Thanks for the compliments. All I ask for it like and Share with like minded people. Hope people find it when searching on RUclips and learn something from it🤝🏻🙌
@@TheKeenMechanic yes for sure! just a short question... in your overhaul you seem to re-use old bolts with extra angle when torquening.. shouldn't they be replaced? at least for example the bolt for the oil pump?
@@ambientify Hi. Always use new bolts when you can. I always recommend this to all car owners but sometimes I am asked to reuse old bolts if they havent sourced new ones. Never had issues so far 🤞
Video master piece! Artistically done. One extremely important thing is that as for as you went ahead you keep cleaning and cleaning again. From technical point of view, the cars in general and especially the motor part are my favorite hobby. I owned a 5 series BMW, 525d and the engine part is so complicated and needs an extremely high effort and quality to get the job done. So, please continue with such videos. I repeat myself it's a master piece.
@@alphazaro4468 Thank you for the nice comment. Glad to hear people enjoy my videos. I have a Full Renault Engine rebuild/restoration coming in the next few weeks. I know not everyone likes Renault but would be worth a watch from a technical point of view
Glad to see you back again! Good timing with the video, as I am actually looking at a 2012 BMW 320d. I will be watching and listening to this video very thoroughly. I greatly appreciate your knowledge :)
Hi When I am quiet for a while and haven't posted it means I am very busy wrenching, recording and editing. This one is the longest ever video I have created. This captures most of the work that went into the F10 530d timing chains / major maintenance. Glad to hear you will be watching as I am sure you will enjoy it as it is packed with good stuff. Let me know what you think after you watch it. Make some popcorn and get yourself a cold drink🍻
@@TheKeenMechanic Very much enjoyed, thank you for the video. The work that you have done on this 530d is very good indeed, I'm sure it must feel like a new car again!
@@mrmusic1880 Thanks, it really does feel like a new car buddy. It is so smooth yet so powerful when you push it. One of my favourite things about this car is the gearbox and the beautuful sound of this 3litre diesel engine. Glad to hear you enjoyed it and thanks again for the support🤝🏻
This is best video i ever watch, i have 320D N47D20A with 71k km but not sure of the actual mileage got it used very interested about timing chain, great job 5 stars from me
Really enjoyed that video, almost binged watched in one. A pleasure to watch someone that has pride in their work. Just getting ready for mine in 140,000 miles time..
Thank you so much for the nice comment. I am so glad to hear people are really enjoying my videos. I hope it helps you with your repairs. I have a lot of detailed step by step videos on most common jobs on the F10 F11 chasis with the N57 N47 engine
Great job! I own an f31 335xd, currently on 140k km and i plan on replacing it after 40-50k km, before 200k ... You inspired me to remain vigilant about my car health :D Regards from Slovenia
Excellent video Very detailed explanation of the repair Torquing up fasteners to specs 👌 I did my apprenticeship with a BMW dealer in the early 90s Best training program back then
Thank you. It is such honour to be complemented by trained BMW specialists. I have received so many nice comments from everyone who wrote to me and I very much appreciate the feedback. I am glad to hear that people like my videos and hope they put them to good use🤝🏻
Great video! Just one thing to point out: the camshaft chain tensioner should be installed before you torque the camshaft sprocket bolts, as it is going to ever so slightly rotate the camshaft sprocket while tightening.
@@TheKeenMechanic Yes! I take care of my cars at home and I'm thinking about buying a 520d F11 soon, that's why I'm watching all your videos about this machine 😍😄
@@against.d.system Make sure to look for good service history as a lot of the problems come from poorly serviced and neglected oil changes. Best of luck🤝🏻
thank you for this amazing video. how much would you charge someone to do this on a n47 engine? the attention to detail is something i haven't seen at any of the mechanics that worked on my car.
