Reccomend running seafoam through the vacuum lines and some in the oil, changing the fuel filter makes a difference too. Just seafoamed my 2 540i's, and it's made quiet a difference considering I change my oil every 3000k the oil came out looking diesal black and the engines runs silk smooth. There both the none vanos but I guarentee after 20 odd years there's some build up in those engines and the idle control valves clog up over time aswell as your vacuum lines. Only put shell 91 in both for the duration I've owned them and still had a bunch of carbon build up and sludge build up. Cheers great vid bud
I use a half litre of atf in my vehicles when I change oil keeps them clean inside... had bad experience with sea foam in a sled engine one time will never use it again
Yeah atf works,or a bit of diesal. Atf will quiet the valves a bit, used to put some in my 04 jeep Cherokee that used to tick like crazy worked like a charm
I used to log my n54 intake air temps on MHD in realtime i went from 81 celsius huge intake temps nearly boiling to 27C chilling barely hot with a 5 inch VRSF race intercooler
You can remove the clutch fan. It’s unnecessary if the aux fan works properly. It’ll free up a few ponies and remove the exploding fan risk. I’ve had mine off for a while. Works great without it.
If it's like 30c outside, the car will start getting hot. It either needs an electric fan conversion, or to simply use the clutch fan. If you live in 20C weather sure, then you can drive with only the aux fan.
One of my buddies is from out east (I’m from Toronto) and I was thinking this whole video that you must be because of the subtle accent, then I saw the plates! I’m picking up my e39 on Friday…. Cheers!
Woah interesting ratchet strap agreed its reinforcements either way will definetly work i used to run 150lb tear limit big thick plastic like 3 foot long zipties to hold my intercooler in
Great video. I have a 03 m sport 540ia. Not as much fun as stick but my favorite automatic car. My ac an or heat cuts off after 5 minutes. I changed fsu. Still same issue. Praying its not the blower in the dash. Have u had this issue before, if so what was your fix?
Oooo me too but mine is an 98 540ia and the ac will cut off after 5 mins of idling or slow moving as if the car is prioritizing cooling off the engine. If you turn it off for like 60 seconds and turn it back on, it’ll blow cold again. I think it’s a program thing related to the temp under the hood.
@@BurninGas8.1 hella worths. Unimaginable torque, hauling ass on the street. people really sleep on bmw v8s like what they are german muscle cross plane crank
Shes looking mint, got an afe cold air on the way, air intake temp sensor relocation kit, Bavarian autosport coil pack and ngk spark plugs, new fuel filter, got my exhaust done, gunna have the 4.4 breathing right..
Thanks for the tips, gunna leave the rear o2 sensors in, also was looking into depo headlights nice to see them in video and hear they work good... I got a 1998 non vanos so no Turner throttle body upgrade
Great Down East videos, you wrench like I do. Got a question or 2: 1. holes in the thermostat - where and how many, I think I know where but never hurts to ask. Muff delete - which Can Tire muff did you use to replace the Scuba Tanks?
Love the videos man. I have a 97 540i, would the software and the sprint booster work? The 97’s still have a cable throttle body. Also I went to tuner Motorsport and I couldn’t find the 91 octane software. It would be very helpful if you could send me the link to the parts
best mod as far as i know is bigger radiator with electric fan, that means there is no stupid fan clutch and it cant take power away from ur engine....
Hi. Quick question. Are you running a tune? And if so is it a custom tune or a pre-programmed chip? I have a 2001 540i like you have in the video and have done most of modifications that you have. Have a Turner intake elbow with a diamond filter I just ordered the M60 intake manifold and the Turner Big bore 84 mm throttle body. The only thing I've done on the exhaust is a muffler delete but just wondering if you have done anything with the programming to make all the mods more efficient
There’s a 2000 540i with around 140k miles that i am considering buying as a second car. Would it be a reasonable enough purchase since you are more experienced with the 540i. I’m debating because of the mileage but it has no accidents and in great condition. Thank you.
Bro only idiots dont like huge pod filter intakes. My 335 twin turbo no joke man i put the dual cone intake on and everyone said its bad mannnn... i started driving for years shits insane id never go back on dual cones. i gained over 20hp on the cone intake
Some of the comments are from complete assholes! If you don’t like it don’t comment or at least get balls and go talk to him and look at the car. Or easiest of all don’t comment. I like the car man I just bought a 2003 BMW 540i here in Knoxville, Tennessee. Any keyboard warriors want to come see it let me know.
