Excellent video. Thanks for going to the time and trouble to show how fixing problems on a diesel BMW doesn't have to be daunting. Maybe not easy but certainly not impossible for the average interested person.
Kev i am an academic and i have to say the video content and step by step process is probably the best i have ever seen on RUclips, and has been exactly what i needed to see and feel for assurances. Lately and after paying massive repair bills i am still no further forward with a massive fuel consumption issue on my e92 320d M sport. The garage missed the fuel injectors on bank 1 and 2 leaking, i have got an app to program the injectors called AP200 Maxi and will buy some refurbed injectors bosh and do it myself as you have showed apart from the programming to save myself a £600 bill without the parts. I am so thankful Kev for your knowledge, skills and expertise you should be commended on your efforts for showing us what to do. 🏁
Thank you, your video helped me to start engine after valve cover gasket replacement. It was hard for me to bleed the system again, but you have mentioned it took 7 crancks for you and same for me. This has saved me :D have a nice day Kev!
There’s one thing worth mentioning about injectors seals, both sides are different and tapered side goes facing down otherwise they would definitely leak, normally people don’t realise this and keep cutting the bore thinking there’s something wrong with seat and end up deepening it , there are some brush cleaners to get rid of the burn crap, also 3 bolts at the back are tricky to get too that’s also worth pointing. Rest good work to work on small 1 series front comparatively to 5 series, also injectors don’t need programming, i have replaced on most BM engines, they work fine , programming is just to injector number in system. But spray command doesn’t look for number to allocate fuel. So people don’t get scared by injector programming.
Excellent. I've done 2 injectors before, 1 & 2, but now have 3 & 4 to do & the cam cover gasket need doing, so will do the whole hog as you demonstrated here. Nervous as always but you have to dive.
Top job again. I’m going to do mine. I had my turbo whistling at me so had to replace it and I found small pools of oil around my plugs Looks like my oil cap seal is letting oil out so that’s my next job. Got to love the n47 engine lol
Almost there with the help of your guidance. Just have to cut the injector seats & refit. Turns out my swirl flap rod was snapped with the far flap (cylinder 4) stuck in closed position. The actuator was rounded off so couldn't open or close anyway. Relucantly I've chosen to delete the swirl flaps. The EGR pipe was almost completely blocked at the inlet manifold end. All cleaned up so hoping the car will be happy albeit without swirl flaps. My cam cover gaskets were hard & brittle & snapping as removed. Obviously leaking, oil was getting into the injector cylinders as well as weeping around the sides of the cover. The most difficult bit of the job was disconnecting the electrics, especially to the throttle body & getting the manifold out & back in. Will delete the EGR next. Too much gunk going through the system.
When you deleted your swirl flaps did you have to do some coding or is it a case of buying the gaskets with the aluminium delete tube thing and just installing it? Did you buy the injector removal tool, the copper washer removal tool as well? I'm trying to decide if buying those tools will be more or less the same labour cost as my rocker cover is leaking but will want to replace with new cover and gasket, Injector seals and gaskets, egr seal, swirl flap delete kit with gaskets.
@@koysiimiah3320 No coding required. I bought genuine gaskets from BMW for the cam cover, injector seals & inlet manifolds. The swirl flap delete kit had inlet manifold gaskets but I only used the aluminium delete tube thing. Didn't use a special tool to remove the injector seals, 3 of the 4 came out with the injector, the last one I managed to dislodge with a long screw driver & sucked out with a thin tube connected to an old vacuum cleaner. I did buy & use the cutting tool to clean up the injector seats. MPG has improved but the feed from the EGR & manifold ports were seriously gunked up, so gas flow will be much better. Get the occasional lull in pick up from idle which may be down to no swirl flaps but when moving the car runs like normal. It was quite a scary job to undertake but ultimately very rewarding & must have saved a big labour bill. As said the tricky bit was disconnecting the electrics.
