Great tip, my first N54 is only in the 60k’s but I’ll be doing this at some point, your channel has made N54 ownership much more enjoyable. It’s an amazing engine and has made me into a convert. Keep up the good work.

If anybody is wondering it's called a "Coolant Hose Flange"

@PaulBrissonPUNTA_GORDA

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

As always TOP END content! You're my N54 DIY hero! I bought this from ECS recently as well. When I do my cooling system rebuild, which includes all the hoses and other fun parts, this is included! You always make the mechanicals look so easy (and the camera work too!). Thank you again for posting. #weltspeed

Mine failed last year. I was working on an oil leak When i noticed the coolant leak. I replaced with oem but i am going to do this mod asap. Trying to remove as much plastic from under the hood as possible. Keep up the good work

I had this done at a BMW garage a few days ago. I bought the piece myself, a silver aluminium version, and they installed it. Very happy I did initiate this upgrade.

Thanks for this my N55 Guru! Started out with the oil service which led me to replacing both the oil filter housing and the cooler gasket. Once there i noticed how much oil had leaked over time and built up over this exact hose and connection. I wasn’t about to put all the pieces back on only to do it again two days later. Thankfully ECS Tuning shipped the billet replacement next day air so the X5 wasn’t down for long. Man once those 10mm bolts were off I began to loosen the hose and the plastic broke exactly like yours did. Used your ignition coils and spark plug video to close it all out. Thanks again!

I love that you make videos like this, so I can help myself out to be prepared for things my 335i might do/need. Keep up the great work!!

Great video! Thanks a lot. Just an FYI for all my e82 n54 guys out there. I managed to do this install without removing the radiator fan. It’s a little trickier but was well worth it for me saving the time taking the fan out. 👍

Got that on my car. Works good. Thanks for the videos. You helped me fix so much stuff on my car.

Excellent videos I really appreciate you posting these. They add value and helped me with my 335i which I love.

Of course this would happen when I was away for work and my wife was driving my car. The plastic fitting sheared off while she was driving; coolant/steam everywhere, so she pulled over and shut off the car immediately. Fortunately no damage, but this prompted me to replaced every damn coolant hose in the car (~100,000 miles / 160,000 kms) just in case any more plastic fittings decided they'd break as well. Definitely worth it for the piece of mind.

Mine broke while installing my inlets a few weeks ago. Did the ECS piece with the silicone hose. Appreciate all your videos.

Thank you! Your videos are great and have saved me so much time, money, and heartache. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for the diy's. Because of one of your videos on the oil cap I found that the place where I changed my oil didn't place that middle peice back in to the filter. Whi h was causing my engine to act with the same symptoms you provided. Big thanks!

I refreshed hoses last year and doing this felt so good. that one spot was starting to give a little tiny leak. But I also had little leaks in a few places, radiator, DCT cooler hose. Many hoses and o-rings to deal with every 100k or so.

I have two basset’s absolutely love them talking

Mine failed 2 weeks ago, I was freaking out I didn’t know what it was😂 there was an excessive amount of smoke coming out my hood…. Crazy how I came across this vid just now. This is spot on! I will fail and you will be left stranded.

Thank you for this video. I def need to do this. I was looking into buying a new hose but this is better. Thanks

Lol omg i found your site yesterday for replacing my ignition coils and spark plugs. Completed that job this morning and took it for a test drive. I came back from the test drive to pick up my wife and as i parked the car i noticed no power steering. As i looked into it closer this part you are showing was dripping coolant🤦‍♂️. The timing of subscribing is co-incidentally incredible timing👍

@ralphrotten

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Wayne. Curious, what did this have to do with no power steering?? Thanx

@waynemoffatt8683

3 жыл бұрын

@@ralphrotten what i found was the coolant leak caused the serpentine belt to slip off the sheaves

@ralphrotten

3 жыл бұрын

@@waynemoffatt8683 Thanx!!

Happy to see another vid! Hate to say it but I look forward to your car breaking 🤣 You have the best how-to's!

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Haha when something goes wrong I don't get too upset about it, more easy content.

Thank you for the heads up! Ordering part as we speak

This jjust happened to my N53. Was hoping it was this simple :) Thanks!

