Diagnosing What Went Wrong In My BMW E39 540i V8 Engine | M62B44tu Removal and Teardown
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- In the 3rd and final episode with the BMW E39 540i we remove the noisy, leaky, and damaged M62b44tu to dig in and figure out just what went wrong in the engine. Low oil pressure, loud noises, and engine codes galore, something is very wrong. Is it the notorious timing chain guides? Oil pump failure? Let's find out!
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BABE WAKE UP JOSH POSTED 😍😍😍
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my right ear feeling lonely after 8:18
Aghhhh WHAT HAPPENED TO MY AUDIO. Im sorry:(
😂 I though my audio system was faulty till an ad came on!
The valve cover washer in the pan is crazy
Absolutely insane
I always clean the pickup tube whenever I do chain guides on those engines and I always find plastic in there. That’s why I said in the last video to check that.
You were spot on
great content! thanks for sharing! I agree with your theory & I am not going to be one of those who does this job right & then forgets to clean the oil pickup because of your video! also, i had to replace all gaskets, orings, grommets, tc guides, tensioner(s), powers steering hoses, OSV, PCV, intake gaskets, oil pan gasket, VC gaskets, plugs, transmission oil cooler/hoses, coolant reservoir & cap, fan temp sensor, basically all the broken plastic & hard rubber parts, fresh oil & coolant & prob a few other things i missed... lol but this all seems reasonable on a 2000 740i, but i think they can be great cars if properly maintained & all the rubber & plastic parts being replaced (as is the case with any older euros or anything really...) also garage kept (preferably) just my experience FYI.. Thanks again for sharing! It was fun to watch!
@@dazeboy79 thank you!!! They sure are a labor of love eh!? Haha
seems like the old guides blew up and he didnt bother inspecting the pick up tube
I believe thats the culprit
Hey Josh! Love the videos on the e39 you've posted! BMW, no doubt, is best known for its amazing inline 6 motors, but these are great v8 motors as well. The biggest issue is the chain guides like you mentioned, and for the later models, sometimes you get vanos failure as well. Annoying two seperate problems lol i take care of myn and always on top of it how the motor is and thankfully i have an amazing mechanic and friends that know and threw their knowlege to me when i bought the car. Once you fix those issues and done correctly the car will give its love back for a long time. Also, I had a 98 528i for 9 years prior to my 02 540i 6spd i have now. Hopefully, you find one that is well maintained, unlike this neglected one. Once you fix it, and god forbid you come across that problem. It's an amazing drive and experience. This and the e46 are just iconic bmws to experience and to honestly keep. Cheers, josh! M62TU all day 😂
I got 214,xxx and still going
Thanks for the words!!! I have to say I enjoyed the brief test drive in this car in all of its neglected glory. I just cant get past the chain guide issues. Ill do m60b44 frankenmotor builds all day before I do m62 stock
@@m3nameisjosh464 These engines came from the E34 which I’m sure you know brotha. It sucks that these motors are plastic guides but with the right owner when guides are done right. It’s a tits car to enjoy
I had the exact same issue, I bought a 540 and before I destroy the engine I dropped the oil pan and found plastic pieces and the pickup screen was little bit clogged, so I ordered all the parts to do the job and took it apart only to find out that everything was done they just haven't cleaned the debris from previous guides very weird but similar to your issue.
Aghh man that’s a pain the ass😭
Probably just remnants of the old guides from when they exploded. Who knows how long it was sitting.
Was waiting for you to pull a con rod cap to look at the bearings. 🍿🍿🍿
I don’t think there would be anything to see there. Cam journals fine, engine wasn’t knocking. If i use this block for a future frankenmotor we will see
Jesus...... Only thing missing out of that pan is a 10mill or two. 😅
HAHAHAHAH
Makes me wanna just stick with my m52tu in my e39 wagon and just super charge it😂. Thanks for the video! Take care true enthusiast!
watch the evan shank supercharger videos first... that said, i put a forged s52 turbo into my 2000 528 wagon, along with a manual. (videos shorts of car are on youtube)
Cant go wrong with a supercharger!