You guys that are so worried about heat soak while idling for half a hour in a Parkin lot should focus more on the cfm that the air box can pull which I assure you is a much lower cfm number then a open clean cone filter... if your so concerned about heat soak maybe you should consider hood vents to let the heat escape... and your 50 hp loss is the biggest crock of bullshit I ever heard... owned 5 540is and they work way way better with the cone filter.... if your driving over 60 mph I really don’t think there is that much heat behind the headlight...
Lol so much bullshit in this video. Calculate the surface area on the stock vs cone filter and you'll see stock is bigger and less restrictive i laughed my ass off!!! That engine mount strap was priceless, lol 3 turns. Thank you I'm gonna watch this again later for laughs. Your so funny!!
You on meth? Your the only person I ever heard think a stock air box and filter is better then a cone filter... perhaps actually try it you can feel and hear a difference.... also there is no fair priced aftermarket motor mounts so the strap works great... isn’t pretty but it works.... I have owned 5 e39 v8s and maintained them myself... how many have you owned?
Nice conspiracy theories, do you also believe the world is flat? Youre correct sir motor mounts are expensive compared to tie downs. Im currently on my 5th honda civic so I'm an expert in car mods too, just like you. Haha yeah right, I have e60m5 e39m5 e30 s62 swap. I watched your video looking for sounds cus I gotta run single exhaust on the swap like a 540i. Now don't run off changing your intake to an airbox just cus I said so, check some dyno graphs first. If you Wana fix the heat soak problem you gotta get the inlet of the intake out of the engine bay and get an air intake temp sensor relocation kit from turner, your maf currently has the sensor and when the car sits hot it heatsoaks the sensor and you get what you get. Don't just take my word for it, I could be on meth, do your research so you don't end up putting another top 10 video with "rachet strap motor mounts" as a top tip. I'm right cus I said so lol. Spend 300 on a pedal booster but drills holes in the thermostat and runs a motor strap-on. 🍆
@@slick408 I’m aware of better intake setups sucking from down lower and all the turner products as I have most of them ... but I also know running any size tire on these cars and actually driving them hard and I have almost flipped a engine under hood tore side off of trans so regardless what ya do about motor mount the point is if your gonna drive it you have to do something... again I have owned 5 of these plus I have a e60 as well. And as for the thermostat car runs much much cooler which in a performance perspective is better.... whistling diesel made millions off whiners and opinionist like yourself
@@slick408 and also the thermostats are known to be trouble I don’t like wasting money so I do what’s effective... my last 540 had 385000 Kms when I sold it original engine and drove it like I hated it... and I’ll guarantee this large cone flows way way more then the little 10x12 inch flat filter in the box, and if ya ever looked inside the air box it has a cone shaped restrictor in the top side.... I won’t argue it still gets heat as the intake pipe practically sits on the rad... but I will argue a cone flows more and I’m usually driving 60 mph so heat soak isn’t a big concern I’m not a town driver
Honestly I'm not an expert on 540i's and that setup could be way different than what I'm used to. You could seriously be 100% right about everything about your car. My bad bro Have a nice day✌️
Reccomend running seafoam through the vacuum lines and some in the oil, changing the fuel filter makes a difference too. Just seafoamed my 2 540i's, and it's made quiet a difference considering I change my oil every 3000k the oil came out looking diesal black and the engines runs silk smooth. There both the none vanos but I guarentee after 20 odd years there's some build up in those engines and the idle control valves clog up over time aswell as your vacuum lines. Only put shell 91 in both for the duration I've owned them and still had a bunch of carbon build up and sludge build up. Cheers great vid bud
I use a half litre of atf in my vehicles when I change oil keeps them clean inside... had bad experience with sea foam in a sled engine one time will never use it again
Yeah atf works,or a bit of diesal. Atf will quiet the valves a bit, used to put some in my 04 jeep Cherokee that used to tick like crazy worked like a charm
Hey what do you Guys mean by atf?