@@vladuroset Thanks for your nice comment and for watching my video, unfortunately I have so many projects at the moment that I can't take any work for at least another 2 years. I am glad to hear that people appreciate the effort I put in. Thanks🤝🏻
@@PaulScaddan Hi You can find Febi parts on Amazon, Ebay, Autodoc, and many other online retailers. All of my local shops have them as well. Thanks for watching
Fantastic content!! I have a question... I have the F34 GT which has the N57 engine (2015 year) - As my car is the X drive & I need to remove to replace all the bearings / timing kit when I am there.. I have heard that I may need to remove the front drive shafts to enable the engine removal... Is this correct or can I just disconnect the front differential & then remove the engine?
Hi buddy To be perfectly honest I have never worked on a 4 wheel drive BMW and don't want to give you the wrong advice. I have experience with other brands which have front wheel dtive driveshafts and generally you have to remove them 1st unless you are dropping the whole sub frame with suspension struts. Best of luck buddy and let me know how you get on
@@Marius_Max Hi buddy, I get asked the same question several times a day, I am sorry but I have so much work I won't be able to take any new work for at least 2 years🤝🏻
Hi and thanks for watching. Just check the correct part number for your tensioner to make sure the upgraded 24mm fits your car. Check on www.realoem.com
Perfect job, well done. I have a question, I own a 530d 12/2013, this week it started to make a sound when I rev at 3000rpm-4000rpm, other than that its quiet and normally working, the sound is the same when is in Park/Neutral or Driving(cannot hear much noise tho, maybe cuz of driving), if you have time I would like to contact you somehow and send you a video of the noise, cheers!
Hi and thanks for watching. I am sorry but I have no spare time at all. You would be better just uploading the video on your own channel and post on social media for advise. Hope you get it sorted
@@JesusFR23 You should change it at 100k miles. Some cars last longer some less. This car had been serviced very well and they failed at 165k miles. There are cars that fail even before 100k. It is expensive service and up to you to do it when you want. If you don't you are risking losing your engine
@@TheKeenMechanic They say he usually warns with a noise. At least my mechanic says that being attentive to the noise there is no need to change it with certain km (they are talking about 200,000km = 125,000 thousand perhaps rounding to exact figures)
They say it usually warns with a noise. At least my mechanic says that being aware of the noise there is no reason to change it with a certain km (they talk about 200,000km=125,000miles perhaps rounding to exact figures) Reply: It all depends on how often the oil has been changed and on the climate. I am afraid if you are relying on the noise it might be too late and you may lose your engine. It is totally up to you to decide whether you will take your mechanic's advise or will do it preventatively. Best of luck
I'm moving back to Lithuania next week, looking for N57 engine'd F10/11 there to buy... The car market is insane, most cars on average have 300K KMs on the clocks, some - have had chains done, some haven't... Really struggling to find good compromise for price/spec/overall condition back there... Are these N57 chain stories with them going wrong or bad are that common, or they are a bit 'inflated' ? Do tensioner replacements help, or a good starting point to check before taking it to a garage for a full job?
I think the long servicing intervals, hard driving, poor remaps/remaps in general, poorly manufactured timing chains, guides and tensioners for the N57/N47 engines. Yes, there are a lot of horror stories and unfortunately most N57 N47 fail prematurely above 100k miles some later like this one and some earlier. This one was serviced exceptionally well and lasted 167k miles. If you can turn a spanner try and get one cheap and replace all tining components preventatively.
It's a story based on bad service intervals(oil should be done at 10k-15k km), bad use of the car (reving the engine when the oil is not to temp, idle revving to show off). mine has 380k km and no timing chain issue. I've seen with 600k km with no timing chain issues. The thing thats more likely to fail is the oil pump.
Hi, great video and I'm about to tackle my X5 E70 chain and associated parts. Can you confirm what brand of chain, guides and tensioners you use? cheers
Good question🤭 It is hard to give an accurate man hours as I go into a lot of detail and also have to film everything which slows down the process. I think 50-60 hours if you are doing it for the 1st time and not recording. Hope you are enjoying the content and you can learn something from it🤝🏻
Incredible video. I couldn't stop watching it when I started... 😯🥺😉 Just a question regarding the end of the video... Where do you live? I was looking at the background of the video when you made the "testdrive"! Quite hilly scenery and in the beginning no real fields but no forest either (such a landscape has a name, "hed" in Swedish, Heide in German (Lüneburger Heide in northern Germany, Niedersachsen)).
