Erasing YEARS of neglect from an E90 M3: Suspension and brake overhaul - Project M3 part 5

Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары

On the journey to making my 2008 E90 M3 roadworthy again I perform:
- Springs and shocks replacement
- Wheel bearing replacement
- Brake discs, pads, lines, sensor replacement
- Racing brake fluid flush
- Replace differential fluid
- Replace manual transmission fluid

Пікірлер: 85

  • @GOLTURBO555
    @GOLTURBO5552 ай бұрын

    My dream car. Why people let this treasure like this? 😞 Thanks for the video. I suffer with depression, and this felt into my youtube feed, felt relaxed and pleased watching this restoration, of an iconic car. Thank you.

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    You're welcome! Check out my E34 restoration that was a complete basketcase of a neglected car and it came out brand new. Cheers

  • @aaronbuildsa
    @aaronbuildsa2 ай бұрын

    I am used to rusty cars (we use salt in the UK, too) but I have never seen a whole ring of compacted salt & corrosion on a rear hub like that! That's impressive..

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    hahah the salt in Canada and Northeast US is on another level ;) Cheers and thanks for watching!

  • @pinakidas397
    @pinakidas3972 ай бұрын

    Good to see another channel from Canada.

  • @oraiosokypreos
    @oraiosokypreos2 ай бұрын

    I am from Ontario too! Nice to find your channel and support the local!

  • @CityEstates

    @CityEstates

    2 ай бұрын

    We should have a local meet up this summer. I know a few locals watch this. Maybe something at Leslie and York Mills, central for everyone.

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks man! I’m down east end of Toronto how about you?

  • @oraiosokypreos

    @oraiosokypreos

    2 ай бұрын

    @@DeadEndRestorations i am near Guelph. Not too far

  • @supersteve1986

    @supersteve1986

    2 ай бұрын

    I am round the corner people, lets organize this.....great channel!!

  • @oraiosokypreos

    @oraiosokypreos

    2 ай бұрын

    I don't drive a bmw but i work on my own cars! Is that still ok or would it be a bmw meet? Just checking in case i am the only one showing up in something different haha

  • @alfyer5
    @alfyer52 ай бұрын

    The diff plugs are also one time use. I learned that when I changed my fluid with the oem bmw gold piss

  • @briant64
    @briant642 ай бұрын

    beautiful overhaul, I'm currently "rebuilding" my M3 as well. So far I've done a complete suspension overhaul and my current goal is to have the car complete by the end of the year.

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    awesome, tell me more about it!

  • @briant64

    @briant64

    2 ай бұрын

    @@DeadEndRestorations will do! sometime this week I'll have my brand new coilovers installed on my car since the stock EDC suspension is super blown and worn out by now due to its age. I ended up going with some Ohlins Dedicated Track coilovers since those were a lot easier to source compared to just the Ohlins Road and Tracks

  • @ShotWolf21
    @ShotWolf212 ай бұрын

    I love your videos man, keep up the good work!

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks a ton!

  • @dzeeeeko
    @dzeeeeko2 ай бұрын

    I just discovered your channel and love the content. You got a new subscriber and I look forward to future videos!

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    Welcome aboard! Thank you!!

  • @friguy4444
    @friguy44442 ай бұрын

    Well I must say I really enjoyed that! Thanks! I have two cars from the BMW world which got me into wrenching again after many years. I bought a 2002 330CI that has been fully swapped out with a 2006 E46 M3 Competition which had been in an accident and written off. I paid $7500 USD for it. I LOVE that little pocket rocket! Then I bought a 2008 335XI (Second one after I sold the first in 2014) I got it for $1500 USD. It needed a HPFP and a wheel bearing to get it moving. Then of course I did all the maintenance. Plugs, Coils, Oil, Trans filter and juice plus rear end. Now I've done turbos inlets valve cover boost solenoids cam shaft position sensors T-map and Map water pump now I'm doing suspension after I jumped to the tuning and bought X-Delete for switching the car to rear wheel drive only anytime I want. XHP Trans tune as well as "Protool" App that is amazing. Of course MHD as well. These cars aren't for the Civic or Corolla person. That's where they get the reps of being "Unreliable". Well that and from BMW. LOL.

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks man! the S54 is on my bucket list to own for sure, top 5 engines of all time in my book. The N54 also gets a bad rap but they make tons of power as you know. Cheers for watching!

  • @MegaRetr
    @MegaRetr2 ай бұрын

    Hey glad to see your progress 😊🎉🎉🎉

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @kogers5595
    @kogers55952 ай бұрын

    Really enjoying the build. Especially from a fellow Canuck.

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    Beauty eh!