@@hushxbobful automatic transmission fluid
I used to log my n54 intake air temps on MHD in realtime i went from 81 celsius huge intake temps nearly boiling to 27C chilling barely hot with a 5 inch VRSF race intercooler
Youll definetly drop intake temps with that intake and gain power
You can remove the clutch fan. It’s unnecessary if the aux fan works properly. It’ll free up a few ponies and remove the exploding fan risk. I’ve had mine off for a while. Works great without it.
If it's like 30c outside, the car will start getting hot. It either needs an electric fan conversion, or to simply use the clutch fan. If you live in 20C weather sure, then you can drive with only the aux fan.
@@Titansilber.540i nah. Summer gets to 35 or 40C where I live. Works fine.
Subbed!
What's the realistic max hp you can get from 540i on this model??
One of my buddies is from out east (I’m from Toronto) and I was thinking this whole video that you must be because of the subtle accent, then I saw the plates! I’m picking up my e39 on Friday…. Cheers!
Awesome bro
Woah interesting ratchet strap agreed its reinforcements either way will definetly work i used to run 150lb tear limit big thick plastic like 3 foot long zipties to hold my intercooler in
Subbed just because you have a E39 540 and want to follow your build!!! Good shit man!!
Thanks bro
Great video. I have a 03 m sport 540ia. Not as much fun as stick but my favorite automatic car.
My ac an or heat cuts off after 5 minutes. I changed fsu. Still same issue. Praying its not the blower in the dash. Have u had this issue before, if so what was your fix?
Oooo me too but mine is an 98 540ia and the ac will cut off after 5 mins of idling or slow moving as if the car is prioritizing cooling off the engine. If you turn it off for like 60 seconds and turn it back on, it’ll blow cold again. I think it’s a program thing related to the temp under the hood.
You should put that filter inside the frontbumper, that’s proper cold air intake. Dinan CAI is like that
the thing is 540i and m5 really likes centrifuge charge with blowoff valve shit fits good and sounds good
I bet they do… expensive mod though
@@BurninGas8.1 hella worths. Unimaginable torque, hauling ass on the street. people really sleep on bmw v8s like what they are german muscle cross plane crank
@@_comma_periodI can imagine it.. my bank account not so much yet. Those kits are like 7.5k.. I got the car for 2.7 😭
Love how u said u gotta have rocks in ur head to not like this intake agreed man i dont own 540i i already know whats up. Great comment man
Thanks man
Shes looking mint, got an afe cold air on the way, air intake temp sensor relocation kit, Bavarian autosport coil pack and ngk spark plugs, new fuel filter, got my exhaust done, gunna have the 4.4 breathing right..
Thanks for the tips, gunna leave the rear o2 sensors in, also was looking into depo headlights nice to see them in video and hear they work good... I got a 1998 non vanos so no Turner throttle body upgrade
Great stuff buddy let me know how much better it works
Looks good man! Where did you find that intake 90 degree boot for the throttle body?
eBay chev truck kit 89.99
Damn that rumble nice. I NEED mine to sound like that. Muscle car vibes
A cold air intake and a bunch of stickers. To make it faster
Great Down East videos, you wrench like I do. Got a question or 2: 1. holes in the thermostat - where and how many, I think I know where but never hurts to ask. Muff delete - which Can Tire muff did you use to replace the Scuba Tanks?
just a welded solid thrush brand like 69.99 lol and i actually drilled like 6 small holes in thermostat 2 wasnt enough id do at least 4
@@BurninGas8.1 6 1/4” holes??
What head lights did you use?
@@BrentRBourne headlight depo ones
@@BrentRBourne yes sir
those are the correct oem wheels....style 32 i think thats what came on my 2000 540i. yours are painted black but same.
Yes I refinished them charcoal with flake then clear coated them
Love the videos man. I have a 97 540i, would the software and the sprint booster work? The 97’s still have a cable throttle body. Also I went to tuner Motorsport and I couldn’t find the 91 octane software. It would be very helpful if you could send me the link to the parts
The tb is for drive by wire... call ecs or turner they can answer you about software
best mod as far as i know is bigger radiator with electric fan, that means there is no stupid fan clutch and it cant take power away from ur engine....
I mis the sound then…. I heard it it sounds like shit
Thanks brother I have one that I am working on complete stock car
You will be happy with these mods
I'm looking at replacing the stock intake boot on my 540 with a silicone elbow. What fittings did you use to fit the two vac lines into yours? Thanks.