Prime example this what happens when people don't change your motor oil😅😂😊 on time 3500 miles
😂😂 my 97s jumped time. I got Hella lucky and it didn't bend valves
Hi Josh can you show me where the oil pressure sensor is located on an m60b40 please bud
What I think happened someone changed the guides at some point before you got the car and never cleaned out the pickup tube besides that crank bolt was not tight as it should be.
100% i thought the same. Definitely didn’t torque it properly
ah yes, looks like i’ll be putting on another pot of coffee 🤓 love the consistency lately, definitely keep up the pace
Thank you dude!!!
I traded a 2003 540i msport for a 1992 525i touring, both cars right around 100k miles. Did I make a bad decision?
The 540 is technically the better car but its your personal preference a 525 is just as good really
I may trade my e34 530i v8 for an e39 530i any suggestions tips?
@@e34_usm54s suck, I wouldn’t mess with them m50 or m52 is much more simple and have less issues
@@e34_usdo you have a 530i touring? Are either of them manual?
E34 is always the right decision, dont have to worry about what happened here… lol. And I agree with @shotsbyjosh M54s are lame
Josh M3,
A compelling conclusion to this series. A series of mysteries. BMW reclamation car got pricey, what! What's the prob? Able to fix the Prob? Will it Run? Will it Drive?, Will it survive? When do we see another video? Will there be another video? Will JM3 have found an assistant, from a local college - give gals an equal opp, What's troubling this motor? Interesting, E39 interesting.
Video could use needs a disclaimer, "Don't do this on a working engine" while videoing prying open seals and stuff. "This E39 is a parts car" something
. . . such a mystery buster, previous owner is working into the motor, incorrect timing on cam, but somewhat knowledgeable to attempt that. knows that dropped in plastic and stuff getting into the motor will be chewed up (or ran vehicle without an oil filter), and being metal will be on the bottom of the pan, except for being sucked up against gravity, wouldn't have severely interfered with oil flow there. The O-ring was a new introduction of a clogging element. if a piece of a circular o-ring is lodged longwise in the tube, it would curl into a helical twist, oil is now being pulled into the tube in a swirl, this again is a lower pressure (bernoulli?) and metal is now swirled into the tube. Or partially clogged but functional, the revved engine and that was a bernoulli effect of alot of oil under engine revving pressure caused low pressure that enabled the last piece of detritus to clog the intake tube. perhaps. Oil Pressure sensor sends info to CCM and ECU Motronic and with On-board computer (OBDII) (turns on console warnings and puts BMW in "Limp Mode"
(LOL, I have to recall those acronyms, ECU Electronic Computer Unit? by Bosch, CCM? critical compoment module?)
I wasn't able to list your two prior videos for this vehicle on more than BimmerForum.com. Surprisingly easy to just paste the ruclips.net/video/MVSq6857RiQ/видео.html . . . as a video attachment into the comment area. The video preview image shows up in the comment area and I type "here is some interesting E39 video content, go see it . . . " and click. Posted.
RUclips "settings" enables you to select videos "thumbnail previews," to display at the end of this video, you might link your two in this interesting E39 BMW series, in addition to relying on RUclips algorithms to display the two video in the series. (~20 total settings)
Ahhh you sound like you have an engineering or physics background bringing Bernoulis equation into things! Brings me back to my engineering undergrad days! A very detailed theory you bring up here. Im not aware if E39s are smart enough to throw themselves into limp mode after seeing low oil pressure. I do think they could be! Nonetheless it was a basketcase engine regardless. Thank you for sticking around through the series and leaving these awesome comments. I truly enjoyed reading through them. And they certainly brought on a smile!!!
31 second gang
AAYYYYYY!!!
Im just an amateur, but I wish I could work that fast on a car.
Years of experience😉 youll get there!
Love the videos!! Fire as always🔥🔥
Thank you!!
If I’m replacing the blower motor on an E34, which brand should I use? I see that both URO and ACM manufacture them on FCP Euro and Bimmerworld respectively. I’m debating if I should trust those brands or if I should purchase the BMW (Behr) one because this is such an important part and I’m afraid of a fire starting. Do you have any thoughts?
Uro is a garbage brand. Avoid. ACM is what I have in my blue E34. 2 years zero issue. Id trust it. Behr is very expensive
@@m3nameisjosh464 Will keep this in mind. Did you by chance convert your blue E34 to R134a from R12?
