not beginners. Lol
Great video. Luckily, I got the kit. Had the car in for the in take fuel pump recall (6 years late) and was told that the valve cover gasket was leaking. Knew that the PVC could fail at any time with the age (2011) and mileage, so did the full cover. Turns out the cover was perfect, but the hose to the intake tube was leaking. Changed both rather easily following the video steps. I used the glove finger tips, but had one drop into the valve area and had to fish it out. It makes sense to protect for dirt when removing the old cover, but there should be a better way.
Did this job last year i can't tell you how much appreciation you should for getting that valve cover in first try lol. I had to tie fishing line at four points all the way around the cover and the new gasket to seat it without rolling the gasket in my n54. Cut the line and pulled it out fine, but man it was a pain in the ass!
how tight am i supposed to tighten the bolts, i don’t have a torque wrench
Excellent videos! N55 owner here and a loyal customer. Keep up the good work.
Thank you Gareth! 🙌 About to do this on my M235i and videos always make these jobs easier.
You're welcome, venerated! Hope the job goes smoothly for you!
Such a useful DIY! I just finished changing my engine valve cover today too!
Nice work, Brian!
I also took off the middle center part back panel just behind the rear valve cover that holds the middle of the windshield cowl. Makes much easier to see and torque the rear bolts of the valve cover!
Fans are cheap, help a brotha out, lol... Thanks so much for the video. Very informative and this is definitely a must on the N55. The bad design of the weak PCV Valve being part of the valve cover is the main reason for changing the cover. It just needs and new design that the PCV valve can be replaced if it goes bad on the new cover later down the road. I haven't found that part with a replaceable PCV valve... I am in the process of replacing mine. Just want to make sure I upgrade rather than putting the same failing OEM part back on.
This video is awesome. It guided me through replacing the valve cover on a 2015 X5 3.5. In my case the PCV was squealing and it is permanently a part of the valve cover. BTW I bought the replacement from FCP Euro. Great company.
Best one of these I've seen! Appreciate the effort!
Really happy to hear that, ryn996! Glad you appreciate the effort!
Excellentttt and professional work with detailed in debt info of Dissembly and Assembly 100-`100 TY Sir
Possibly the reason you kept getting fuel leaking was the fuel tank being pressurized, I have had that happen on Mercedes all the time? I remove the gas cap to release the pressure, then put the cap back on which would help holding the fuel from leaking down. Great video!!
FCP Euro...thanks for the helpful video. I always got to CZcams before I start a project
U guys are great! This will help me in the future
I like how you talk your way through the challenges
Good ol self pep talk works wonders
Thanks, this helped me out tremendously on my 2011 535
@Luis Gutierrez about 4 hours or so. By myself just following videos.
Thank you Mr. Garrett for Sharing excellent video professionally done, greattttt knowledge and skillsets..You are the Best BMW service professional on CZcams...🏆🏆🏆🏅🏅🥇🥇🎖🎖✌✌👍👍👍👍
As always great informative video, but please start using covers for fenders when working on cars :D
*For anyone wondering:*
*The valve cover fastener torque spec. for the BMW N55 engine is 6.3lb/8.5NM.*
Pour les 26vis ? 8,5nm seulement ?
Up Schitt's Creek?
No worries, I have a house right on the Creek, lol. Great video.
Awesome tutorial 👍
Thanks. In the middle of a valve cover change on my 2011 535, and the 3 bolts by the firewall are a pain in the a$$ to get to!!!I didn’t remove the cowl, that’s my next step Will definitely get a good set of etorx sockets!!!
Sometimes its easier to take the few minutes to remove whats in the way than to struggle for longer haha
Just did it this weekend. Took me 4 hours total. I've only done one other on an E36, which was MUCH easier. Old gasket was brittle and stiff. Getting the valvecover loose from the head once all the bolts were backed out required some encouragement from some small pry bars and a dead blow hammer and blocks of wood. Factor that struggle into your job too.
Brother garage is either have a large cooling fan or a large cooling fan supplied with water misters inside of it which is pretty close to an air conditioning unit, we used to refer to those back in the 60s as a a swamp cooler
Great video, could you do a video on the N55 vacuum pump? Would be great to see one on an X5.
Fuck yeah!!!! FINALLY a video on changing the valve cover on the exact car of mine! BMW 535i F10 with the N55 engine!!!!
I just did the spark plugs yesterday and what a bitch that was but at least no more misfires and full power back to my F10 M Sport!
Great job dude.
Thanks Junior
Great video!! Is there a sequence to follow when torquing the valve cover bolts???
Its a daunting task, but i did it!!! Its very rewarding!!!
Video helped a lot. Thank you.
It would be great if you could make a video in setting the timing in the F10 535i N55 and/or replacing the timing chain.
Like that one take !!
Really helpful video, but I have to recommend against using glove fingertips to cover the fuel line holes. They can be knocked off or blown away really easily, and fishing them out of the head can be really challenging. It might require bendy straws and tasting motor oil (ask me how I know). I saw another guy lightly reattach the fuel lines after flipping them around towards the driver side of the engine, and this seems to me like a safer approach. Again, though, thank you for posting this video.