Man your vids are gold - thank you sir!

+1, my broke a while ago. Similar part is available from Rein I believe and available in Oreillys. If yours broke and you need one ASAP you can get it there. Bought mine there when I needed it ASAP

I did mine today. At 92, 000 mine was all broken like yours. Thank you for some awesome DIY’s! You should host a yearly get together, on a single topic. IE: turbo upgrade. Maybe not.

Needed this video 4 months ago!

Excellent job 👍

Oh wow yet another part to add to my lovely n54 maintenance wishlist 🤪 lol thanks for the info as always!

@TheFrenchPug

3 жыл бұрын

I did mine with just taking off the snorkel in 10 minutes. Be careful getting the piece out of the hose end and it breaking off down into the hose. The metal strap won't give so squeeze the other side to trap and pieces.

@micraw714

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheFrenchPug oh nice, appreciate the info!

I replaced this when I did a mishimoto oil cooler retro fit setup on my 2007 335i, it’s a super easy job it takes 5 minutes

Yep, it will happen, mine did while preparing to leave Walmart in the parking lot, had to get a tow, but I wish I knew about this piece prior to purchasing a new hose, next coolant drain I’ll replace it. Thanks for the tip🦾🦾🦾

@j4ck4l55

2 жыл бұрын

Same here xdxd But i replacing the whole housing in the parking area

Another Great one!

Awesome content 🤜🏼🤛🏼

I just DIY my coolant hose connector and thank goodness I did it as preventive because it was on its way out. Thanks

1000% changed this, it’s a super easy job and super cheap. Mine actually went out while I was driving normal.

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah my clickbait title is actually not an exaggeration here lol.

Absolutely fabulous info! Thank you so much!!!!!!!

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Probably most cars have used these plastic pieces for decades now. I had a 90’s VW Corrado VR6 which used a plastic coupling also. I changed mine to a metal after market coupler. I had an BMW 325is, I think 2000 Model. Changed out the water pump with the plastic impeller to a metal one. That is a must change on probably all cars I would think today. When the plastic fins break off the water pump with age, they go into the engine. A costly problem fishing those pieces out of the motor.

My brothers cracked while he was on the freeway, luckily car went into limp mode and prevented any damage. Replaced it with a billet piece and it's been fine ever since.

It’s funny how this happened to me last night.. great timing world and thank you for the diy info!!

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Np! Hopefully you can get your hands on an upgraded aluminum one quickly and get your car back on the road. This seems like pretty common failure on any inline BMW engine from the last 15 years. Hence the reason for the dramatic title, hoping a lot of people see this and can change it before being stuck on the side of the road.

@dajerk350

3 жыл бұрын

Smh, it happened to me 3 hours before the video was uploaded

@tatianaherbert50

3 жыл бұрын

@@VehicularDIY is aluminium better then?

@timrivers677

3 жыл бұрын

@@VehicularDIY 0

@mellowyellow6848

3 жыл бұрын

Happened to me yesterday driving over the mountains

100% agree do this DIY ASAP!

hah wish I knew this when I replaced the factory pipe that broke at that fitting 4 months ago! 113k, unreal that yours made it till 200k.

I just did it two weeks ago while I’m doing my OFHG, yours doesn’t look as bad as mine and mine only got 135k on it

Thank you for this video though honestly

Every time I watch one of your videos I call my mechanic the next day and he already knows exactly what I want done , I guess because a bunch of N54 owners in my area watch your videos too and call the same mechanic for a quote , in the last few months alone I changed my ignition coils from Bosh to Eldor and changed my spark plugs to NGK , I hope parts companies or Amazon are paying you because you're giving them a lot of business .

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

You get a small affiliate kickback.

Damn! If I had only known this 4 days ago. The fitting failed on my E53 in the middle of nowhere. The tow was the expensive component of the repair!!! Have ordered a metal replacement for the newly installed plastic fitting. Lesson learnt!

Thanks for the great tip. I got our n54 yesterday(e93 2009) and it's only on 50k miles. So maybe I can wait some time before changing this part. Dutch regards, Nico.

@rcrosson01

3 жыл бұрын

It's not the miles that degrades BMWs plastic. It's the time.