@@riversnunn792 r134 from factory
@@m3nameisjosh464 would you be able to send the part skews you used for the conversion?
@@riversnunn792 no conversation. Factory 134 car
Apart of u glide, this babe is a masterpiece🎉
Makes me worried to see how easily you blew that m62 up. I have been interested in picking up an e39 540i but now I am reconsidering that.
I think years of neglect led us here. Otherwise these don’t blow that easy
Great video josh nothing better than doing abit of detective work but sounds like they replaced timing chain kit but didnt take sump pan off to clean the bits left over etc about right now days
Yup I think so!
I just did this job on my 740 and when i saw that metal piece I assumed it was part of that lil oil tube that goes from the left guide to the u guide are you sure it wasn't that? also did you get a timing kit in preparation for this and if you did which one did you go with?
That piece was fully intact on this engine so not sure, i recall it being only plastic though no metal?
I just got an m62 timing kit off ebay
Bout to get rid of my E34 530 😢.
for an e39?
Im legit about to do the same thing for an m54b30 e39 with a manual and welded diff idk tho
Nooooo:(((
E39's are cool. E34's are cooler and more rare lately.
hey man, where is your Porsche?
Non existent right now
i think your theory has gotta be right...whats crazy about the TC guides is ive seen 540s+e38s have 200k plus miles on original guides with no issues, but other people did TC guide replacement at 80k (not preventatively)....when i called around Miami area I was quoted between $3,000-$6,500 for TC guide replacement+vanos rebuild.
Most told me it would be 30 total hours labor. I have an '99 e38 right now m62 with 179k miles on original guides still goin strong. 4 owners before me also. I have seen a lot of people say environment that they are run in/heat temperatures can be a major factor more so than mileage with the guides failing.
Thanks so much for the time n effort and info put into these they are extremely helpful....from the look of your enthusiasm it seems like you would jump at any opportunity to save more m62's in the future hahahaha. If you ever have the patience/interest in doing one more m63 TC guide PLEASE throw me a you quote if you ever are interested in doing it because just peace of mind knowing that this integral part of the engine work was done right is worth more than any amount of $ if you really love these ha
$3,000-$6,500 is CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAZY. Are they using gold-plated timing tools or something? 30h of labor in Bulgaria is like $750 lol. So the total + all the parts and everything wouldn't be more than $1500-$2000. You also get a fully equipped M62B44TU with changed VANOS seals, TC job done etc. for like $1500-$2000. What the hell is wrong with America???
@@Titansilber.540i miami is one of the most expensive cities to live in .. rent is around 2k for a 1/1 apartment.. with it being around 3k in places like brickell. so labor costs reflect that. do i agree as a miami native no but its whats happened since covid..
That is absolutely mad man, no wonder most people resort to DIY. At least you got an abundance of parts, and most of you have garages/park spaces etc. there. Here, those things are scarce, and decent garages can cost as much as apartments. @@adamsauer6516
Yeah that is really interesting seeing the discrepancies in mileage and how long they last. Climate/ environment makes sense though, your in a humid warm climate year round, plastic likes that. This car came from Wisconsin, meaning 6 months of frigid temps, 4 months of hot temps, and a couple of in the middle. So makes sense that this engine needed guides before 140k miles. That labor rate makes sense too, 100-200$ an hour for labor is not unusual even in Chicago. And at that time the price makes sense.
@pillshereee labor in EU is cheaper than Us ive found out
@@m3nameisjosh464there is a good video on YT with a guy explaining that regular oil change can make a huge difference for guides lifespan, they can last 100s of 1000s of miles with regular changes or brake after 100k if not changed regularly
Had to be an old u guide. Doing all that work and not dropping the pan is crazy and hard to believe. No other plastic in there.
I dropped one of the oil rail nuts into the head once. It took two days of fishing with a magnet to finally found it. I was very close to closing up the head and assuming it must have fallen on the ground.
Thats what im thinking. Really nothing else it could be! But oh man that would have been bad news!
Almost did the same thing when finishing up, but luckily my dropped oil rail nut ended up hiding under the cam. Looking for it everywhere while thinking It must have gone into the head was by far the worst 3 hrs of the whole job. Can't imagine a 2 day fishing expedition. Much respect.