I did that a few days ago and you're right. To secure them from getting blown away I just ziptied them soft. Did work out great!
what is the torque value....awsome video...i am doing one right now and your video helped alot....got everything removed and now time to remove and replace gasket. would be nice to know the torque...i think you forgot to add to the video :)
Great maintance vedio! Greetings from a Watch restoring guy
Thanks for the video which helped me perform this repair successfully! I would not recommend the suggestion to cover the injectors and fuel rail feeds with glove finger tips. In my case, removing the old valve cover knocked half of them off, some even going down into the now open engine. It took me a while to find them all and boy was I stressed! One fell quite far down and I had to use a long thin hose and a shop vac to retrieve it! Dealership phone quoted me $2,800 to $4,200 to do the repair. No risk, no reward!
Thank you for the video.
Just attempted this today. Should have ordered new coils ahead of time.
3 of my coils left the rubber boot in the plug toobs, n in the process I lost the tiny rod that sits in the spring of the coil somewhere in my engine bay.
Gonna be a whole lotta fun fishing those rubber boots out. New coils are on order now… N car is sitting there… FML
You got this!
Great video! Basically makes me believe that it’s easier to continue to let the car burn oil than to do this job!
Lol burning oil and leaking oil are very different. Either way you end up with less oil over time haha. Both are bad for the environment, so I'm told. This job is actually very easy from start to valve cover removal, I got 30-35min invested. Rinse and repeat for the other half of the repair. And that job is closer to 1k in labor at the shop or dealer. Crazy🤣
I just got quoted $1118 at the dealer. Ouch.
@@robertaccorsini4663 u shoulda tried a specialized shop it’s like half
I thought it was going to be hard and put it off for a couple months. I finally set aside a whole day, but was done in under a couple hours. The hardest part is not breaking the tabs on the vent hose. I was betting I was going to fail and bought a new vent hose ($45) along with the gasket ($23). I did break two tabs.
It’s also easier for car to catch on fire with leaking gasket
Add a link for the cowl cross brace bolts as well, please.
What a awesome video, thank you. I replaced the pcv valve, a hack, cause of the wining noise but still wining with less noise. So I believe the tappet cover is leaking cause of smoke and noise. Hopefully not the main bearing. I will attempt this.
Hey Garett I just want you to know you are amazing ! I have learnt so much from you over the years it’s “unbelievable” my French teacher used to literally Yellll this when the class didn’t care 😂 get that man some water and a goddamned AC !!!!!!!
Brilliant mechanic. Explains exactly in detail how to go about replacing the cover.
I just ordered the Valve cover gasket and the other oval gasket he replaced. The back screw that is in the back by the firewall is........not fun. I got it all together and was happy......and then......it started leaking, so today I am doing it again. I think I probably knocked off part of the gasket putting in the valve cover or it just wasn't seated properly. I will say now it was quicker this time removing it!!!! When I put the gasket on the valve cover the first time it seemed that it was just a bit off and wanted to come off a bit easier than I would have liked. I decided to take the cover in my basement and cleaned it up a bit and then put a few dabs of gasket sealer in the valve cover groove where the gasket fits in to hold it in place better. I am hoping that it wont come off so easily this time so that I can get it back on with the gasket still in place. You can try and look at the gasket once you have it in place, but it really is hard to tell. I think by the feel of it and how the bolts feel when you are tightening them is probably the only real way to tell. Great video, so for me back to work finishing it up and will report on if the second time is a charm!!!! Don't want to do it a 3rd time!!
Great video. Thank you.
Thank YOU for watching!
so thats what happened to foleygac 😂 Good to see homie doing well!
Do you have to drain the oil first or just disconnecting the negative battery terminal for fuel lines pressure is good?
Hey thx for the video. There is a piece sticking out from underneath the valve cover that could fall off during removal or reinstallation, can you help me understand what does that piece do? Unfortunately on my valve cover the base for that piece also fell off so I can't simply put it back on without gluing. I didn't install it when I put the cover back on, been about 150 miles and fine so far
Thank you very helpful
Is there any valntronic motor calibration on the n55, I'm new to n55, I've had 6 e90s but just realized there wasnt a motor on the left side of valve cover
Awesome video! Someone get that man some air conditioning!
I think G would agree with that statement ^.^ It was a hot day in the shop to say the least!
Nicholas Marangos he might faint
What is the name of the music you used at the fast pace starting at 24:05?
Do you know how much should be engine hex bolt pressure when you assembly f10 n55 engine? (same as in this video)
Did this job on a 2013 E70 X5 with the N55. There is not a vacuum plug on the side of the valve cover. Two vacuum lines connect to the valve cover on the E70 N55 X5's for reference.
Hey did you figure that out?
I love my F10 535i probably the best looking 5 series ever made
Agreed, great car.
Awesome video. Question, my 2015 x1 is needing this fix, on your site it sells the gasket kit separate than the cover. Can I just use the old cover or do I have to get a new one?
Just use a zip tie around the connector for the vent hose on the charge pipe
is there a specific sequence to tightening the valve cover bolts or simply tighten to torque spec?
