@Redm140 they also talk about a small turbo and large turbo. This is false, both turbos are the same size and run parallel, each turbo taking care of 3 cylinders. Not sure they know what they are talking about.
This wastegate rattle issue happens on all early n54s it was a recall in the US but UK never got it. Two options. Upgrade the turbos to bigger (fixed ones with thicker wastegate actuator rods) or buy a JB4 tuning box which fixes it temporarily. It has wastegate adjustment built in to stop the rattle and overboost issue. You can also adjust the actuator by spinning the bolt up tighter. Again this is only a temporary fix though. Had the exact same thing happen to mine before. Also if you are doing a lot of work maybe look at changing the high pressure fuel pump (another recall) which will fail eventually.
Ricky, the turbos are identical sizes on the N54. Each turbo feeds each bank of three in unison. The sequential turbo set up was found on the 335d/535d engine. Waste gate failure is with stock turbos is one the most common issues with the N54, you will need to replace the turbos sooner rather than later. Do another tie up with Peter in Belgium for some Pure turbo upgrades replacements 🙂 (long time N54 owner 654 hp)
What did you do to get it to that power without doing a single turbo set up? I have a E92 335i and currently replacing all the plastic bits and hopefully next year change the turbos.
Great engine after you change the turbos, injectors, HPFP , LPFP, valve cover , vanos solenoids, sump gasket, oil filter housing gasket, charge pipe,water pump , sump gasket again after the belt gets sucked through the front main seal , water pump again , coolant tank
That's some premium service you're getting there. Same day recovery and fix, even if it's temporary, that's still great. Having them connections is always good!
The car was actually already on its way to us ironically. The overheating just delayed the actual diagnostic and other filming. Didn’t go to plan whatsoever, but we always try to help out 💙
@@BDPerformanceWrexham everyone makes mistakes sometimes. You still clearly know what your doing and talking about! I’d never heard of you guys before you came on LLF channel, from Manchester and would defo bring my Gti to you guys to work some magic on!
@@Danny_Transition_Patrol thank you 🙏 Really appreciate the people who’ve taken the time to comment. It was a long day and I certainly made a few clangers in my description along the way - I knew what I meant in my own head 🤦♂️ Certainly totally appreciate the advice and kind interjections from the viewers, plus the corrections. Really really do appreciate the support from Ricky and all the Subscribers 💙
@@Nowthennow you know when you watch something back and think 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ But it shows we are all human and sometimes don’t engage your brain when talking. Hopefully you guys don’t hold it against me. Thanks for the comments, Darren 🙏
They might be knowledgable but clearly not on this platform 🤣 Ricky take your car to a bmw specialist they will have resolved these issues a thousand times.
Ahh the classic thermostat and water pump. In 3 years of owning an N54 135i I had to get them replaced twice. Then had leaking vaccum lines and a cracked radiator 💀💀 Would still buy another N54 car though, there's something about that engine 👌🏽
A lovely looking car really hope you get it sorted. The only reason I sold on my W204 C63 was because it started to run rough and nobody could get to the bottom of why.....
I replaced that plastic boost tank resiviour with a billet made metal one on mine and the boost issue light went away , even diesels get those codes , N54s love suffering from waste gate rattle
If you wanna know anything N54 related or fancy taking one that is properly sorted out for a drive let me know, I’ve been involved with it all for 10 years now so could give u some sound advice on what to do n what issues u will get!
Water pump HPFP Injectors Charge pipe A few of the known issues. Get MHD and bigger turbos that will cure the wastegate rattle too. I have gone fully forged and bigger turbos.
I had the samilar issue, I put a brand new waterbomb, for the power loss/hesitate I change a loooot of things before we fix it, 1st catalyst, cleaning zelenoids, cleaning MAF sensor, change plugs, and finally we get the error message that point direct to the 3rd cilinder...so I change injector.
Had the same issue on my 335i, it was horrible, sometime you have power, sometimes not. Went the same way, cheapest solution first until we knew it was the wastegates.. Loved the car but I had to sell it.