A must do replacement. A perfect time to block-off the non-functioning CAI ducting.

Mine was exactly the same at 160,000 klm. It looked ok but when I removed it the plastic was all decayed. Highly recommended to replace this, it's cheap and easy work.

Getting one tomorrow !!!!!!!

awesome ! im around 107,000 kilometers on my e90 will probrbaly do this sooN! thanks!

I recently did an entire radiator and coolant hose refresh on my N52 with 172K. I used the aluminum flanged FCP hose for this problem area. The flange is already band clamped to the hose. It’s a quality part compared to stock. After removing every hose, some had some more life in them, and some did not. The driver side top radiator hose plastic was in bad shape. Also the o-ring on the metal pipe going into the lower block was flat and not pliable. Just a matter of time before that failed, as well. Replacing every hose is not easy on these motors. But neither is being stranded on the side of the road. I refreshed everything for peace of mind. If you have a high mileage car and intend to keep it, I’d recommend spending the $450ish in parts and refresh the whole system while you have it drained and apart.

so good 👍

You definitely want to tackle this before it starts coming apart, I’ve found bits in the water pump from a fitting that looked just like this one when removed. Also check the coolant cap as it also seems to turn from black to brown and starts coming apart. And while I haven’t seen the upper Rad house fail, it starts to discolor as well so that would be a good swap out on a high mileage engine. This is the hottest part of the circuit and these parts definitely do not hold up nearly as well as the rest of the system due to it. I would think 100k is a about the absolute most you would want to leave these if you don’t want them to start shedding pieces. N55 has the same set up too. Great vid!

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips! Yeah all the inline engines from the last 15 years or so have a similar setup.

@giovannicampomori9598

Жыл бұрын

Anche su M54

I had to do this also. I found out when I was changing the rubber seal for the oil filter housing. *Because the oil filter housing seal also leaks after 100K miles. While changing it, I had to remove the water connector and quickly found out this is broken. A quick search on the community and learn that this is a common failure and also found the cheapest replacement part is made of CNC aluminium from Ebay. This makes me wonder why the hell BMW made it out of cheap plastic??? BMW ownership is one of great pleasure and nasty surprise.

It's funny, this was literally one of the first things I bought for my car two years ago. Now I'm chasing down a coolant leak from my upgraded twins... weeee.

Great video as usual. This is the best channel for N54 in my opinion!!! Do you need to drain the coolant in order to change this or even if it isn't drained this is as much coolant that will come out of it?

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

No need to drain the coolant, you'll only lose about 1.5 liters of coolant. Top up with 50/50 mix and the car will bleed itself within about 30 seconds on startup.

I did this last year, when I replaced my oil filter housing gasket. I got the aluminum one from Amazon.

Thanks to remember me to do it on my BMW X3 I’m going to it now thanks bro

@evoquesquad2015

3 жыл бұрын

Out of Toronto Canada love your videos bro

Hi Sir, love watching your DIY videos! wanna ask how to remove/cut the fixed metal ring without damaging the hose and plastic/stock coolant flange?

I had to replace this part very early in my 640i (N55) ownership with a billet one. Coolant was spewing all over like a water fountain. Since then, no more issues in that area of the engine.

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Nice, if it were to let go I'd be worried about coolant getting on the belt and it coming undone and getting sucked into the front crank seal.

@albenjo45

3 жыл бұрын

@@VehicularDIY Fortunately that didn't happen to me because I noticed the coolant leaking right after starting the car after changing the oil filter housing gasket. Whew!

I've always had bmws, I work for bmw and even i keep a 85 piece tool set, a torx screwdriver set, and a small jack in my trunk for these situations lol 😆

lol. I had a ghost coolant leak for a month or two until I discovered this part a couple years ago.

I change that when I replace major coolant hoses at 100K miles. It's always brittle at that time.

I had the original plastic part implode during regular light driving. I was stranded, massive mess, sent plastic bits everywhere. $10 at Amazon, 5 minutes to install. This is truly a no brainer- definitely replace the plastic version with an aluminum one if you have an n52.