Excellent video! The gasket on my N55 (55k miles) is starting to weap and I've REALLY wanted to tackle this job myself when I change out the spark plugs.
DIY TIP: Disconnect battery the night before and the fuel system will be relatively depressurized.
Q: I've watched a couple of videos on this job and have wondered why nobody pops off that 4-prong breather hose at the other end rather than trying to shimmy it off the valve cover?
Hi John, glad you liked the DIY! The reason we shimmy it off the valve cover is because its less likely to break removing it from the valve cover vs removing it from the charge pipe.
And it obviously has to come off anyway and fit to the replacement valve cover. No point risking breaking it twice when once is risky enough. Mine cracked on one tab but didn't break off.
Any info on the parts used for the cold air intake?
Everything is well covered except the hidden bolt that secures the wiring harness. I liked to never have found it. After I do the valve cover I have to do the oil filter adapter. I am also changing the spark plugs while I am in it. Thanks for making the video.
Thank you for the heads up Edward, best of luck on those repairs!
What does the part call that can brake very easily on the intake pipe with the 4 clips?
Should’ve included a link to the trailing arm bolts. Trailing Arm doesn’t come up on a search of your website.
Hi, just want to know what is the black foam on under the short plastic intake pipe(between engine head cover)called? Parts number
Thanks for the video. How do you remove vacuum connection pipe at 9:18? Is there something to push/pry on? I'm stuck there for 2 hours.Thanks for the help!
Hi Chen, they can be a bit stubborn. Try using a pair of hose grip plyers, twist and pull on the hose and it should break free.
Great video! Was anyone able to figure out the part number for the trailing link bolts at the 25:00 minute mark that are supposed to be replaced? I've got a 2011 BMW X3 and cannot locate the "trailing link" bolts to purchase.
Close the garage doors most service Bays for upgraded service centers have an air-conditioned work area
I broke 2 valve cover screws one from the center middle and 1 from the outside top do you think it will leak?
I changed mine out and broke the small piece that clips in inside the valve cover it self. It’s the small piece in the video at 19:33. Do you have any idea what that peice is called
What are the bolt sizes? For e92 n55 I’ve looked everywhere and can’t find the sizes thanks
I had this plastic tower looking thing break off of the valve cover. It’s to the top of from where the valve cover sits over the valvevortronic motor sits. I’m guessing it’s a pcv oil baffle but I don’t know.
If it wasn't for this instructional video i would've missed buying the veltronic seal gasket and its 2 screws! Its about $13 total kit.
Fcp sells the kit that literally comes with everything
should you always disconnect the battery when doing repairs in the engine bay?
Is there a specific pattern for tightening and torquing the bolts on the valve cover ?
I kinda messed up, while replacing my vc with a new one and a new gasket also. When i finished the first round of “snugging” the bolts i realized there was a corner of shop towel trapped. I had to loosen all screws just enough to get it out and start the process again. Do i need to replace the gasket again or should i be just fine??
Is there a certain pattern the bolts need to be tightened in.
Great video, thanks for taking the time to upload it for us to learn from. I didn't catch it, but do you need to replace the engine oil when doing this job?
Thank you for watching! And not mandatory to do!
Great video, but man this makes me question my purchase of one of these things. JFC what a nightmare for just a valve cover gasket...
I Just replace my valve cover gasket on my N55 I follow all the instructions to the T and now a have a check engine light on and a code P112F any thoughts?
Up shits creek for real im missing that hose you mentioned and have been since I've purchased the car 2yrs ago just noticed it when I went to do this job help plz
Thank you, replaced my valve cover gasket on my 640i following this video, when removing valve cover the plastic piece that clips inside valve cover disconnected from valve cover, reinstalled valve cover without putting that plastic piece back on inside valve cover ! (Forgot about it)
How important is that for functioning of the car ???
Thanks
Hi plz i have this code in my bmw x5 e70 n55 engine 28a0 i have changed almost everything and it still the same fault can you help me with this problem plz i am from lebanon and there is no leak on the smoke mashine kol the fault is (28a0:air mass system, plausibility:calculated air masses in the air intake system not plausible) i have been working on it for 3 weeks
Wow tanks for the tips
Any time!
The first vacuum line you took off of the air intake line. Do you know what that is called?
Y'all should make a "required tool list" for these vids! Would be really helpful to know what you need to get, toolwise
This a great note and something we have adapted moving forward in our recent productions!
Excellent diy. I have bought an Elring brand valve cover kit with screws and essentric shaft gasket watched this video and others who have similar videos. I intend to change mine on my N55 x5 ,2011 The independent garage quoted $ xxxx,… thank thank you FCP keep up good DIY .
Is there a video to do this on an f80???
Excellent Video! At 10:04 can you tell me what type of pliers you are using? Look like snap-ring long nose pliers. Thanks!!
what is this air intake ? Good job btw thanks
Can you help me find the part that you removed @2:32?? It's a vacuum line hose connection clip that connects to the charge pipe. I can't find it to save my life! Any help would be appreciated.