As much as i love the N54 platform it's the common issue's that puts me off not gonna lie bloody sound's awesome and rapid for a simple stage 1 map! It's one of the reasons why I sold my E93 had it only for 6 month's replaced a lot of common issues that was addressed too! Got my money back in the end and £1k profit after 👍
Bet your getting 30ff codes generally means turbos are getting warn, I run rob beck stage 2s n they have been good for the past 4 years of constant abuse, charge pipe onto throttle body usually leaks, you’ll be buying index 12 injectors soon and new coils! Down the rabbit hole u go mate!
BD are either gonna do a sponsor build or paying for promotion. I'd be very surprised if we don't see a modded focus owned by LLF in the future, Rather than go with a Civic type R sponsored by his mate it would of been cool see a 2004 fiesta ST instead with some trick bits done by the boys at BD now we have been introduced to them.
@@RA-di9ie Yeah, Not sure why Ricky did the M5 tbh. Its all content so glad he gets paid just my opinion wasn't excited to see a built M5. Now with his various other additions to the fleet would of liked to see something a little different
@@davidstuart4915 Turbos are parallel and I own a tuned N54 335i, been to several garage, these guys are much better than the average so called BMW specialists, they did the diagnosis and repair well, even if they said turbos are sequential.
When TGE says: “my car has a problem” on a CZcams video, it usually means he found road dust inside his wheel arch. 😂 Much better when people do really videos like this.
Salaam brother eid Mubarak. I know this is completely off topic but i have a vw which is acting weird in regards to fuel consumption and slow delayed throttle response once warmed up. Can you recommend any garages that i can take it to I'd really appreciate it. Im willing to travel thanks imran
If the bush was worn as said in the video you would have got a wastgate rattle for sure also the 30ff code can also just be a shadow code when the car is in limp mode as it deliberately reduces engines power and considering the car overheated 30ff would definitely be present. Also you could have tested the solenoids before ordering using a vac Guage to rule it out as the fault
@@BDPerformanceWrexham yup we all have those days, in terms of the wastegate seating properly instead of poking around with a pry bar use either the sucking method or again a vaccum gun and attached it to the vaccum line leading to the turbo and see if it holds the vaccum or not further to that the wastegate flap is a self.adjusting flap that resides on a pivot to ensure the tightest seal possible, I would never adjust the 10mm nut just like that as you will notice either a white or green mark on the rod itself set to the desired calibrated actuator based on the hg applicable for that turbo..all you have done is shorten the life span of the turbo as one will close faster than the other increasing that turbos wgdc ie making it work harder to meet the required boost
Ha, ha, both turbos are the same size? I have an N54. 30FF is 90%+ usually the hoses due to a boost leak. Replace all the old brittle crap with silicon hoses. Everywhere! Only $40 or so. Then also get a aluminium / metal upgraded charge pipe. Simple mods. Glad you replaced the water pump! Pure turbos and a tune next... 600+ hp👌🏻
PMP cars in Nuneaton, highly regarded N54 specialists if you want to get the wastegates upgraded. Are you keeping the car stock, with it being a rarity? If not, it'll be more cost effective to just upgrade the turbos.
Turbos on the N54 are the same size. Probably should take your car to a garage that knows that. (N54 owner three years) and spent a fortune both in repairs and preventative.
When you slide down a rabbit hole of saying the wrong thing on camera; you keep repeating it! Sorry - I’ve often called a Focus a Fiesta on camera 🤦♂️
Sounds like it. 🤔 Except when they keep referring to "the bigger turbo" n54 has 2x identical sized turbos. The only different between them is mirrored orientation. Then again, they are ford specialists so I guess it's OK to get some things wrong with other manufacturers.
Wastegates are rubbish on these. You need refurbed turbos from PMP in Nuneaton. They are N54 specialists and do a full refurb in a day. Best in the business.
M8 i have the n55 ewg m135i, after reading your comment, i checked there site out, been looking for a company to do the walnut blast, so cheers pal for the heads up
N54 engine is the biggest headache, see my channel i fixed a bunch of issues . I had a 335i, . Rick needs to change that little intercooler. Change all the pressurized hoses , get a good charge pipe and MHD that.