@@NickTubeless the whole process sounds so scary my main worry is dropping something inside the engine 😅 I tend to drop screws and bolts alot when working on my car. Will have to buy magnetised tools and bits. All in I'm looking at a cost of about £250 with rocker cover ridex brand, gasket, injector leak off seal, injector copper washer, swirl flap delete with gaskets and the tools injector puller, injector seat cutter (is it 17mm?), copper washer remover just in case, e torx bits and torque wrench 5-25Nm. When you used the seat cutter, did you use the thick grease he used to catch the carbon or not bother with the grease? As I'll need to add that on the list too. Once I've ordered all the parts I'm going to give myself 2 days. Will have to drive it inside my 1 car garage which just about fits the BMW X1 I'll be doing the job on and complete it. I've been quoted £600+ for the whole job.
Great vid kev that’s a fairly complex task for me task but your stepwise instructions make it look easier. Looks like you had some nice weather or is that a new camera, lighting was really good. Compliments.
Thanks Kev. This is just the thing I need as I attempt the same procedure on my car. I'm about to get the necessary tools and parts ready before starting. Could you update the link for Diesel Injector Extractor set, its not working.
Great work 👍🏼 my 520d n47 started to leak around the injectors, also the rocker cover I think is leaking from a the first injector can this be glued? If not how much do you think this type of work will cost me… amazing video by the way top class I’ve seen so far!!!
Superb. Do you intend to keep with the swirl flaps when you replace the inlet manifold? My oil level has been creeping up slowly due to a diesel leak and I've just replaced the gasket ring copper washers on bottom of the injectors. There was the same gunk of diesel you had - maybe in my case the camshaft-cover injector profile seals have been letting that fuel seep in? Your video to the rescue.
Wow. Was about to buy an X1 leaking diesel in the engine area on ebay but have watched that through. Unless you're able to come round and fix it I think I'll let the auction run. Personable and educational video. The only question I'm left with is how far back down the classic car route I need to go before the complexity of the mechanics meets my capacity to understand them. I'm thinking 1940's which is well before my date of birth...
Hi Kev, Great video, doing this exact job this weekend due to the guys do did my timing chain cracking the cover, and now found 2 injectors blowing. Timing chains been fine for over a year and I've lived with the slight leak but time to fix. Must admit didn't think id have to take the inlet manifold off as well but after watching feel much better prepared and have bought the cutting tool. Hoping the injectors won't be too stuck surly they had to be removed to do the chain but do have a tool I can borrow. Quick one, is there meant to be a rubber o ring on the injector as well? Did i see it still in the head in your vid? Also are they 1.5mm seals or 2mm, noticed some have a raised part of 1.5mm with a outer of 1mm. Mines a 2010 LCI so does that make a difference? Or and when you started the car, the engine seemed to shake a bit, is that normal or did you find your engine mounts were shot, don't think mine shakes side to side that much but could be wrong. Thanks again subbed.
So Kev I watched the entire video. I have also changed my injector washers as well as the valve cover. As you mentioned we need to crank it intermittently for 20 sec . Between these intervals, how many seconds should I leave the battery to rest? My engine is also not starting after gasket replacement so I am afraid I may not burn the starter motor by cranking the engine for too long. Just need your tough word if I should be courageous and crank it regardless for 15-20 sec until the engine fires up? Waiting for your reply . Thanks Kev
There’s no hard and fast rule to this, but starter motors do get incredibly hot as they draw huge amounts of current. I would crank and leave for approx 20 further seconds before trying again.
Very well documented and great job done, great comments, concise and to the points, massive well done!!! By the way how did you clean the injector port? Just using the injector seat cutter, Hoover and paper towel? Did you use any liquid to clean the cam cover? Thanks
Great video I wish you would include the bits when you are removing the bolts and parts. Why not just fast forward those parts so we can see how difficult it is and decide whether to attempt it or not.
the exhaust smells on my car, and I can't figure out where it is, I suspect those copper washers, it's the same engine.. have you smelled the smell of exhaust gases or what is it about?
