If you would like to get even MORE maintenance tips, you can also watch this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mmqXrtawqNXgl84.html

My e46 has only 85k miles and i can tell you from experience don’t think just cuz it’s low mileage that it’s ok for you to treat it like it’s a brand new car. As long as you know what your doing and keep up with every single service interval the car will treat you well. This man knows what he’s doing and anyone with an e46 would be stupid not to watch him and educate yourself

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Fully appreciate the praise, and keep lovin' your E46.👍

I just bought my 323ci a few weeks ago and she's running great, but I watched your maintenance video beforehand and am now much more equipped to handle these kinds of problems because of it. Thank you very much for presenting this valuable information!

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the feedback. I started my channel for this very reason, and that I have been able to help someone is truly encouraging. Thanks again.

@tommylam3074

2 жыл бұрын

50s kid is a good guide too

@CarlCosmos

2 жыл бұрын

@@tommylam3074 Oh yeah, his videos helped me replace my cooling system.

Super good video I myself replaced my cooling system as well because about 6-8 months of owning the car there was a leak that I could not pinpoint and it was causing me to overheat so I didn’t take any chances and just redid the whole cooling system just to be safe lol

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Great Job. Thanks for the feedback and for sharing.

Excellent video mate! I had a similar experience when I bought my first E46 4 years ago. Having wrenched an E36 for 3 years I knew the stuff that I had to do right away. All these were done within the first 6 months. I did all the work by myself so it was not costly. Also fixing this car was not hard and was quite enjoyable experience. 1. Replace oil pump with later model (mine broke shaft inside) 2. Valve cover gasket - leaked badly and smoked 3. Vanos o-rings and bearings - had a bad rattle at certain RPM 4. Oil pan gasket - was leaking onto the plastic cover 5. Front control arms, poly bushings - got funky loose feeling on the steering on some situations 6. Sway bar poly bushings - front only - heard some clunks on bad roads 7. Struts upgrade with bilstein - front and back - one in the front started leaking 8. Genune BMW short shift kit and bushings replacement On top of that I got 4 BMW staggered wheels for relatively cheap. Going through second set of Michelin PS 4. I put close to 85000 km within 3 years and now sitting at 280000+ km on the odo. Did couple of long distance drives through rough Australian outback, yet it never let me down. Getting average 9l / 100km fuel economy on 2.5l inline 6. When I do long distances it gets better and comes around 7.8l / 100km. The car is 20 years old yet is quite an enjoyable car to drive.

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Yep! 20 years on and the E46 is still one of the best cars to drive.

Great advice! Im looking at an 04 e46 330ci in QLD and this is invaluable information, cheers!

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!😀

I’m literally in the same situation. I just bought an e46. The care look so good inside and out. Engine bay looked amazing. Drove great on the test drive. Drove great for about two weeks then problems. I fixed them but your right everything is on the back burner. Thanks so much for the help. I do like the idea of pretty much building your engine bay though. The driving experience after is better.

@infern1491

2 жыл бұрын

What problem did u have after the 2 weeks

Great video. I have a 2004 E46 325ci. I love the car and just had to have some of those items repaired. I purchased it 2012 with 100,000 mile. I been able to drive it for almost 10 years with having major maintenance done. It drives great and still looks awesome. It's the same color and interior as your.

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Very nice!😀

Wise words there Michael, couldn't agree more!!!! The biggest thing is that no matter what brand of car, a 20 year old car is going to need maintenance and the trouble with BMW's and the like is that they cost a premium to maintain if you don't do it yourself and most people are going to skip out on paying a premium for maintaining and older car.

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Love the feedback. I've always enjoyed working on my own cars, and not just because it saves you $'s in labour, but because of the satisfaction and enjoyment, you get from driving a car that you have had some input into creating and maintaining.

Good advice - having owned a number of e46’s you must assume it needs the work mentioned here. Ive currently got a 325Ci manual and love it.

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, and great to hear from someone who loves their E46'ers.

@johnseed4104

3 жыл бұрын

325i manual, had the car a few months, i've already replaced half my cooling system and now the vanos oil lines are leaking An amazing car to drive so completely worth it

Thanks man once again very very useful thanks 🙏

Thanks mate, i am about to purchase a 325 and this will come in handy so i know what to expect!

Love the video and you !

Thanks mate very helpful video, keep it up

@sixty4motorsport I’m going through all of my 2004 330i coolant system rn watching your videos…you’re my premium KZread university professor!!! Thanks mate

Great advice.....thanks

Great information

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it😀

thanks for your videos. restored an E60 last year and have picked up a cheap E46 this year. BMW'S are a fun diy car if you know what to do and yes expect to replace a lot of stuff on an old one, it's just a fact of life

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

I know, right!

My little Beemer is definitely a high maintenance girl - we need to spend a bit on upkeep, and it was certainly eye opening in my first year of ownership. But well worth it for just how enjoyable it is to drive. Love the advice in this video!