  • @TheHunterHofman
    @TheHunterHofman2 ай бұрын

    Great episode, been looking out for this! You’re doing all the right things with the M3. I would have done exactly the same things

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    thank you! someone else with common sense :)

  • @S1ckbg
    @S1ckbg2 ай бұрын

    if the BC RACING coilovers lasted 100k city driving they are defiantly not bad especially compered to the OEM susp price and performance

  • @aaronbuildsa

    @aaronbuildsa

    2 ай бұрын

    I have BCs on my E64 650 and .. I don't know if I'd do it again. Maybe on a more track-focussed car, but on UK roads (which look a lot like Toronto's, it seems!) it's just that bit too hard. Or maybe I got old ;)

  • @user-gz8ou2sl6x
    @user-gz8ou2sl6x2 ай бұрын

    that was just amazing content bro i enjoyed ever second of that vid stunning work done fairplay to you bro great channel looking forword for more content on this stunning channel you have👌👌👌👌👌🤛🤛

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    Much appreciated brother!

  • @CityEstates
    @CityEstates2 ай бұрын

    We need more of the old school jokes in future videos, we miss the JOKES! Also can you do H&R sport springs in the front, something to make the gap even across all 4 wheels? How much was the resurfacing per corner? Where did you get it done? Dead End Restoration fan club meet summer of 2024. I am IN

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    3 children and the 9-5 have destroyed whatever was left of my personality 😂 point taken, I will do better…

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    Place i found on fb marketplace, was $40 per disc

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    I’m gonna drive as is for now and see how the car feels on the road and track and decide on springs/suspension changes over the summer. The rear subframe and bushing overhaul is definitely on the list though!

  • @sanjalatinic7681

    @sanjalatinic7681

    2 ай бұрын

    @@DeadEndRestorations your children take offence to this😅

  • @DeadEndRestorations
    @DeadEndRestorations2 ай бұрын

    There’s nothing more rank than that stuff!

  • @jakepillow8513
    @jakepillow85132 ай бұрын

    I was so surprised to hear you calling BC racing suspension garbage, especially when all I hear is good things about them. Could you explain your thoughts on them? Love the video and your sense of humour! Sending from Dublin, Ireland.

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    Cheers Jake for the comment! I find that they don't have great damping, and so the ride becomes fairly harsh compared to Bilstein/Ohlins. Obviously for the price point they do a good job and a lot more people buy them than the pricier stuff for that very reason. The other reason for my comment is durability, after 100k KM's both front shocks are leaking, the springs are rusted and they're essentially long overdue for replacing at that KM amount. The stock springs/shocks from this car which have 150k KM's are not leaking, still have some decent damping left and the springs look almost brand new and aren't rusted.

  • @zuzweitzurzeit
    @zuzweitzurzeit2 ай бұрын

    Nice car

  • @zeroyon4562
    @zeroyon45622 ай бұрын

    On the ceratec- I used to have a Legacy Spec B with the flat 6, and I tried it in that. It may have been placebo, but I felt the engine wasn’t as free revving after putting it in? My other concern was whether the particles could make their way in to the tight avcs and avls (Subaru’s form of variable valve timing and lift) passages and get stuck on the solenoid screens, it also seemed wrong to put tan coloured sludge in to an engine.

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    yes it is quite tanned... thanks for the feedback, I'll keep you posted on how it runs with it!

  • @amaresch66
    @amaresch662 ай бұрын

    Glad to see your progress. The M3 gonna be ready to enjoy for your one week of nice weather up there? 😄

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    There's 1 week in June when its not 1000 degrees with humidity and without snow/salt. That's the one I'm aiming for!

  • @amaresch66

    @amaresch66

    2 ай бұрын

    Can't wait to see.

  • @Voges2023
    @Voges20232 ай бұрын

    Why when you said keep your hands clean, I wanted to go pour old diff oil on them.

  • @riancloete96
    @riancloete962 ай бұрын

    Please can you take us with on the test drives 🙏🏻

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    once this thing is fixed up absolutely!

  • @Aspireonthego
    @Aspireonthego2 ай бұрын

    Are those dynamic friction rear rotors two piece like the originals?

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    Unfortunately no, but they were $130 vs $400 for the two piece. cheers!

  • @Aspireonthego

    @Aspireonthego

    2 ай бұрын

    @@DeadEndRestorations Thanks! they do like pretty good tho!

  • @stephencooper5040
    @stephencooper50402 ай бұрын

    10:05 what about a dry graphite film lubricant?