Hey kev, not sure if you will see this but is the valve cover a must. I can’t lie I got a little lost at that step taking everything off 😂 I do want it doing but I dunno if I should do it. Cars on 133k and gas not been done… thanks
Hi mate, no, you do not have to remove the valve cover if you are only doing the injector job. I had to change the valve cover gasket too as mine was leaking.
Question for you Kev. Could you have used that reamer tool before reinstalling the valve cover? Is the tool cleaning the carbon off the head, or the valve cover?
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Excellent video. Thanks for going to the time and trouble to show how fixing problems on a diesel BMW doesn't have to be daunting. Maybe not easy but certainly not impossible for the average interested person.
Kev i am an academic and i have to say the video content and step by step process is probably the best i have ever seen on RUclips, and has been exactly what i needed to see and feel for assurances. Lately and after paying massive repair bills i am still no further forward with a massive fuel consumption issue on my e92 320d M sport. The garage missed the fuel injectors on bank 1 and 2 leaking, i have got an app to program the injectors called AP200 Maxi and will buy some refurbed injectors bosh and do it myself as you have showed apart from the programming to save myself a £600 bill without the parts. I am so thankful Kev for your knowledge, skills and expertise you should be commended on your efforts for showing us what to do. 🏁
I have this job to do . My cam cover gasket needs replacing. I’m so glad I found this video . very helpful
Thank you Kev
The most concise video and intelligent camera work I’ve ever seen on RUclips
Saved me some money as well.
Top bloke.
good job buddy...we the tractor family appreciate your efforts.
Excellent, comprehensive video. Thanks very much for taking the time to make it!
Used this video to do the same job on a bmw 1 series f20 and it worked exactly as shown in every step of the video.
Glad it helped bud 👍🏻
Thank you, your video helped me to start engine after valve cover gasket replacement. It was hard for me to bleed the system again, but you have mentioned it took 7 crancks for you and same for me. This has saved me :D have a nice day Kev!
There’s one thing worth mentioning about injectors seals, both sides are different and tapered side goes facing down otherwise they would definitely leak, normally people don’t realise this and keep cutting the bore thinking there’s something wrong with seat and end up deepening it , there are some brush cleaners to get rid of the burn crap, also 3 bolts at the back are tricky to get too that’s also worth pointing. Rest good work to work on small 1 series front comparatively to 5 series, also injectors don’t need programming, i have replaced on most BM engines, they work fine , programming is just to injector number in system. But spray command doesn’t look for number to allocate fuel. So people don’t get scared by injector programming.
Are the 3 bolts at the back straight down or angled in towards the front of the car?
Excellent. I've done 2 injectors before, 1 & 2, but now have 3 & 4 to do & the cam cover gasket need doing, so will do the whole hog as you demonstrated here. Nervous as always but you have to dive.
Kev great video mate, very helpful and great explanation as I’ve been trying to look for this issue on forums and no luck but I’ve definitely helped.
Thanks you very much for going to the time and trouble to show how to fix my problem on my diesel BMW
The best video about this problem! Excelent!
Fantastic video! Will be doing this myself very soon!
Thank you Kev, giving this a go tomorrow! Great step by step info!
Top job again. I’m going to do mine. I had my turbo whistling at me so had to replace it and I found small pools of oil around my plugs Looks like my oil cap seal is letting oil out so that’s my next job. Got to love the n47 engine lol
Great video Kev! Really interesting!
Glad you enjoyed it! 👍😎
I'm worry about how to extract injetors. Your video is very useful for me 😊
Almost there with the help of your guidance. Just have to cut the injector seats & refit. Turns out my swirl flap rod was snapped with the far flap (cylinder 4) stuck in closed position. The actuator was rounded off so couldn't open or close anyway. Relucantly I've chosen to delete the swirl flaps. The EGR pipe was almost completely blocked at the inlet manifold end. All cleaned up so hoping the car will be happy albeit without swirl flaps. My cam cover gaskets were hard & brittle & snapping as removed. Obviously leaking, oil was getting into the injector cylinders as well as weeping around the sides of the cover.