Hi buddy I am glad to hear you enjoyed the video. I tried to pack it as much useful infirmation as I can. I live in Northern Ireland. I filmed some if the scenes in a hilly area near my house. Can't remember if I asked before, where do you live?
I have a 2014 535D ... what does this typical cost to replace the timing chains? Is it better to pull the engine or just the trans when it is just the timing systems being replaced?
@@greglinarelli9401 prepare for £1500 to £2000 for labour and timing parts, all other parts would be extra. It is best to pull the engine out and replace sump gasket and all other gaskets and rinse engine
@@TheKeenMechanic suppose that’s a good thing for yourself, you will always be busy. What sort of costs am I looking at to do what you done on this 5 series
@@Gaz5606 The cost of the parts alone for this repair with a discount was approximately £2000. All the internal engine parts -chains, guides, tensioners, oilers, gaskets were Genuine BMW parts. All other external parts were Febi bilstein. I obvioisly charged labour on top of that so it is not a cheap job but it was only a fraction of the price of what you would pay at the dealer. BMW had quoted over £9000 for this and you know they are not going to go into the detail you saw in this video. Hope this answers your question
@@TheKeenMechanic I was expecting around that kind of price point. I love my F10 and want to keep it running as long as I can get out of it. I watched that whole video of yours today I absolutely love the pride you take in your work. If only all mechanics were like this. I picked up your northern irish accent also, would you recommend anyone to go to for this kind of job in Northern Ireland?
@@Gaz5606 To be honest I don't know anyone that would go in that detail. Why don't you follow my tutorial and do it yourself. I have detailed step by step videos on every job shown in the full video
If you’re reading my comment and own a N57/N47. Don’t start your car again until it has been recovered to the garage and had the full chain kit replaced
@@TheKeenMechanicnot quite you’ve said to do it when you hear the sound. I’m saying if your OWN one then don’t even start it tomorrow morning before having the chain replaced even if there is NO sound.
You can replace conrod and main bearings on most engines. N57 is known for wearing these and spinning them if not done on time. On this occasion the owner did not want these replaced but would have been a good opportunity to do it when the engine was out and sump was off
This is RUclips gold! Please never remove this kind of masterpiece! Please keep on! Very interesting videos!!
Thanks for the compliments. All I ask for it like and Share with like minded people. Hope people find it when searching on RUclips and learn something from it🤝🏻🙌
@@TheKeenMechanic yes for sure! just a short question... in your overhaul you seem to re-use old bolts with extra angle when torquening.. shouldn't they be replaced? at least for example the bolt for the oil pump?
@@ambientify Hi. Always use new bolts when you can. I always recommend this to all car owners but sometimes I am asked to reuse old bolts if they havent sourced new ones. Never had issues so far 🤞
Video master piece! Artistically done. One extremely important thing is that as for as you went ahead you keep cleaning and cleaning again.
From technical point of view, the cars in general and especially the motor part are my favorite hobby.
I owned a 5 series BMW, 525d and the engine part is so complicated and needs an extremely high effort and quality to get the job done.
So, please continue with such videos. I repeat myself it's a master piece.
@@alphazaro4468 Thank you for the nice comment. Glad to hear people enjoy my videos. I have a Full Renault Engine rebuild/restoration coming in the next few weeks. I know not everyone likes Renault but would be worth a watch from a technical point of view
Glad to see you back again!
Good timing with the video, as I am actually looking at a 2012 BMW 320d.
I will be watching and listening to this video very thoroughly.