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    BMW recommends to leave it clean and dry, in theory what you're saying would work so long as no dirt sticks to it

  • @Milosb82
    @Milosb822 ай бұрын

    Regarding the camber issue: that front suspension is a MacPherson strut type which by design is ill-suited for spirited driving or track use. It's cheap to produce and fits into a tight space which is why most cars have them. But the camber gain is terrible when driven at the limit (the tire goes into positive camber when you want negative camber to get as much mechanical grip). It's disappointing that even on M cars BMW uses standard suspension systems. Any serious sports car has double wishbones. But at least BMW offers carbon fiber roofs for the posers lol

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    pfff everyone knows carbon fiber adds at least 15hp

  • @Max_-zt5bm
    @Max_-zt5bm2 ай бұрын

    Is it just me, or were the (front) tires almost slick?

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    the rears are completely gone, need to refinish wheels and get new tires. cheers!

  • @markan667
    @markan6672 ай бұрын

    👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    Hvala Mare!

  • @macgroober1396
    @macgroober13962 ай бұрын

    $40 per bolt? Dude, I'd get replacment bolts from the hardware store and some crushable washers. Crap like that adds up on these cars

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    ya no kidding, bmw tax is real

  • @matija713
    @matija7132 ай бұрын

    Painting bumper, but going with the used struts?? Come on man, you're doing some awesome things here, used vs new struts makes hell of a difference regarding ride quality and handling Not to mention braking safety...

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    I see your point, the used struts are to get the car back on the road for the summer and do some shakedown driving and assess future work from there. The shocks aren't leaking and have good rebound, at worst they will be fine for street use. I want to see how the car rides on stock suspension before deciding whether I even want lowering springs or coilovers or just replace with bilstein B6 and keep stock ride height. thanks for watching!

  • @matija713

    @matija713

    2 ай бұрын

    I vote for regular height, b6 🙂

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    agreed, best of both worlds

  • @chuckehrlich
    @chuckehrlich2 ай бұрын

    Stainless steel brake lines don’t do anything for brake feel. I have tried them compared them to oem BMW and couldn’t tell the difference. Not sure why everyone on the internet says this.

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    I agree however in aggressive driving or track conditions the feel difference would come from having no to very limited expansion of the brake lines versus rubber ones. Fluid type also plays a role in brake line expansion as well obviously.

  • @SH-sc9or
    @SH-sc9or2 ай бұрын

    Maybe it's me, but I can't understand why people don't care, why that much neglect on a car like this? Spoiled children, having rich parents?

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    I really don't understand either, I know the previous owner fell on some harder times recently and didn't have the funds to do proper maintenance on the car but trust me I was equally surprised and disgusted as you are!

  • @terrancecollins2696

    @terrancecollins2696

    2 ай бұрын

    @@DeadEndRestorationsI mean you literally answered your question lol Why? Because they fell on hard times - and because of that they sold the car, because of those hard times

  • @vincentrdelinares6732

    @vincentrdelinares6732

    2 ай бұрын

    people show off by living way over they can afford ;)

  • @kijijiuserkijiji346
    @kijijiuserkijiji3462 ай бұрын

    Toronto roads 😢

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    ya its a travesty...

  • @kijijiuserkijiji346

    @kijijiuserkijiji346

    2 ай бұрын

    @@DeadEndRestorationsCan you recommend a good trusted body shop in Toronto, maybe the one you're dealing with yourself? Thanks so much.

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    Yes Cliff at trillium autobody by the airport. Send me your email I can send you his phone number

  • @THELOF1
    @THELOF12 ай бұрын

    I don't know why people get these cars that can't afford to keep them up. They could have gotten literally any honda/toyota and saved money just from gas, oil and insurance alone.

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    2 ай бұрын

    agreed, but thanks to them we get to make great content of rescuing these turds and make them special again. cheers

  • @adimarcu4334
    @adimarcu43342 ай бұрын

    Pantaloni emigrant 😂

  • @CityEstates

    @CityEstates

    2 ай бұрын

    🤣

  • @spirosgikas7778
    @spirosgikas77782 ай бұрын

    Definitely Sreten influenced...

  • @user-ht1it4lm1w
    @user-ht1it4lm1wАй бұрын

    Pantalon😂 English language😂😂 funny In Russian pantalon it's underpants😂😂😂 l am sorry from Moscow

  • @DeadEndRestorations

    @DeadEndRestorations

    Ай бұрын

    Spasiba moj drug! In Serbian its just pants but that's pretty funny

  • @user-ht1it4lm1w

    @user-ht1it4lm1w

    Ай бұрын

    Everything is fine, you brother has golden hands, this is the main thing it's a pleasure to watch

  • @user-kg7mg6yk1h
    @user-kg7mg6yk1h2 ай бұрын

    Welcome ✌️👅 bla bla bla! More business, fewer words! Братан, ну вот вообще не интересно за сколько ты ее купил! Поставил музычку и работай! Раз уж начал!

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