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rhiannon for your feedback, and continued support for my channel.😍

Thanks for the advice Michael, I just recently bought a CCV replacement kit also I’ll give that a crack. Cheers mate👍

Great vid! Wish I watched before I bought mine ! Bought my 2005 automatic 330ci from a ‘bmw mechanic ‘ and naively trusted . Since then / trans I had to replace cooling system , engine mounts , fuel pump plus redoing the headliner and other cosmetics Got for 6 k with 78000 miles . Now at 102000 and running great but I still have a diff leak to now deal with . Appreciate your vids! Still lots to learn

@mahidm1804

2 жыл бұрын

Happened to me too. I bought a 2003 330ci automatic, had to get a transmission rebuild after 1 week of driving it. I didn't get the cooling system changed but did have to change expansion tank. I'm still learning what else I should do before any other problems arise. So far it drives sweet.

Pretty ironic that this video came out just the other day when I came from work my water pump was leaking I noticed because it was coming from the center of the car. I have the parts coming within a couple days the water pump should be easy but I have to replace the rest of the cooling system I already did the vacuum lines fuel filter vano seals valve cover spark plug and ignition coil. It's weird because my car was leaking when I turned the car off and not when it was running but it start leaking when I turn the car on the second time this car is extremely easy to work on and it is a good platform I have recommended to anybody and that's coming from a JDM guy

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the feedback. It really is helpful for other E46 owners to learn from this experience. Thank you!👍

Another good video Micheal ! The scale of quality with e46 these days is crazy, some are utterly rotten and some are mint. you win some you lose some. I guess I was just lucky. I looked over my car for 7 minutes and my test drive was telling the owner to kick the day lights out of it for a bit (I wouldn't be buying any insurance until I bought it so he had to drive). my theory was if it breaks then at least I haven't bought it and if it doesn't break under the sort of load he was putting on it then the car would be relatively solid. once I was happy with how the car held up to the owners driving and I was happy with my SEVEN MINUTE inspection I got on the DVLA website and signed the car over to myself because the website shuts at 7pm. car was signed over into my name online with 2 minutes to spare. Completely forgot to even give the owner his money or bother to haggle him down until he jokingly asked if I planned on paying him lol. I just let the owner go in my bag and grab the envelope of cash. at that point I didn't care about the money, the car was a steal. Price was the UK equivalent of about $3300aus which was about half what the car was worth in its current condition. 3 years 31,000km later and all the car has cost me is a droplink (broke when I removed it to fit coilovers) and a set of front brake pipes which were advisories on the mot that was on the car before I bought it so I already knew they needed done. Other than the front wings getting a bit rotten (replacements are in my unit waiting for me to fit them), the car has never mechanically failed. going in to buy an e46 I was terrified of the subframe failing and the coolant system failing and the dreaded vanos problems but I have been very very lucky. Keep up the awesome videos Micheal, you've inspired me to save up for the vf engineering kit so once ive finished building my b30 engine I can boost it.

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Too true. Thanks for the feedback - much appreciated.

Thanks for the vid and your advice is critical to anyone looking to have a used E46. The person who owned mine before myself had ran it on a budget and it cost me many thousands over the last few years to put right and maintain but it is perfect now and I don’t ever see myself selling it. 2003 325ci sport, Sapphire black and standard apart from Bilstein B12 Sport suspension to replace the tired Sachs dampers and springs and an AFE cold air intake which makes it sound like a mini CSL 😀. Cheers from the UK 🇬🇧 🇦🇺

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info on your E46. Sounds great!👍

I'm new to BMW, and probably bought a money pit and o repaid for it at that. You live and learn.

I just made a comment Eddie from UK living literally going back to the UK I’m just buying a BMW which is 2002 with only 40,000 miles on the clock I didn’t think about all the rubbers being old I just thought of the mileage in having 12 months warranty 12 months MOT now I’m concerned about the wrong car 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@Sixty4motorsport

2 жыл бұрын

Think of it this way - at least you know what to plan for. You don't need to do it all at once. Suggest starting with looking at the critical areas and then working back through your list and eventually you will get everything refreshed. Happy driving😀

I think the 2 coolant hard lines under the intake manifold are the hardest to check when buying an E46. I bought an old 320Ci and had to rip all of that out and replace within 6 months. The location of the leak makes things looks like it's coming from the expansion tank O-ring, but it's actually coolant seeping from the hardline to engine block connection.

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

OH definitely, any job that requires work below the Intake manifold is a royal pain.😬

i bought a 330ci from greys online, owner seemed to have cared since all logs suggest they went to bmw to service it but i just parked it and now in the process of replacing the necessary stuff before i drive so i can have trouble free motoring

These are well known problems in BMW e46,e39 but honestly water pump doesn’t fail only thermostat and hoses and you forgot 2 heater hoses hidden under the manifold it’s in m54 engine and usually all fail even water pump if you are using drinking water in your cooling system instead of BMW coolant

Hi, amazing video as always :) what color name is your E46 please?

Owner of a e46 330i and a e36 m3… I feel your pain. But when you rev past 3500rpm the pain seems to go away.

🔥🔥

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Thank You!😀

Very very good video I’m Eddie from the UK living in Italy going back to the UK I’ve just bought online a £6000 BMW soft top I haven’t seen it and they’re going to deliver it now I’m very worried because I’ve already bought the car and I hope it doesn’t have any leaks in the roof or any problems like that wish me luck 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

Reality check..............Good one mate........