Was just quick vlog I shot while filming 2 other videos at bd performance 😎
@Redm140 they also talk about a small turbo and large turbo. This is false, both turbos are the same size and run parallel, each turbo taking care of 3 cylinders. Not sure they know what they are talking about.
Whipping edits together like nothing while banging other edits..🤌🏾💥💯still suchhh mad content.
Ross Clark mentioned that in my comment below haha , mate it’s nuts
This wastegate rattle issue happens on all early n54s it was a recall in the US but UK never got it. Two options. Upgrade the turbos to bigger (fixed ones with thicker wastegate actuator rods) or buy a JB4 tuning box which fixes it temporarily. It has wastegate adjustment built in to stop the rattle and overboost issue. You can also adjust the actuator by spinning the bolt up tighter. Again this is only a temporary fix though. Had the exact same thing happen to mine before. Also if you are doing a lot of work maybe look at changing the high pressure fuel pump (another recall) which will fail eventually.
How was it to drive after?
Ricky, the turbos are identical sizes on the N54. Each turbo feeds each bank of three in unison. The sequential turbo set up was found on the 335d/535d engine. Waste gate failure is with stock turbos is one the most common issues with the N54, you will need to replace the turbos sooner rather than later. Do another tie up with Peter in Belgium for some Pure turbo upgrades replacements 🙂 (long time N54 owner 654 hp)
What did you do to get it to that power without doing a single turbo set up? I have a E92 335i and currently replacing all the plastic bits and hopefully next year change the turbos.
@@NTG2396 built motor, 19t turbos, port meth injection, loads more. Its actually running more now, going back to the Dyno on Saturday.
I thought they where the same size to. Was beginning to doubt myself.
@@Nowthennow They are the same. Alarming the garage techs think they are different.
@@unluckeeeee ..some 'specialist!!'
It’s nice to see you actually getting it out and driving it like it should be, instead of holding it in captivity like most others do
I'm not sure they can quite do what Ricky does behind the steering wheel at all
@@Kaisuke971 wdym?
@@imasealarparparp5321 Ricky can actually drive unlike most German car owners
@@BigRizza1 I’m new to the channel and didn’t see his old vids, I see what you guys mean now about his skill 😂😂
@@imasealarparparp5321 I mean even here, you won't see your usual london youtuber do that 😂
Ricky photobombing his own b-roll at 5:53 is just hilarious 🤣
Great engine after you change the turbos, injectors, HPFP , LPFP, valve cover , vanos solenoids, sump gasket, oil filter housing gasket, charge pipe,water pump , sump gasket again after the belt gets sucked through the front main seal , water pump again , coolant tank
😂😂😂😂
Good old n54 mine has everything changed over the last 7 years.
Yup it needs a couple things but when it’s running right. The boost and low end torque feeling is amazing.
You sellin' it?
That's some premium service you're getting there. Same day recovery and fix, even if it's temporary, that's still great.
Having them connections is always good!
Ricky has a lot of clout and exposure for the company , that always helps
The car was actually already on its way to us ironically. The overheating just delayed the actual diagnostic and other filming.
Didn’t go to plan whatsoever, but we always try to help out 💙
Good sound bunch of lads
both turbos are exactly the same size on the n54 by the way 🙋🏻♂️
Yup: was a long day. Totally admit my complete brain fart in terms of description 🤦♂️
@@BDPerformanceWrexham everyone makes mistakes sometimes. You still clearly know what your doing and talking about! I’d never heard of you guys before you came on LLF channel, from Manchester and would defo bring my Gti to you guys to work some magic on!
@@Danny_Transition_Patrol thank you 🙏
Really appreciate the people who’ve taken the time to comment. It was a long day and I certainly made a few clangers in my description along the way - I knew what I meant in my own head 🤦♂️
Certainly totally appreciate the advice and kind interjections from the viewers, plus the corrections.
Really really do appreciate the support from Ricky and all the Subscribers 💙
@@BDPerformanceWrexham lol. I’ve had two n54 and was beginning to doubt myself. Same size and one for three cylinders isn’t it?