Wow, that's a great recommendation. Looks a little tricky though. Could I do the same thing to my 2011 328i N52 automatic? It has around 62,000 miles

Just a heads up, ECS tunings ultimate cooling kit comes with this part ( at least for the 535I kit ). On top of upgrading nearly every weak point of the cooling system ( aluminum drain plugs, aluminized water pump hose, silicon rad hoses etc). hell of a deal for under 600 considering it also takes care of the maintenance pieces as well. I just finished this kit and its very thorough.

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

I may look into getting that thanks.

@jbatacan2

3 жыл бұрын

@@VehicularDIY Its not under the normal cooling area for some reason, you have to search "assembled by ECS" on their website in the search bar, and then you can narrow down for which car > cooling > then it should show up as the ultimate water pump and thermostat kit. Cheers, hopefully you guys find it, and don't buy just the OEM kit that's the same price with no upgraded parts.

@DanielJames7.7.7

3 жыл бұрын

Ya I was looking into this kit as well, but this piece is $40 as sold by them. ECS can sell you individual parts from kits if you wanted and can source other parts for less + warranty too. I am not seeing any functionality differences between any of these adapters either.

Thanks

hello how did u remove the SILVER HOSE BAND on the radiator hose..did u cut BELOW it? and then put on ur new clamp? great video thanks

A great time to do this is when you do the OFHG. I got mine from ECS tuning

@cp_pdn

3 жыл бұрын

Oil Housing Gasket ? F ?

@matthewweisdorfer7757

3 жыл бұрын

@@cp_pdn oil filter housing gasket

Always making me buy stuff lol

Bmw: ultimate driving machine Also BMW: ultimate plastic failure machines

@MowerModdin

3 жыл бұрын

My friend has an '05 545i, almost the whole cooling hose assembly (it's a separate assembly of 3 interconnected hoses) failed within 3 days of itself. The plastic connection from 2 ends failed with somehow the last connection still in good condition, but it ended up with a loss of about 5 gallons of coolant and like 3 gallons of distilled water. This was on the n62 v8, and I think I'm going to be the angry owner of an n54 later this week with more separate cooling hoses. Wish me luck!

@TheFrenchPug

3 жыл бұрын

They're like Barbie Jeeps anymore :)

I have this part sitting in the trunk of my 335i since June. I should get to doing it before it fails! Got the tip from seeing it on FCP Euro's blog. Good video as always! Would like to see you putting blue BMW coolant in though 😎. The outrage!

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I've been running G05 coolant since I got this car and have had it for almost 6 years. I've never touched the water pump, I'm starting to think it could be helping prolong the life of it.

@glenf4115

3 жыл бұрын

My neck hairs stood up when it wasn't blue. Glysantin lists G48 for BMW: www.glysantin.de/en/zulassungslisten

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

I've been using Zerex G05 which is a high end coolant and meets the spec.

@BIMMERZEITT

3 жыл бұрын

@@VehicularDIY I haven't heard of it before! Do you prefer Zerex or just don't have access to the BMW coolant?

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Its readily available nearby and slightly cheaper and I've never had to touch my water pump in the 6 years of owning this car. I think I prefer it at this point lol.

Interesting how yours is black, the one I ordered from FCP Euro and installed on my n54 was just the brushed finish. Also I believe it is very unnecessary to remove the fan since I did mine with ease with it in.

Schwaben makes a coolant evacuation tool which is very usefull when pressurizing and filling up the system correctly. It found a leak where I didnt install the oring correctly on the coolant fitting. Around 100k I replaced alot of the coolant hoses, radiator even cracked and leaked. Rein makes an aluminum fitting with hose instead of the plastic. Love my 07 328i but being proactive i probably dropped 3k so I can make it to 200,000.

Did this while doing the ofhg

REIN makes a similar aluminum part (FCP Euro). The spring clamp is more of the cheap type...so get a worm gear hose clamp. Coolant flange issue also effects F30 N55 engines. Look for hose damage on the end. Getting the old clamp off it a pain, since it needs to be cut off. You might literally need the jaws of life. The best option is to crush the plastic crusty coolant flange. (Hammer/Mallet or Channel Locks or Vise Grips). You might need to Dremel the plastic from the inside out (ID), not the metal clamp in (OD). Give it to a 7 year old. They know how to break stuff quick.