I love those wheels, I want that same set . We need a dyno run for the supercharger. I haven't seen one yet . Is yours a 325i or 330i?

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

I have the 325 Ci. The wheels are Apex wheels and aiming for a Dyno run real soooon!😀

I hear mate ,I to E46 owner

I'm about to purchase a 330ci. E46's are my dream car, so i'm excited to finally be getting one! The only thing im concerned about so far is the km's. This particular one has 250,000. Am i going to be buying a lemon? Or is it possible that its still in fine condition. (still yet to inspect it, going tomorrow arvo)

Great advice mate thanks. Any advice on my problem please mate? I drive a 1999 E46 328i auto, and have idle drop when at a red traffic light for more than 20 seconds & if I don’t put in neutral and keep revs up it goes into a rough idle. I’ve replaced all the ignition coils, plugs both camshaft and the crank sensors, cleaned idle control valve, replaced both intake boots (the upper had a crack in it), checked for air line leaks but the idle drop problem is still there 🤦‍♂️ thanks mate👍🔧

@Sixty4motorsport

2 жыл бұрын

What about the CCV and associated hoses. The plastic hoses and fittings that make up the CCV system are really brittle and prone to cracking and failure and are pretty much impossible to visually check. Also the dipstick o-ring is sometimes overlooked as a possible vac leak.

I’ve spent a total of 7.3k and got the car for 1700 330i zhp. Well worth it tho, love the car

When i bought my e46 the owner sayed that sometime like ones a year he pur the radiator stop leak product into the cooling system because the water level goes down😅😅 and when i checked i see it why, the extension tank was cracked🤣🤣.... But why not Just replace that??? It's a mistery

Bmw needs to remaster the E46 in future

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Great thought!

Hey guys , just out of curiosity , how much money does a 325Ci run for in Aus ? I just bought a nicely modified and mantained one in Romania for 3500 euros , but it was just my luck .

@lol3464

2 жыл бұрын

Around 10-15 thousand AUD, the prices right now are crazy because of covid tax.

Biggest mistake is to change only clutch without flywheel. If you do that, your new clutch will go off 2x faster.

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter, generally I agree with you and I would normally suggest changing components to avoid using new and old parts together. However when I did the clutch firstly, I was planning to change to a single mass flywheel but was not in a financial position to do this when the clutch 'let go'. Also the mechanic who did the work has decades of BMW experience so I was guided by his recommendation based on my future plan for the clutch/flywheel.

10 Reasons why BMW SHOULD Remaster the E46 in 2022

@Sixty4motorsport

2 жыл бұрын

You know that's an interesting concept.

almost went for that cooling refresh kit but the shipping is 100 bucks , ill see if i can source a kit in the uk

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

Fair Comment. Freight and exchange rates can be a problem.

@rr40v8

3 жыл бұрын

Always give your local BMW dealer a try, I use Sytner in Nottingham and Stratstone in Chesterfield and from experience over the last seven years items that I think are going to be expensive usually aren't so bad and the ones you think are going to be cheap aren't necessarily so but at least you are have guaranteed quality and the genuine item not a far east copy.

@stubbk3

3 жыл бұрын

@@rr40v8 true. i was using a bmw dealer in lithuania but due to brexit they wont deliver to uk, my local bmw dealer even agreed with me the cost to replace the msport suspension was the same as buying coilovers so not worth doing .

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

@@rr40v8 What's the saying "don't assume anything". It's always great when you find a mechanic or dealer that treats your car the way you treat it. Nice!

@rr40v8

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sixty4motorsport You’re spot on there my friend- if you can find a good, competent, honest garage with a “can do” attitude that really helps and makes ownership a hell of a lot easier.

Sixty 4 Motorsport today I installed my stock muffler but it was a buddys of mines and my car started to blow smoke 💨 after I hit the highway and steams when in stop it never did that with my loud blast pipe set up ? Not even when Open down pipe you think my friends had a Dirty exhaust system he gave me ? How do I clean that

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

The short answer is possibly. If it has oil and or water in it, a long highway drive where it is able to get hot and burn out the oil or water may fix the problem. Depends on how long it was unused before you installed it I guess. 😶

@miketofu5692

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sixty4motorsport it was sitin for quite some time like 3 years or more lol it smoke allot less now that I flushed it with water . I will drive on high way to get it all out also I got a trouble code p1085 I noticed my ccv lines were cracked from valve cover to vent valve and oil dip stick to oil esperarle are pretty oily down there ?

How much u paid for your car? I bought mine 323ci month ago for 3200$ In Poland and after that time i found so many things that's wrong with my car :D

@Sixty4motorsport

3 жыл бұрын

I bought mine about 5 years ago and paid $14k AUD. Prices here in Oz today range in price from about $3k up to $10-15K depending on the condition and options.

Right, why does non of this happen with a Toyota?

@crazyg74

2 жыл бұрын

because Toyota's are almost perfect, they're boring! ;-p

Too much talking

@dennisgana2216

Жыл бұрын

Ay kaya pla....nilandi pla si allan k