I greatly appreciate your knowledge :)
Hi
When I am quiet for a while and haven't posted it means I am very busy wrenching, recording and editing. This one is the longest ever video I have created. This captures most of the work that went into the F10 530d timing chains / major maintenance. Glad to hear you will be watching as I am sure you will enjoy it as it is packed with good stuff. Let me know what you think after you watch it. Make some popcorn and get yourself a cold drink🍻
Yes, Will do.
I enjoy these longer video's alot!
@@TheKeenMechanic Very much enjoyed, thank you for the video.
The work that you have done on this 530d is very good indeed, I'm sure it must feel like a new car again!
@@mrmusic1880 Thanks, it really does feel like a new car buddy. It is so smooth yet so powerful when you push it. One of my favourite things about this car is the gearbox and the beautuful sound of this 3litre diesel engine. Glad to hear you enjoyed it and thanks again for the support🤝🏻
Your channel has by far the best N57 content on RUclips.
Thank you for the compliments. I am glad people like it and find my content interesting🤝🏻
This is best video i ever watch, i have 320D N47D20A with 71k km but not sure of the actual mileage got it used very interested about timing chain, great job 5 stars from me
@@garybelano7047 Thank you so much for writing such a nice comment. I am very happy to hear you enjoyed the video
Really enjoyed that video, almost binged watched in one. A pleasure to watch someone that has pride in their work.
Just getting ready for mine in 140,000 miles time..
Thank you so much for the nice comment. I am so glad to hear people are really enjoying my videos. I hope it helps you with your repairs. I have a lot of detailed step by step videos on most common jobs on the F10 F11 chasis with the N57 N47 engine
Great. Surely one of the best timing chain change videos on youtube
@@teamfo95 Thank you so much for the nice comment and for watching my video🤝🏻
Great job! I own an f31 335xd, currently on 140k km and i plan on replacing it after 40-50k km, before 200k ... You inspired me to remain vigilant about my car health :D Regards from Slovenia
@@JanGregoric Thanks for watching and for your nice comment. Look after your car and it will serve you well
Excellent video
Very detailed explanation of the repair
Torquing up fasteners to specs 👌
I did my apprenticeship with a BMW dealer in the early 90s
Best training program back then
Thank you. It is such honour to be complemented by trained BMW specialists. I have received so many nice comments from everyone who wrote to me and I very much appreciate the feedback. I am glad to hear that people like my videos and hope they put them to good use🤝🏻
Great video! Just one thing to point out: the camshaft chain tensioner should be installed before you torque the camshaft sprocket bolts, as it is going to ever so slightly rotate the camshaft sprocket while tightening.
Thanks for watching and for your feedback🤝🏻
I mentioned this as well
I love your work technique 👌 greetings from Portugal 👍
@@against.d.system Thank you. It means a lot to hear that buddy. I hope you learn something from my videos to help you with your own repairs
@@TheKeenMechanic Yes! I take care of my cars at home and I'm thinking about buying a 520d F11 soon, that's why I'm watching all your videos about this machine 😍😄
@@against.d.system Make sure to look for good service history as a lot of the problems come from poorly serviced and neglected oil changes. Best of luck🤝🏻
@@TheKeenMechanic I'm aware of that! thank you very much 😄 I'll keep in touch on your channel 👍
@@against.d.system Looking forward to seeing you around
thank you for this amazing video. how much would you charge someone to do this on a n47 engine? the attention to detail is something i haven't seen at any of the mechanics that worked on my car.
@@vladuroset Thanks for your nice comment and for watching my video, unfortunately I have so many projects at the moment that I can't take any work for at least another 2 years. I am glad to hear that people appreciate the effort I put in. Thanks🤝🏻
Very comprehensive. Excellent video.
Thank you
Fantastic tutorial
Where is best place to buy febi parts that ship worldwide.
Thanks
@@PaulScaddan Hi
You can find Febi parts on Amazon, Ebay, Autodoc, and many other online retailers. All of my local shops have them as well. Thanks for watching
Very good job and very good idea
@@alvarochaconvillarrubia5689 Thank you
Fantastic content!! I have a question... I have the F34 GT which has the N57 engine (2015 year) - As my car is the X drive & I need to remove to replace all the bearings / timing kit when I am there.. I have heard that I may need to remove the front drive shafts to enable the engine removal... Is this correct or can I just disconnect the front differential & then remove the engine?
