I'm a self taught how to do it all kind of guy. The sort of guy who should have been born in the 1950s, because I love to fix cars and build my own furniture and remodel my own house and generally all the things guys used to know how to do, and I'm going to show you guys how to do those things too. Because there ain't enough 50's kids in the world.
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Guys I have to stop replying to car repair questions via email. I'm just getting too high a volume at this point to justify spending time on a reply that only 1 person will see. If you have a car repair question please post it in the comments section of the appropriate video so that everyone can see the reply and learn that solution. Please only contact me via email if you have a non-repair related matter. Thanks for understanding.
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How are these doing now, since its been a year since you've installed them? Do you see condensation/ fogging up?
you could use copper grease for the noise on the parts where the metal was worn!
Hi E39 528i 1998 Light Control Mode (LCM) What is the best ways to be tested and reprogrammed if needed? My lights bit funny after car been unplugged from battery for a year. Thanks
Can you do one by one ? As I have no Jack stands ?
Very excellent presentation Sir!
Hey man im not sure if you still reply atall. But my car started throwing p0491&2 codes which are secondary air pump codes. My pump works well, im thinking it could be my valve. But while driving sometimes my car will just hesitate and stop accelerating and idle very rough and I thought it was a camshaft sensor of some sort but im only getting the secondary air pump codes but i heard the air pump system wont affect the car like that. Today i tried starting the car and noticed behind and lower from the air pump i saw some smoke. Someone told me if i have alot of oil residue everywhere which i do then its probably oil getting heated up turning viscous and oxidizing so i should replace my valve cover gasket since its obviously leaking and the secondary air pump valve. It just doesn’t seem to me that any of that will affect my car the way my cars acting. What do you think?
BMW takes away the ticking by revving the engine for two minutes . That's the procedure.
It's not that they put the chain on incorrectly, it would just take a certain number of rotations to get both chains lined up with all the marks and you were mainly concerned with the top. The truth is none of those links matter as long everything is in the correct position
"who the hell would put bolts in there like that? That's just retarded" Me at some point on just about every car I've worked on aside from Toyotas
Fantastic video! Clear explanations, great view angle and thanks for including torque specs. We have 3 of these Sportages one 97 and two 2002s. When I've taken off the air intake tube I've removed the expansion joint on the air filter side only, removed the single bolt holding the resonants chamber leaving the chamber on the tube, left the single electrical connection on the air intake tube, removed the two bolts holding the air intake tube down, removed the three bolts holding the tube to the intake manifold then snaking it all out intact then flipping it 180 and laying it on sufficient rags on top of the battery to avoid contacting the positive post. Use this hint if you like but the video way is perfect.
So many gems in this vid you have to watch it a few times to catch it all
Where do you buy the kit (solenoid etc.) being used in the video? Thanks.
Does Everyone who tests these scanners iwn a BMW
I have a brand new ccv system with all of the hoses new. But after installing all, i have a lot of blue smoke coming out the exhaust. (Before, it was less) i also see that the ccv has mayo on the hoses and in the ccv system. I didnt clean the dipstick btw. Why would the new system dont work?
lower control arm ball joint as well
The Clutch switch seems like it could be a culprit also. My e46 has had a no crank condition on warm ambient air days. when the weather cools, the car starts!
Awesome video. Thank you man. It is a big help.
THANK YOU!!!
I couldn't crank it by hand. It just binds up. I putted everything at tdc like you did.
Hey Jason - you mentioned you regret replacing the TXV. My compressor actually seized up, which I've heard can throw metal shards in the system and you should ideally also replace the condenser as well. Do you think I can get away with keeping the original condenser and TXV in this case - perhaps if I blew some compressed air through the system to flush it?
BMW X5 , piston 1 y 2 .- 180 psi. 3, 4 y 6 .- 210 psi. Piston 5 .- 150 psi ???
Hi I have a question so does the engine and mountings not rest on the sub frame I have a e46 320d sump got damaged so just wanted to know
Bought my e46 a month ago doing my transmission fluid tomorrow! Thank you for the best informational e46 content keep it up! (I will be doing those transmission mounts next)
Unfortunately, the person who took your door apart did not put back the polystyrene block which goes into the corner of the and stabilizes the rear window runner if this is not put in there would be a fault code on the reader for that window.
