All The Maintenance & Repairs On My BMW 5 Series (E60 / E61) Glow Plugs, Power Steering, Swirl Flaps
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2024
- In this episode I finish off the maintenance and servicing by changing, among other things, the glow plugs, air filters and power steering fluid. I then investigate the swirl flap problem.
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I love when people are taking good care of their cars. Great job!
Big thanks Matiss.
TIPS HERE from another 530d LCI owner. There are 3 types of breather oil separators installed: empty case, toilet paper roll and vortex. The toilet paper roll that is total bs and needs to be upgraded to the vortex type. Yours is empty, same was mine. Dunno why BMW did that, but you should install the vortex type since it will make the breather work properly (separate oil from air duh).
Also check that the spring and rubber cap/suction valve inside the case are intact and that the rubber is soft. Give it a good clean while you're at it.
The power steering reservoir has to be changed in a car that old. It has a metal net filter inside that cannot be changed separately. Mine was almost clogged after 13 years and no fluid changes.
Ceramic grease (or special glow plug grease) for the glow plugs, never copper since the engine head is aluminium.
Road and race, great content as always!
Lovely Jubbly, although not owning a BMW, I still find these videos interesting mainly due to their format.
Facelift E61 525d never had swirl-flaps
true - it's why I fitted a manifold from one of these to my e46 330d.
Replaced the glowplugson my 530d - easy, no worries at all. On Audis it is a different story.Cyl. No. 1... But please, do not use copper paste, this will bake together. Use the special Beru paste for glow plugs. Cheers
Best E60 videos on the web, great relaxed style but still filled with info and zero faff!
I follow you from quite far away. I’m from Chile down here in Latin America. I really really love your videos. Content and quality is just awesome. I try to do same stuff with my Nissan Pathfinder 2015. I have plans for getting a 350z like yours and work in it just like you. Thank for doing what you do !!!
Refreshing to see someone so meticulous with his cars. My kind of channel. Thanks and subscribed!
Nice to see maintenance videos done properly, and not modification videos done badly all the time else where👌🏼
Nice work and video again! Your BMW is becoming a real beauty, also from her inside.
The use of copper paste is a bit special, I would be careful with it in aluminum surrounding... but there are also "copper" pastes that do only look like copper but do not have much copper in them.
Keep going with your nice work and the BMW
Greetings from Bavaria
Thanks for the warning!
@@RoadandRacetv Yeah I agree. I only use aluminium paste on aluminium. The copper paste can make the aluminium react to it in the worst case scenario.
Great vlog again, I have an E39 525i which I like to maintain as much as I can myself.
Great vid, as always! The production that goes into these vids is so much better than most.
Big thanks Chris. I do try with the production quality.
Hey, I'm new here and I love your videos. I also bought a car like yours and the videos helps a lot. Big thanks to you! 🙌🙌🙌
Great editing, well explained, nice music ( I asume Neil wrote the music). Overall, the really good material of this channel that we all expect. Well done!
Big thanks for saying so Roger. (yes, well spotted, all the music is my own).
Nice one mate. Very easy to watch and thank you for your down to earth approach. 😉
You are every where I go on CZcams mate lol.
@@matthewbarnes1561 Hi Matthew. Long time no see man. How are you doing?
@@TheKeenMechanic yeah I'm good mate been busy working what about you buddy.
@@matthewbarnes1561 Same here Matthew, work, family, youtube, hobbies...life is too short to sit about and do nothing. Good to see you bro
@@TheKeenMechanic yeah same mate good to here from you aswell bro.
originally the lci model of 525d doesn't have swirl flaps on the intake manifold
Well, the last time I did the glow plugs on mine they certainly didn't come out that easily. From memory, so would need checking, The Beru website for the OE plugs give the shear point in Nm 35Nm I think. Using a torque wrench that measures in both directions ease the plugs out, if more that the torque setting is reached, wind back in, more oil, then back out again.