The most difficult bit of the job was disconnecting the electrics, especially to the throttle body & getting the manifold out & back in.
Will delete the EGR next. Too much gunk going through the system.
When you deleted your swirl flaps did you have to do some coding or is it a case of buying the gaskets with the aluminium delete tube thing and just installing it? Did you buy the injector removal tool, the copper washer removal tool as well? I'm trying to decide if buying those tools will be more or less the same labour cost as my rocker cover is leaking but will want to replace with new cover and gasket, Injector seals and gaskets, egr seal, swirl flap delete kit with gaskets.
@@koysiimiah3320 No coding required. I bought genuine gaskets from BMW for the cam cover, injector seals & inlet manifolds. The swirl flap delete kit had inlet manifold gaskets but I only used the aluminium delete tube thing. Didn't use a special tool to remove the injector seals, 3 of the 4 came out with the injector, the last one I managed to dislodge with a long screw driver & sucked out with a thin tube connected to an old vacuum cleaner. I did buy & use the cutting tool to clean up the injector seats. MPG has improved but the feed from the EGR & manifold ports were seriously gunked up, so gas flow will be much better. Get the occasional lull in pick up from idle which may be down to no swirl flaps but when moving the car runs like normal. It was quite a scary job to undertake but ultimately very rewarding & must have saved a big labour bill. As said the tricky bit was disconnecting the electrics.
@@koysiimiah3320 I made a slide hammer to remove the injectors. I can imagine a slide hammer is a must have.
@@NickTubeless the whole process sounds so scary my main worry is dropping something inside the engine 😅 I tend to drop screws and bolts alot when working on my car. Will have to buy magnetised tools and bits. All in I'm looking at a cost of about £250 with rocker cover ridex brand, gasket, injector leak off seal, injector copper washer, swirl flap delete with gaskets and the tools injector puller, injector seat cutter (is it 17mm?), copper washer remover just in case, e torx bits and torque wrench 5-25Nm. When you used the seat cutter, did you use the thick grease he used to catch the carbon or not bother with the grease? As I'll need to add that on the list too. Once I've ordered all the parts I'm going to give myself 2 days. Will have to drive it inside my 1 car garage which just about fits the BMW X1 I'll be doing the job on and complete it. I've been quoted £600+ for the whole job.
Amazing video helped me tonssss
Fantastic video mate 💯a job I will be taking on next week maybe but only difference is it will be on 3 series n47 320d
Great vid kev that’s a fairly complex task for me task but your stepwise instructions make it look easier. Looks like you had some nice weather or is that a new camera, lighting was really good. Compliments.
Cheers chap! 👌🏻 the camera is the same as before but the weather was excellent! 👍🏻😎
Thanks Kev. This is just the thing I need as I attempt the same procedure on my car. I'm about to get the necessary tools and parts ready before starting. Could you update the link for Diesel Injector Extractor set, its not working.
Great video, thank you!
Great work 👍🏼 my 520d n47 started to leak around the injectors, also the rocker cover I think is leaking from a the first injector can this be glued? If not how much do you think this type of work will cost me… amazing video by the way top class I’ve seen so far!!!
Superb. Do you intend to keep with the swirl flaps when you replace the inlet manifold? My oil level has been creeping up slowly due to a diesel leak and I've just replaced the gasket ring copper washers on bottom of the injectors. There was the same gunk of diesel you had - maybe in my case the camshaft-cover injector profile seals have been letting that fuel seep in? Your video to the rescue.
I didn’t mention it in the video but the current inlet manifold has had the swirl flaps removed, I did it years ago before I had the channel! 👍🏻
Hi Kev, some detail on how to disconnect the various connectors would be great. I'm struggling with some of them.
Which ones bud?
Wow. Was about to buy an X1 leaking diesel in the engine area on ebay but have watched that through. Unless you're able to come round and fix it I think I'll let the auction run. Personable and educational video. The only question I'm left with is how far back down the classic car route I need to go before the complexity of the mechanics meets my capacity to understand them. I'm thinking 1940's which is well before my date of birth...
