After doing this job last night on my 2017 M240i I’d like to call out a few things. 1.) Don’t pull the sound deadening foam out until AFTER you have fully loosened the strut brace and preferably remove the center cowling first. I don’t get why you’d remove the foam first if your going to loosen the strut brace and remove the center cowl anyway. You will tear your foam especially if you have an upgraded hpfp. There is also a post towards the back passenger side of the engine that’s hard to see. 2.) Torque spec for spark plugs are 23NM or 17ft/lbs. 3.) Torque spec for coil packs are 8NM if you wanna really get technical. 4.) My strut brace took an E18 for all 4 bolts. No big deal as I’ve heard these bolts may vary, but just be mindful to avoid stripping the bolt. I couldn’t easily find any torque specs for the strut brace so I just went with the 30NM mentioned in this video. Can anyone confirm? This was a great, in-depth video and made this job much less daunting. Thanks.
@@acimdotnet is there anywhere that details this website etc as I keep seeing conflicting information? Also the whole repolace the bolts thing, is that true (I would suspect a garage wouldn't replace them) but if its a stretch bolt which I believe the plus 90 degrees means then I guess they do need to be replaced. Just seems a lot for a spark plug change.
@@davidsmale4002 Yes, I wrote above "renew the bolts". This information is from the official service manual. If you don't want to buy new bolts, I would tighten them just to 56Nm to avoid eventual break. I planned to get new bolts for the spark change in few thousands kilometers, but then I had to replace one VANOS actuator so I just replaced both actuators and put the old bolts back with 56Nm. But for the planned spark plugs change I will get the new bolts as well. I just didn't want to buy them twice.
Those coil connectors just don't come off that easy for me, they won't release by squeezing, and I've broken 2 of them in 2 different ways. Not sure why these are so much more difficult than the others on the car which work fine.
@@HamNo3guards over tightening will cause the threads to weaken and can strip them. It also causes the spark plug to sit off direction which isn't a whole lot of an issue but stripped threads would be an issue.
Wonderful Video! I accidentally mashed a bit too hard on one of the clips (7:00) and I have been trying to find that replacement online with no luck. Any idea what I can do to patch this?
I broke mine on the MAF like a year ago. It doesn't move. It bugged me for a while but you can't buy just that. You would have to get the entire connector. I even tried part outs and no one wanted to give it to me without the whole harness.
my OEM replacement spark plugs from BMW say on the box to torque to 23NM, this is for the B58 engine on a 2017 440i. Wondering where the 30nm came from in this video??
i didn't notice when you would put the sound deadening back in from this video, other than that thank you very much, getting my 440i in a couple days and gonna get this plug/coil refresh kit from your site as soon as i touch the car and can confirm it is actually reald and not a dream :D i still have the n54 plug remover thing from you guys actually and i'm hoping it is the same tool as this b58 one. i just hope to complete this with no cracked/broken/missing bits. can you leave any of the cowl off or sound deadening off or is it all functional on this car?
No matter how nice of a video you make, you cant convince me this is easy. The time it took you to remove the plastic i can do spark plugs on a corolla.
@@ChadLabuda i have a tesla its faster anyway. My mom has a 440i and I definitely gap it. Plus I can’t believe how much less visibility the bmw has out the windshield since the rear view mirror is so low and big.
What torx did you use for the first things you unscrewed in the video? Towards the top bar. Also, is it safe to vaccuum clean the spark plug holes after blowing air into them? I want it to be extra clean :)
honestly comparing this to my lexus gs450h where you have to remove the intake manifold due to the hybrid system being in the way. this engine bay is super easy
@@none8258 I think you are referencing electrical warning tags. Yes, oddly large. But BMW wants to make sure you know you are messing with electrical wires.
After doing this job last night on my 2017 M240i I’d like to call out a few things.
1.) Don’t pull the sound deadening foam out until AFTER you have fully loosened the strut brace and preferably remove the center cowling first. I don’t get why you’d remove the foam first if your going to loosen the strut brace and remove the center cowl anyway. You will tear your foam especially if you have an upgraded hpfp. There is also a post towards the back passenger side of the engine that’s hard to see.
2.) Torque spec for spark plugs are 23NM or 17ft/lbs.
3.) Torque spec for coil packs are 8NM if you wanna really get technical.
4.) My strut brace took an E18 for all 4 bolts. No big deal as I’ve heard these bolts may vary, but just be mindful to avoid stripping the bolt.
I couldn’t easily find any torque specs for the strut brace so I just went with the 30NM mentioned in this video. Can anyone confirm?
This was a great, in-depth video and made this job much less daunting. Thanks.
Strut brace is 56Nm.
Per TIS, the 14mm spark plugs are 30nm +/- 3nm.
@@Based_F22 56Nm and 90 degrees. Also renew the bolts.
@@acimdotnet is there anywhere that details this website etc as I keep seeing conflicting information? Also the whole repolace the bolts thing, is that true (I would suspect a garage wouldn't replace them) but if its a stretch bolt which I believe the plus 90 degrees means then I guess they do need to be replaced. Just seems a lot for a spark plug change.