I have a 2000 BMW 328l with A/C blowing ambient air I am tring to check the level of charge before I go throught the proper process of cjarging, the problem I come accros is I can not connect the High side quick connecter to the A/c line, low side is o.k neaning it connects o.k., my manafold is made by yellow jacket and I think the adapter is made for a different system it does not go down enaght to lock, its the tyoe that you can open and close the line to stop leakage of gas, I ordered new qick connect and will see if it wpll work. any suggestion is welcomed.
Thank you very much for this step by step video series, made doing the timing chain and guides a pleasure. I used a updated Chinese timing tool set (blue case) and it worked out perfectly. Engine is smooth and quiet now! Cheers!
Do Autool make one suitable for motorcycles.
This guy and forums saving my skin in 2024! ‘Preciate you sir!
My e90 has the same issue. But mine doesnt have amplifier or optical cable or any other thing. Any idea?
Reman parts are a joke, I'm happy to see a rebuild kit for this.
Hey 50s I finally had the option to put a hoist at my house, which made it so much easier. As far as I’m concerned you being underneath the car, you’re an absolute legend. I followed your instructions and it worked perfectly, I take my hat off to you. I love your work
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The issue for me is during the summer heat if the Sun hits the hood of the car it won’t start or crank. Have to wait for the sun to go down or it has to be parked in the shade. The starter is less than 15k miles old. Anyone else have this issue?
Its imposible the pressure is 500+ psi
Alright then, riddle me this: I went a good while ignoring my check engine light for p0420. One day, it just went off. I did not clear any codes or put any cat cleaner in the tank. It just turned off completely by itself.
Thank you for your helpful videos!! :)
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Awesome video! Good job
I would pressurize the blue line prior to hooking up the low side valve. Other than that, I didn't catch anything out of step. Awesome youtube channel, I appreciate you sharing.
This is a great instructional video with good camera work and good verbal explanation, but it has one serious flaw, from my twenty plus years of fiddling around in an engine bay you never "just break" anything. You only do that if it's a last resort. If that's the only way to get it off, and that does happen on occasion when things get so stuck, rusted or melted into place that you have to cut or break, but you never destroy any part just to save a little bit of time unless somehow it's a life or death situation. If you tear something up and then find out they sent you the wrong part, the correct part but it's of poor quality and doesn't really fit or sometimes you find out the thing you thought was bad really isn't whereby you can then either return the part or stick it on a shelf for when the old part that luckily you didn't destroy really does go bad. It makes you feel good to replace that dirty part with a clean new one but I hate to see good parts replaced and tossed. Every time I replace a part I keep the old one at least until I take the car for a test drive and everything checks out. There's also the risk of getting little bits of rubber and plastic way down in the recesses of the engine to do God knows what. Maybe that little piece of rubber that came off when you cut the part came to rest on a very hot part of the engine which also happens to have some electrical wiring that's crucial, the rubber melts and burns through the plastic protection and through the insulation of the wire and then damn, we got an even bigger issue now. Hell you could get careless and tear something up you didn't mean to. Look I know it's tempting, I used to do it, but it only takes a couple of times for one of the above scenarios to take place to cuss yourself for doing it again. On rare occasions you don't have choice, but if even a single one of those things happens in twenty times of wrenching on a car you're gonna lose all that time and then some that you thought you were saving. It's a really bad habit. Hey otherwise though it's a stellar video. I know I typed a novel complaining about that one thing but it's really a great video.
Dude! Im from Mexico, I really appreciate your videos, I have a BMW 325i 2001 swapped to manual and I learn a lot from you, keep going you knowledge is priceless!!!!
Longer bolt solved my problem. The damage was did by a stupid mechanic and its good becuase i am cheking under the car as often i can.
Quick tip that could save you time in money check your fan tightness. If it’s been off before you might be able to just spin it off without the tools I found out the hard way after trying to avoid buying the tool and needing to get in there several times when I finally decided to take the fan off , I just tried it with a regular wrench with a quick tap they. came right off
Your's is the only DIY I've found that shows the gasket replacement. I went with Lightwerkz retrofit and now refreshing everything. Also it's strange, using protective film on the E39 seems very common but not the E46. I used Lamin-X on my M5. Thanks for what you do!
Try motor mounts for the clunk when you come to a stop or brake
Hold it up to a light, can you seee thru it ?
Good Video My fuel pump evap line leaked Pain to replace
Why were you unplugging and switching O2 sensors for the front sensors but you were talking about the rear sensor?
Yes it’s wrong happened with me today I went back to get the one go with it I change everything it’s still get cold only when I drive the car like I said I change everything any help guys
,,,these HVAC heater pipes have tendency to crack / split,,,there is one heavy duty made out of aluminum,,,,,