Brilliant mate
Thanks bud! 👍😎
Hi Kev, Great video, doing this exact job this weekend due to the guys do did my timing chain cracking the cover, and now found 2 injectors blowing. Timing chains been fine for over a year and I've lived with the slight leak but time to fix. Must admit didn't think id have to take the inlet manifold off as well but after watching feel much better prepared and have bought the cutting tool. Hoping the injectors won't be too stuck surly they had to be removed to do the chain but do have a tool I can borrow. Quick one, is there meant to be a rubber o ring on the injector as well? Did i see it still in the head in your vid? Also are they 1.5mm seals or 2mm, noticed some have a raised part of 1.5mm with a outer of 1mm. Mines a 2010 LCI so does that make a difference? Or and when you started the car, the engine seemed to shake a bit, is that normal or did you find your engine mounts were shot, don't think mine shakes side to side that much but could be wrong. Thanks again subbed.
excellent video, I am going to be doing this on my car soon, do you happen to remember the sockets you need to complete the job?
So Kev I watched the entire video. I have also changed my injector washers as well as the valve cover. As you mentioned we need to crank it intermittently for 20 sec . Between these intervals, how many seconds should I leave the battery to rest?
My engine is also not starting after gasket replacement so I am afraid I may not burn the starter motor by cranking the engine for too long.
Just need your tough word if I should be courageous and crank it regardless for 15-20 sec until the engine fires up? Waiting for your reply . Thanks Kev
There’s no hard and fast rule to this, but starter motors do get incredibly hot as they draw huge amounts of current. I would crank and leave for approx 20 further seconds before trying again.
@@KevsShed thanks Kev . That’s all I needed to hear. SUBSCRIBED
Very well documented and great job done, great comments, concise and to the points, massive well done!!!
By the way how did you clean the injector port? Just using the injector seat cutter, Hoover and paper towel?
Did you use any liquid to clean the cam cover?
Thanks
Im about to do this job on i jectors as i have a horible leak from return linss and also i think diesel coming up aroubd the injectors
All done, starting again took a worrying while but it fired & seems to be running well & no leaks so far.
Did you ever do the EGR delete?
Is the oil on the injectors caused by the 4 seals on the rocker cover leaking?
What wait a minute!!!
Is that a bmw E30 I see in the background
Those seals, go up or down or they are symetric? Thanks
Great video I wish you would include the bits when you are removing the bolts and parts. Why not just fast forward those parts so we can see how difficult it is and decide whether to attempt it or not.
Just checked mine mines looking Abit wet around the tops so think I better ordering the tools
I added everything in the video description chap! 👍
the exhaust smells on my car, and I can't figure out where it is, I suspect those copper washers, it's the same engine.. have you smelled the smell of exhaust gases or what is it about?
Hi kev did you ever do the video on egr valve?
Hey kev, not sure if you will see this but is the valve cover a must. I can’t lie I got a little lost at that step taking everything off 😂 I do want it doing but I dunno if I should do it. Cars on 133k and gas not been done… thanks
Hi mate, no, you do not have to remove the valve cover if you are only doing the injector job. I had to change the valve cover gasket too as mine was leaking.
Question for you Kev. Could you have used that reamer tool before reinstalling the valve cover? Is the tool cleaning the carbon off the head, or the valve cover?
The port in the head buddy 👌🏻
@@KevsShed I thought that was the case, but wasn’t sure. Thanks for the quick reply and the video. Great work.
Good work sir...a filthy old job that 🤐
Yep, anything involving Diesel engines is bound to be filthy! 😬
What size bit did you use on the slide hammer bud?
Sorry bud, I can’t remember, it’s one of the bonuses of having a kit that’s suitable for multiple cars! 🤷🏼♂️
What is placement for injector cables by colour ?
If you are Changing the injectors. Would you use Ista D or P
D is for diagnostics, P is for Programming bud. 👌
Was this issue throwing out error codes?