Good tip 👍🏻
i just blanked the swirl flaps on a 123d with 131000 miles just in time it was pretty loose and the inlet was full of gunk cleaned it as well
Good work. 👍🏻
I wish all glow plugs came out that easy!
Great job again!! I use my 500ml suction gun a lot on jobs on my car, comes in handy for tough to negotiate job's, like in my Bentley designed gear box, total nightmare having three different fill points.
So the suction gun serves me well in drawing as much as I can extract and then replace in the higher points of access.
The gear box is in great shape because of this.
Brilliant video, thank you.
I can see a break in one of those injector wires in the not so distant future... well I'd definitely check those first following any kind of running problems...
Soooo close to 10 minutes 😳
Aha, the best mod on these engines... Getting rid of those darn swirl flaps. That is a huge step towards peace of mind.
BTW, if ever your stainless steel exhaust manifold starts to leak (they all do at a certain point), just change it with the E39 cast iron one. Will last untill you are no longer alowed to drive a car LOL. And wayyyy cheaper.
Great content. Great to see preventative damage work.
02:18 phwoarrrr 😍😍
I'd put the oil filler cap back on at once when you lifted up the cover around it. If these scews still in the plastic cover fall into your oil refill opening you're screwed.
Screwed, haha.
Uh and I'd cover or close the intake openings with paper or rags immediately after removing the intake manifold because we do not want anything to fall in there, be it a screw, some dirt or any metal pieces that might have come of from your glow plugs' plugs.
I was tought not to use copper grease on glow plugs or spark plugs in aluminum cylinder heads but what do I know.
@@oliverb.7860 Ive never used it on glow plugs but do you know why ?
Voi Vod I believe it causes electrochemical corrosion in combination with the heads aluminum.
If you want any paste, there’s ceramic or aluminum one for this I believe.
Also the torque values don’t apply anymore because they are for unlubed threads and with paste, the same torque will cause a much greater angle and therefore axial force in the thread because of less friction.
If there is one thing your videos are showing me, its that BMWs are woefully designed for servicing purposes. Still, mustn't complain too much as your content is excellent and if you didn't have a BMW there wouldn't be half as many videos (or half as long!).
Enjoy your vids, really well explained and makes me think even I can attempt some of this, would love a vid on egr cleaning if you’ve not already done one
Thanks mate. Yes, EGR clean is in video two or three of this series I think.
Great videos, thanks a lot for posting
Great stuff as always Neil.
I would love to see more car projects.
Watched on patron but watched again for the YT algorithm.
Massive Thanks Ian.
The power steering reservoir is a filter to be replaced I think
I am always amazed at how easy you make it look. Well done.
Would it be possible in future videos to have an estimated time needed by "operation" to have a reference? Thanks.
Thanks mate. Good idea. Will likely do a summary video and explain all the costs with the time taken for each repair.
Real good work and wonderful bmw
You've obviously never heard of 'if it isn't broken dont try to fix it' I mean the water pump but change it if it gives you peace of mind. Although usually you'll be given a warning by it getting noisy and or leaking.
59k miles on the same air filter?? Damn!
Tiago Filipe was thinking the same I’ve changed mine twice in half of that mileage
Super useful as I'm going through my first diesel and first bmw, 06 320d e91. How do you do diagnostics, I've struggled with Carly and a cheap bluetooth odb
Thanks. I use the official carly adaptor.
Since you're at it, you should put a new oil breather... mine failed around 70k miles. It didn't show any signs of wear or tear either.
Thanks for the tip!
Why didn't you do the EGR delete whilst you were at it? To prevent intake manifold from clogging up with carbon deposits from exhaust gases?
Fab stuff as always
Great content! What obd reader do you use to see transmission temperatures?
525D doesnt have swirl flaps Stock btw
Commenting for youtube algorithm
Thanks for feeding the algorithm!
Wouldn’t recommend Bosch for the glowers
If thats an aluminium cylinder head then the copper grease is a big no no. Ceramic grease is a better option. Apart from that good job.