Hi buddy
To be perfectly honest I have never worked on a 4 wheel drive BMW and don't want to give you the wrong advice. I have experience with other brands which have front wheel dtive driveshafts and generally you have to remove them 1st unless you are dropping the whole sub frame with suspension struts. Best of luck buddy and let me know how you get on
@@TheKeenMechanic Thanks for the reply & keep up the great content & yes I will let you know how I get on with my rebuild.
Hi there do you think you can do mine please ? what a job ..... well done pal
@@Marius_Max Hi buddy, I get asked the same question several times a day, I am sorry but I have so much work I won't be able to take any new work for at least 2 years🤝🏻
great video, i have n47, engine and mine have the 27mm timing chain tensioner. so can i change it to the 24mm ? it will fit ?
Hi and thanks for watching. Just check the correct part number for your tensioner to make sure the upgraded 24mm fits your car. Check on www.realoem.com
Perfect job, well done.
I have a question, I own a 530d 12/2013, this week it started to make a sound when I rev at 3000rpm-4000rpm, other than that its quiet and normally working, the sound is the same when is in Park/Neutral or Driving(cannot hear much noise tho, maybe cuz of driving), if you have time I would like to contact you somehow and send you a video of the noise, cheers!
Hi and thanks for watching.
I am sorry but I have no spare time at all. You would be better just uploading the video on your own channel and post on social media for advise. Hope you get it sorted
With how many km is it advisable to change it? With how many km did you change it to the BMW in the video?
@@JesusFR23 You should change it at 100k miles. Some cars last longer some less. This car had been serviced very well and they failed at 165k miles. There are cars that fail even before 100k. It is expensive service and up to you to do it when you want. If you don't you are risking losing your engine
@@TheKeenMechanic They say he usually warns with a noise. At least my mechanic says that being attentive to the noise there is no need to change it with certain km (they are talking about 200,000km = 125,000 thousand perhaps rounding to exact figures)
They say it usually warns with a noise. At least my mechanic says that being aware of the noise there is no reason to change it with a certain km (they talk about 200,000km=125,000miles perhaps rounding to exact figures)
Reply: It all depends on how often the oil has been changed and on the climate. I am afraid if you are relying on the noise it might be too late and you may lose your engine. It is totally up to you to decide whether you will take your mechanic's advise or will do it preventatively. Best of luck
I'm moving back to Lithuania next week, looking for N57 engine'd F10/11 there to buy... The car market is insane, most cars on average have 300K KMs on the clocks, some - have had chains done, some haven't... Really struggling to find good compromise for price/spec/overall condition back there... Are these N57 chain stories with them going wrong or bad are that common, or they are a bit 'inflated' ? Do tensioner replacements help, or a good starting point to check before taking it to a garage for a full job?
I think the long servicing intervals, hard driving, poor remaps/remaps in general, poorly manufactured timing chains, guides and tensioners for the N57/N47 engines. Yes, there are a lot of horror stories and unfortunately most N57 N47 fail prematurely above 100k miles some later like this one and some earlier. This one was serviced exceptionally well and lasted 167k miles. If you can turn a spanner try and get one cheap and replace all tining components preventatively.
@@TheKeenMechanic it't the turning of spanners that people are afraid of :-)
It's a story based on bad service intervals(oil should be done at 10k-15k km), bad use of the car (reving the engine when the oil is not to temp, idle revving to show off). mine has 380k km and no timing chain issue. I've seen with 600k km with no timing chain issues. The thing thats more likely to fail is the oil pump.
@@radudunarentu4124 mine have 300k km.... 5yrs owner and doing service interval every 10k. still in good condition and without oil consumpson at all.
i am korean, your great!