@@davidsmale4002 Yes, I wrote above "renew the bolts". This information is from the official service manual. If you don't want to buy new bolts, I would tighten them just to 56Nm to avoid eventual break. I planned to get new bolts for the spark change in few thousands kilometers, but then I had to replace one VANOS actuator so I just replaced both actuators and put the old bolts back with 56Nm. But for the planned spark plugs change I will get the new bolts as well. I just didn't want to buy them twice.
The proper torque for the spark plug depends on thread pitch.
M12x1.25 = 23NM
M14x1.25 = 30NM
I believe 23NM is the most common.
Those coil connectors just don't come off that easy for me, they won't release by squeezing, and I've broken 2 of them in 2 different ways. Not sure why these are so much more difficult than the others on the car which work fine.
Plugs should be torqued to 23nm
@@HamNo3guards over tightening will cause the threads to weaken and can strip them. It also causes the spark plug to sit off direction which isn't a whole lot of an issue but stripped threads would be an issue.
You should mention the sizes of the sockets
Wonderful Video! I accidentally mashed a bit too hard on one of the clips (7:00) and I have been trying to find that replacement online with no luck. Any idea what I can do to patch this?
I broke mine on the MAF like a year ago. It doesn't move. It bugged me for a while but you can't buy just that. You would have to get the entire connector. I even tried part outs and no one wanted to give it to me without the whole harness.
how did you fix it?
@@Specter1031how did you fix it?
@@rahmatazadI didn't, but honestly it has stated connected without issue. Seems this is common and more over engineered than necessary.
…and here I am complaining about all the things I have to remove doing the same for my n54. Ah gotta love the engineers at BMW.
German Engineering
Yeah, it's on brand for BMW. Ha ha. I prefer this to the massive N54 rain tray. Can't wait for a delete kit on my 335.
Hello thanks for vidéo
Can you list torx please
E20
And E8?
Best regards
my OEM replacement spark plugs from BMW say on the box to torque to 23NM, this is for the B58 engine on a 2017 440i. Wondering where the 30nm came from in this video??
That’s wrong torque (for 14x1.25 plugs), you are right, it should be 23Nm for B58.
i didn't notice when you would put the sound deadening back in from this video, other than that thank you very much, getting my 440i in a couple days and gonna get this plug/coil refresh kit from your site as soon as i touch the car and can confirm it is actually reald and not a dream :D i still have the n54 plug remover thing from you guys actually and i'm hoping it is the same tool as this b58 one. i just hope to complete this with no cracked/broken/missing bits. can you leave any of the cowl off or sound deadening off or is it all functional on this car?
No matter how nice of a video you make, you cant convince me this is easy. The time it took you to remove the plastic i can do spark plugs on a corolla.
Cool then enjoy your Corolla
@@ChadLabuda i have a tesla its faster anyway. My mom has a 440i and I definitely gap it. Plus I can’t believe how much less visibility the bmw has out the windshield since the rear view mirror is so low and big.
@@GXKid06no one wants a tesla congrats having a soulless car that makes you cry
Thank you man. How t preset the maintenance interval for spark plugs after changing them ? Same question for air filter etc ...
Was anyone able to remove spark plug #6 without loosening all the plastic?
Amazing vid! But isn’t the coils need to be programmed?
No
What torx did you use for the first things you unscrewed in the video? Towards the top bar.
Also, is it safe to vaccuum clean the spark plug holes after blowing air into them? I want it to be extra clean :)
"super easy!" LOL
honestly comparing this to my lexus gs450h where you have to remove the intake manifold due to the hybrid system being in the way. this engine bay is super easy
It’s as easy as it gets???
OUCH!!!!! . . . Great video but torque for spark plugs is only 23nm - not 30nm Damage alert!!! Correct torque for coils is 8nm
How many total types of inverted torx bolts?
Why the Beru plugs in the video but then the NGK plugs when you’re looking at the wear on them? Aren’t Bosch the OEM for the B58?
The BMW branded NGK are what came out! It is a used car so it could have happened at any number of service intervals!
torque spec for ignition coil screw?
8nm
What was the yellow thing in the back, under the cover?
Not sure what you are referencing...time?
@@ecstuning the first glimpse is around 2:28 but it's really apparent around 3:15-3:17
@@none8258 I think you are referencing electrical warning tags. Yes, oddly large. But BMW wants to make sure you know you are messing with electrical wires.
awesome video, liked and subbd
How many miles should we replace the spark plug ?
BMW says 60k miles but I would say 40k-50k is a good range
But if you’re car is tuned probably a lot sooner
30nm!!!! It's 23nm
you don’t need to gap them ??
Not if the car is stock
So 4 miles of plastic , sounds cheap for a premium car?
But wait ,,,,,,,,,,,,,It’s BMW plastic and it’s expensive and they make lots of it.
Lighter means, FASTER... Because, "Race Car" lol
“Easy diy” lol
IT'S NOT A COIL PACK!!!!! It's a coil-on-plug. It's an individual coil, NOT A PACK!! 😡😡😡😡😡😡