@@Nowthennow you know when you watch something back and think 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
But it shows we are all human and sometimes don’t engage your brain when talking. Hopefully you guys don’t hold it against me.
Thanks for the comments, Darren 🙏
Can see some Pure turbos coming
Owner seems cool man, seems genuine and decent in general
Nice to see you working alongside Darren!
What a bloody nice chap 😃
These guys are so professional and knowledgeable.
Really?
So much so they don't even know the turbos are the same size. Some 'specialist'
They might be knowledgable but clearly not on this platform 🤣
Ricky take your car to a bmw specialist they will have resolved these issues a thousand times.
Racing Clips fair point they are Ford specialists after all
Bigger turbos bruhski!!! 🗣️🔥🔥
Editing and theme tune 🙌🏾 sick content Ricky
Ahh the classic thermostat and water pump. In 3 years of owning an N54 135i I had to get them replaced twice. Then had leaking vaccum lines and a cracked radiator 💀💀 Would still buy another N54 car though, there's something about that engine 👌🏽
So torquey low down and raspy at the top. It’s a beautiful engine just has the issues from time to time
A lovely looking car really hope you get it sorted. The only reason I sold on my W204 C63 was because it started to run rough and nobody could get to the bottom of why.....
LLF with the Visualssss !!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I started watching LLF when he was < 50k subs, been a fun ride since. Grats on 350K!
I replaced that plastic boost tank resiviour with a billet made metal one on mine and the boost issue light went away , even diesels get those codes , N54s love suffering from waste gate rattle
PMP in Nuneaton is the best place to go to for N54’s.
Also these cars are proper twin turbos, there is no big or small turbo
If you wanna know anything N54 related or fancy taking one that is properly sorted out for a drive let me know, I’ve been involved with it all for 10 years now so could give u some sound advice on what to do n what issues u will get!
Add Ricky to whats app chat
@@adambarrett5696 how do u do that?
I had Pierburg control on my Punto GT Turbo, got rid and stuck a bleed valve on for 15 quid! 22psi boost loads of fun😀
Wow I hope I don’t have the same problems how many ks did yours have thanks Mick
BDperformance going above and beyond 👌 class video
I went mhd with mine Ricky and do some live data logs to see where your boost issue is main cause is charge pipe/vacuum/waste gates/bcs
The dude at BD performance sounds and looks like Eddie hall!
Proper humble guy man!!
You can space the actuators forward but ultimately you need turbos bro common fault sensors will be fine
Oh bmw- bring money with! N54s have much love in as much as issues. Hopefully they figured it out
Good old N54 🙃😅 I think it's time for some hybrid turbos Ricky. Belgium part 2 pending? 🇧🇪😏🏎️💨💨💨
Originally saw these guys on Evil GT trying to sort an issue with their Focus RS, I got the impression he knows lots about stuff ... peace
Is this the same guys EvilGT used?
Water pump
HPFP
Injectors
Charge pipe
A few of the known issues.
Get MHD and bigger turbos that will cure the wastegate rattle too.
I have gone fully forged and bigger turbos.
I love these vids where the car is getting fixed or modded. Not that I want your car to brake tho 😂 just enjoy the vids when the car gets fixed 😊
I had the samilar issue, I put a brand new waterbomb, for the power loss/hesitate I change a loooot of things before we fix it, 1st catalyst, cleaning zelenoids, cleaning MAF sensor, change plugs, and finally we get the error message that point direct to the 3rd cilinder...so I change injector.
Hoovie and a wiiiiiizard episode of LLF 👍
That implies ricky only buys hoopties 🙈
Man Ricky you have killed it lol
Had the same issue on my 335i, it was horrible, sometime you have power, sometimes not.
Went the same way, cheapest solution first until we knew it was the wastegates..
Loved the car but I had to sell it.