Thank you my friend. I hope you enjoyed the video
Hi,
great video and I'm about to tackle my X5 E70 chain and associated parts. Can you confirm what brand of chain, guides and tensioners you use? cheers
@@paulsimpson-o9l All internal parts like chains, sprockets, guides, tensioners are genuine BMW parts made by Iwis. All other external parts are Febi
How long did this take you in total man hours?
Good question🤭
It is hard to give an accurate man hours as I go into a lot of detail and also have to film everything which slows down the process. I think 50-60 hours if you are doing it for the 1st time and not recording. Hope you are enjoying the content and you can learn something from it🤝🏻
Incredible video. I couldn't stop watching it when I started... 😯🥺😉
Just a question regarding the end of the video... Where do you live? I was looking at the background of the video when you made the "testdrive"! Quite hilly scenery and in the beginning no real fields but no forest either (such a landscape has a name, "hed" in Swedish, Heide in German (Lüneburger Heide in northern Germany, Niedersachsen)).
Hi buddy
I am glad to hear you enjoyed the video. I tried to pack it as much useful infirmation as I can. I live in Northern Ireland. I filmed some if the scenes in a hilly area near my house.
Can't remember if I asked before, where do you live?
I have a 2014 535D ... what does this typical cost to replace the timing chains? Is it better to pull the engine or just the trans when it is just the timing systems being replaced?
@@greglinarelli9401 prepare for £1500 to £2000 for labour and timing parts, all other parts would be extra. It is best to pull the engine out and replace sump gasket and all other gaskets and rinse engine
@@TheKeenMechanic Thanks
How much would a job like this cost. My 530d F10 needs exactly what this car got. Wanna do another one ? 😄
@@Gaz5606 I have so many projects at the moment I don't think I can take another car in the next 2 years😁
@@TheKeenMechanic suppose that’s a good thing for yourself, you will always be busy. What sort of costs am I looking at to do what you done on this 5 series
@@Gaz5606 The cost of the parts alone for this repair with a discount was approximately £2000. All the internal engine parts -chains, guides, tensioners, oilers, gaskets were Genuine BMW parts. All other external parts were Febi bilstein. I obvioisly charged labour on top of that so it is not a cheap job but it was only a fraction of the price of what you would pay at the dealer. BMW had quoted over £9000 for this and you know they are not going to go into the detail you saw in this video. Hope this answers your question
@@TheKeenMechanic I was expecting around that kind of price point. I love my F10 and want to keep it running as long as I can get out of it. I watched that whole video of yours today I absolutely love the pride you take in your work. If only all mechanics were like this. I picked up your northern irish accent also, would you recommend anyone to go to for this kind of job in Northern Ireland?
@@Gaz5606 To be honest I don't know anyone that would go in that detail. Why don't you follow my tutorial and do it yourself. I have detailed step by step videos on every job shown in the full video
If you’re reading my comment and own a N57/N47. Don’t start your car again until it has been recovered to the garage and had the full chain kit replaced
@@aqib2000 Exactly as I said at the start of the video. Hope more people are aware of the dangers🤝🏻
@@TheKeenMechanicnot quite you’ve said to do it when you hear the sound. I’m saying if your OWN one then don’t even start it tomorrow morning before having the chain replaced even if there is NO sound.
太棒了
@@李順德-t8t No idea what this means. Will try to translate in English
Or just avoid this engine in the first place. Engine rebuild every 150k km is not a normal service.
@@KaiDidumaNx Definitely not the most reliable engine compared to my Mercedes-Benz Vito OM642 with almost 300k miles and still super smooth.
@@TheKeenMechanic Tho i heard some rumors that upgraded oil pump would help against bearing damage. Can't find any more info about it.
I would say if people change the oil and oil filter regularly it will help a lot
Can you replace the main bearings in the N57 engine?
You can replace conrod and main bearings on most engines. N57 is known for wearing these and spinning them if not done on time. On this occasion the owner did not want these replaced but would have been a good opportunity to do it when the engine was out and sump was off