Vargas Turbo Technologies makes an entire kit for the main coolant hoses that changes them from that brittle plastic fiberglass to billet aluminum and silicone hoses

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting, nice to have that option.

QUESTION PLEASE. (Model: 2008 E90 N54 Dual Turbo Sedan) I just ordered a new hose that attaches to the flange part that you replaced in your video. (My hose has a leak down low in the engine bay). What does the other end of that hose attach to? I cannot see where it terminates on the other end down low in the engine bay, even with the mud shield removed very hard to see. I wanted to plan this out before I actually do the work. Thanks very much and great videos on your channel. Phil

lol that happened to me last year while i was changing the the oil housing gasket and the cooler housing gaskets because i had to remove the hose and it came apart the same way lol

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah luckily not while driving

Any other plastic parts you suggest replacing?

Hello Friend, good to chat with you. Could you remember how much coolant was necessary to complete the cooling? Thank you.

do you also recommended for S55 engines? thanks

Hi. Awesome tips on your blog. Thank you. Plse provide the suppliers contact details for all these aftermarket replacement parts. Thanks

200k, wow, you definately dodged a grenade! fyi same thing for anyone owning X3's too - replace them! 👍

Mine failed last winter and it wasn't any fun being stuck in the fast lane during rush hour in Dallas. I've since changed over to that billet inlet.

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's such a simple thing that could really leave you stranded. Hence I don't feel bad about using such a dramatic title, trying to get as many people to proactively replace this as possible.

This is AWESOME, Are there any other parts that can be upgraded from the cheap BMW plastic?

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

No that I know of but worth researching

This happen yo me yesterday

I changed the water pump and thermostat not too long ago on my F15 but left this alone. I thought about it but was nervous about wrecking the hose trying to get the clamp off the mickey mouse fitting. Can you clip the metal clamp off easily without wrecking the hose? There's nothing wrong with mine so I don't think it would break off from the hose as easily as yours

Is there a part number on ecs for this 🤔

Dude this piece is a must replace. It broke in my N52 and I had in mind at the time to replace it preventively. It’s worth every penny to replace before hand because if it breaks you’re stranded, there’s no way you can get that hose back in place and a tow truck will cost more than 10 times what this piece is worth!! Wild that bmw cheaped out on a piece the aftermarket can produce to sell for 15 bucks they could have made it themselves for way cheaper and put a metal one there..

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah 100% I'm surprised I hadn't heard about this upgrade all these years. Hence the dramatic title lol.

@autohut3720

3 жыл бұрын

@Laurence Cursaro gm has a piece that joins all the hoses in the cooling system and the thermostat which is made out of plastic for their 4 cylinder engines and it’s a lot worse than this

@sebastian3004

3 жыл бұрын

I mean BMW's quality is worse than Hyundai as a Fact these days? Who ever thought this would happen?

@autohut3720

3 жыл бұрын

@Laurence Cursaro that’s why my 2006 325i is currently at 254k miles and has only needed regular servicing aswell as stuff that all cars will need as they age; hoses gaskets etc.

Hi do I have to remove the fan on my 2011 n55 e92 335i to get to the two bolts on the flange or can I reach them with leaving the fan connected ?

My friend has an 08 535xi with the same plastic part, I've tried to remove one from the parts car and the part broke. He ended up getting a metal one and it had been great ever since.

Question please, this applies only for N54 engine? Or I should do the same on my M47? Thank you in advance.

Do they make these for X5? I can't seem to find it , they only have aluminum..

Does the N55 engine have the same issue?

Changed mine when I did my Water pump and thermostat

@VehicularDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Nice, good preventative maintenance. I didn't know this was a thing till recently.

I'm getting the 2021 BMW G82 M4 ( to drive in West Los Angeles) ...............I'm wondering is this part on a replacement schedule? Such as, after a certain number of miles _____ x part should be replace?

Mine failed on the freeway by the way, luckily I was next to an exit by downtown. Pulled to the side and got towed.

HI mate , is this same for N47N [2011] engine also ?

What size clamp did you use?

Just bought this along with a new OFHG on my 172k mile 07 335i 😁 not taking the chance! Already too many things that could go wrong with these cars