As much as i love the N54 platform it's the common issue's that puts me off not gonna lie bloody sound's awesome and rapid for a simple stage 1 map! It's one of the reasons why I sold my E93 had it only for 6 month's replaced a lot of common issues that was addressed too! Got my money back in the end and £1k profit after 👍
Bet your getting 30ff codes generally means turbos are getting warn, I run rob beck stage 2s n they have been good for the past 4 years of constant abuse, charge pipe onto throttle body usually leaks, you’ll be buying index 12 injectors soon and new coils! Down the rabbit hole u go mate!
This is N54 life. But when it works.....its all worth it.
Iv moved on from 135i ownership but i always keep an eye out for another for the future.
@@racingclips6376 I’m sick n tired of mine mate it’s cost me so much money I could of put another deposit down on another house ffs!
A water pump will fail when you stick a power bleeder on it @2.45 the n54 bleeds itself with it been a electronic pump it has its own bleed function.
No disrespect to these guys but out of curiosity how comes you didn’t use Evolve?
BD are either gonna do a sponsor build or paying for promotion. I'd be very surprised if we don't see a modded focus owned by LLF in the future, Rather than go with a Civic type R sponsored by his mate it would of been cool see a 2004 fiesta ST instead with some trick bits done by the boys at BD now we have been introduced to them.
@D3toxd either that or Evolve knocked Ricky hard on the last build 😂😂😂
@@RA-di9ie Yeah, Not sure why Ricky did the M5 tbh. Its all content so glad he gets paid just my opinion wasn't excited to see a built M5. Now with his various other additions to the fleet would of liked to see something a little different
This garage and the guys there seem on point 👊
so who is right about the turbos being sequential or parallel?
@@davidstuart4915 Turbos are parallel and I own a tuned N54 335i, been to several garage, these guys are much better than the average so called BMW specialists, they did the diagnosis and repair well, even if they said turbos are sequential.
I’ve got a white 1M myself and funny thing is mine overheated the day bought it on the way home and it was the water pump in the end too 😂
My pump packed up on the way to the NC 500!!!
There’s a lot of things needing done on the n54 to keep it on top shape.
whats happening with the GTR?
Can get the waterpump and thermostat for around £300 genuine Pierberg waterpump and Mahle thermostat
bad news about the 1M but brilliant video non the less!
When TGE says: “my car has a problem” on a CZcams video, it usually means he found road dust inside his wheel arch. 😂
Much better when people do really videos like this.
what happended to the n54 1m?
Salaam brother eid Mubarak. I know this is completely off topic but i have a vw which is acting weird in regards to fuel consumption and slow delayed throttle response once warmed up. Can you recommend any garages that i can take it to I'd really appreciate it. Im willing to travel thanks imran
So that’s where max from eastenders now works 🤣
Hahahah
Exact same issues as mine, had wastegates tightened which lasted couple years until turbo replacement. Gave me enough time for choice
You sure do you get about Ricky More sterling work from the guys at BD performance
..and they dont know what turbos are fitted..even when they are right under their noses?
Why didn’t you go to evolve???
True M-car and only rising in value 😎
If the bush was worn as said in the video you would have got a wastgate rattle for sure also the 30ff code can also just be a shadow code when the car is in limp mode as it deliberately reduces engines power and considering the car overheated 30ff would definitely be present. Also you could have tested the solenoids before ordering using a vac Guage to rule it out as the fault
Also I don't no where he got the idea that the rear turbo is larger than the front
Total brain disconnect from mouth!
It was a long day and it happens when I do a one take effort 🤦♂️
@@BDPerformanceWrexham yup we all have those days, in terms of the wastegate seating properly instead of poking around with a pry bar use either the sucking method or again a vaccum gun and attached it to the vaccum line leading to the turbo and see if it holds the vaccum or not further to that the wastegate flap is a self.adjusting flap that resides on a pivot to ensure the tightest seal possible, I would never adjust the 10mm nut just like that as you will notice either a white or green mark on the rod itself set to the desired calibrated actuator based on the hg applicable for that turbo..all you have done is shorten the life span of the turbo as one will close faster than the other increasing that turbos wgdc ie making it work harder to meet the required boost
PMP in Nuneaton specialists in n54
Welcome to N54 life, been through it all with my old 335i
Beautiful car though
Remember to drop a like👍❤️
Always for LLF.