Get another vehicle? Love your videos and would love to see another car being worked on! Lol
Top video!!
"Engine up to temp before removing glow plugs" it'll be cold again once you've removed all that plastic. That is a mad amount of plastic to remove just to change an air filter, but I guess if you're BMW and it takes a tech an hour to replace an air filter instead of 10 mins then that's a good earner from all those company car drivers.
I have one, and yes it took me an hour, nuts, never seen such a complicated set up
Now is the time to tell us the final price? I want to get an e60 and although I can do these jobs, I would need some things which are suited for car garages.
Will do. I’ll do a price update in the video after next.
Great video. Cabin filters are easy to change 👍That BMW mirror must be made of unobtainium. Do you get your parts from anywhere special?
Thanks. Yes, indeed! I get my parts from a few places, ECP, Mick’s Garage and EBay mainly.
You are a patient man. Where do I start with my e61? Nice to drive when it’s running…Only had it a week and already the most unreliable machine I’ve ever owned. I want to love it but not yet. They went to all that effort with the rust prevention and great engine, 50/50 weight distribution etc etc yet they put the electronics in the lowest point below the waterline destined for destruction as soon as the drain plugs get blocked. Absolutely absurd design that’s totally ruined my respect for the design in their products. I’ve had several BMW motorbikes which were great machines but also very fussy about water ingress. You couldn’t pressure wash them which is mental for an off-road bike designed for mud and sand Even my 7 year old knows electricity and water don’t mix. Had a Toyota Camry with 220k klm and all I ever did was battery, fluids, brake pads and spark plugs. Now that was properly incredible design.
Madness to go for a diesel. Couldn't live with that noise. Great vids however 👍
_c_d_c wtf lol. Do you have a Nissan Leaf or something?
@@Olleh987 no no. I love noise. But the right noise. Diesels are so clattery. They knock terribly. I meant madness to preference diesel over petrol.
@@chazshier On the spot yes, but once they're rolling and especially on highway speeds It's barely noticeable !
You're living in 1985
What is that song used in 0:15 sec
Love the series! I did nearly all of these things to my previous 320d e90 (even the driver side mirror not heating lol)
Extremely reliable cars when maintained!
Just out of interest did you fit the swirl blanking plugs anyway, what sorta condition were the flaps in? And what sort of MPG are you achieving?
If you've still got the factory alternator it may be worth changing its brushes, very cheap job to do and prevents strain on the battery and an inevitable loss of power all together, mine went at 130k
Big thanks. No didn’t have to fit the blanking plates. Thanks for the tip regarding the alernator.
Music?
How much have you spent to date on the BMW?
lol BMW... How much for a mirror? They really do take the mick.
Oh..my power steering fuild is red. Is that okay? Probaly atf fluid in there.
Different model BMWs use different fluid. The cap on the reservoir should tell you?
@Road and Race
Im gonna check tomorrow. Thanks for quick replay and keep the videos coming, love the passion and editing! :)
Also side note, please check your battery cable connection in the boot area where it goes under the car. Many of the pre-fl cars have been burned down if the plastic breaks down over the years. It should be fixed in the facelift but just in case :)
Thanks. Will do.
What did you use to clean the air filter housing?
Just a damp cloth.
@@RoadandRacetv thanks
Are you considering any type of chip or remap?
Maybe if I can get it for a good price. Know anywhere cheap?
Road and Race Here’s where I got mine done mate👍🏻
Getting The BMW E60 Tuned | Is It REALLY Worth Getting a Remap? czcams.com/video/0oJfAPr2Xpg/video.html
What's the name of the song at the start of your videos?
No name. I write all the background music.
@@RoadandRacetv Ahh shame i really like it :P
Oh so no swirl flaps? Well... i told ya lol!!
yes, well done!
endless moneypit
like me , you use plusgas, FAR superior to wd40, but hardly ever seen on youtube vids, cost I suppose...…...
Agreed. It's good stuff.
All the old engineers use it, must be a reason.