Modern cars...brilliant aren't they
Big up bd
Get some pure turbos on her Rick!
🔥🔥
Turbo is fun when they work... I'll stick with my n52 motor in my 128i, Thank you. It's paid off and I don't need to use genuine bmw parts.😃
N52 all the way bro. Love my 128i wish it had 1m flares tho. Hope to do a body conversion one day for the hell of it
Ricky didn't look happy at the end haha
Welcome to e82 life rick !! I wouldn't have it any other way
Ha, ha, both turbos are the same size? I have an N54. 30FF is 90%+ usually the hoses due to a boost leak. Replace all the old brittle crap with silicon hoses. Everywhere! Only $40 or so. Then also get a aluminium / metal upgraded charge pipe. Simple mods. Glad you replaced the water pump! Pure turbos and a tune next... 600+ hp👌🏻
Wheres ur gtr ricky would love content from it
Just stick a s65 in there, change the bearings, job done 😄😄😄
This reminds me so much ofy old car. Change all the solenoids,
Big single turbo time 👀
Real world car enthusiast issues right there.
🎥🔥
PMP cars in Nuneaton, highly regarded N54 specialists if you want to get the wastegates upgraded.
Are you keeping the car stock, with it being a rarity? If not, it'll be more cost effective to just upgrade the turbos.
Yes mate PMP are 10/10 I have taken a few 335i’s to them for the wastegates upgrading!!! Quality work from them.
why are these guys saying " larger turbo", I though both where the same size? is it different on the 1m?
My bad - I’ve call a Focus a Fiesta in a previous video; it was a long day. I’m sorry people 🙌
@@BDPerformanceWrexham no worries I was just asking in case it was different in the 1m. Good set up you have there.
Turbos on the N54 are the same size. Probably should take your car to a garage that knows that. (N54 owner three years) and spent a fortune both in repairs and preventative.
Is that Jimmy Somerville in the video.
"the big turbo at least" he's never worked on an n54 before. 2 parallel turbochargers Riki
When you slide down a rabbit hole of saying the wrong thing on camera; you keep repeating it! Sorry - I’ve often called a Focus a Fiesta on camera 🤦♂️
Ricky you need the send a data sheet on that to BMW
These guys know what there talking about
Sounds like it. 🤔 Except when they keep referring to "the bigger turbo" n54 has 2x identical sized turbos. The only different between them is mirrored orientation. Then again, they are ford specialists so I guess it's OK to get some things wrong with other manufacturers.
@@dale7193 thank you: was totally my mistake in my reference! Sometimes I even call a Focus a Fiesta 🤦♂️
Highest maintenance car ive owned
Yo Ricky, love your videos no cap, bit what's going on with your right eyebrow man 🤣🤣🤣 it does it's own ting haha
😂
Big up Team ED
Aah local to me! 👌🏻
@livinglifefast im really interested in what you do and like i wanna buy some cars but cant yet what ndo you do for a living
Great video brother. Maybe that’s why the guy was selling the car 😟
At start this video I said were pump I was not disappointed lol
Wastegates are rubbish on these. You need refurbed turbos from PMP in Nuneaton. They are N54 specialists and do a full refurb in a day. Best in the business.
M8 i have the n55 ewg m135i, after reading your comment, i checked there site out, been looking for a company to do the walnut blast, so cheers pal for the heads up
That was a dragged out diagnosis!
Thought he was gonna use his e-cig for the smoke test for a sec.
Lol vape testing the car
Yep at that end of the day they all break
bmw ownership is so great
N54 engine is the biggest headache, see my channel i fixed a bunch of issues . I had a 335i, . Rick needs to change that little intercooler. Change all the pressurized hoses , get a good charge pipe and MHD that.
650 for a stat and housing?! I remember feeling robbed paying 50 quid to get the stat and housing changed in my shitty ibiza 😂
🤙🏽
Think I got first comment🤙🏽
Loads to be done to n54 engines make them much more reliable fast ect
Single turbo time 😁👍