I just cut the off stock elbow and drilled hole in new elbow
And it was a gmc truck intake off eBay comes with filter pipe and elbow just recip saw to fit
Do you still have the 540? Looking forward to more content if you do.
yea its parked in the snow with the rear diff blown to pieces again lol
reccomended mods for a e39 530 latest model 2003??
Hi. Quick question. Are you running a tune? And if so is it a custom tune or a pre-programmed chip? I have a 2001 540i like you have in the video and have done most of modifications that you have. Have a Turner intake elbow with a diamond filter I just ordered the M60 intake manifold and the Turner Big bore 84 mm throttle body. The only thing I've done on the exhaust is a muffler delete but just wondering if you have done anything with the programming to make all the mods more efficient
Dinan*
My tune is just the turner software if you check out my playlists i have one with all my e39 stuff
Damn dude where do you live i can offer you some business for my 540i 😅😅
salut
au tu un lien pour commander l'admission d'air complète ?
merci
There’s a 2000 540i with around 140k miles that i am considering buying as a second car. Would it be a reasonable enough purchase since you are more experienced with the 540i. I’m debating because of the mileage but it has no accidents and in great condition. Thank you.
540s will go 400,000 no prob if oil is changed regularly mine has 230,000 on it
@@BurninGas8.1 geezzz! Thank you for the response, I’ll definitely go look at it.
Having the cone filter there still leaves it able to pull in warm air.
It’s in the exact same place as the stock air box fyi
@@BurninGas8.1 key word.. box, which is also fed with fresh air and not warm air from the engine bay.
Unreal.
@@That1ne92 at 100 mph the air under hood is cool the heat soak issue is only when idling and driving very slow
In what video did you talk about coil arcing pls?
Common overlooked issues
what radio and cup holder do you have.??
Aftermarket deck and eBay cup holder slip in piece
My 540 wont start do you know what could be the problem?
Battery,,, starter,,, fuel,,, does it crank over?
Yes it cranks but wont start, fuel pump and starter and battery are good
Juan Gomez its the gearbox
@@JuanGomez-gj7ps put more gas in the tank
These are hard to come by nowadays
Sure are
My speedometer doesn’t work do you what could be the reason ?
usually its just sensor for speed, idiots dont change it when they change disks or breaks... its cheap... if its not that, than its abs module.
jesus... Ime super jelly. So much WOW...
Bro only idiots dont like huge pod filter intakes. My 335 twin turbo no joke man i put the dual cone intake on and everyone said its bad mannnn... i started driving for years shits insane id never go back on dual cones. i gained over 20hp on the cone intake
Yup
ok prove it show me the dyno sheet
Watch the dyno video buddy
Some of the comments are from complete assholes! If you don’t like it don’t comment or at least get balls and go talk to him and look at the car. Or easiest of all don’t comment.
I like the car man I just bought a 2003 BMW 540i here in Knoxville, Tennessee. Any keyboard warriors want to come see it let me know.
4 inch air intake?
Yes
What head unit is that??
I did a video on it
@@BurninGas8.1 you have way to much of a jumble of content on your page for me.to have any idea where to find that. Do you have a link?
@@benoswald9431 look under playlists bmw e39
@@benoswald9431 i do have playlists eh
Hot Air Intake - guide on how to lose 50HP
Lmao sure thing... stock air box is so awesome and sits in exact same spot and soaks up just as much heat off the engine..
You guys that are so worried about heat soak while idling for half a hour in a Parkin lot should focus more on the cfm that the air box can pull which I assure you is a much lower cfm number then a open clean cone filter... if your so concerned about heat soak maybe you should consider hood vents to let the heat escape... and your 50 hp loss is the biggest crock of bullshit I ever heard... owned 5 540is and they work way way better with the cone filter.... if your driving over 60 mph I really don’t think there is that much heat behind the headlight...
Also hit 178 mph in 5th gear when I dynod it .... haven’t seen many 540s hit those kinda speeds
This is why I wouldn't buy a BMW second hand.
Lol so much bullshit in this video. Calculate the surface area on the stock vs cone filter and you'll see stock is bigger and less restrictive i laughed my ass off!!! That engine mount strap was priceless, lol 3 turns. Thank you I'm gonna watch this again later for laughs. Your so funny!!
You on meth? Your the only person I ever heard think a stock air box and filter is better then a cone filter... perhaps actually try it you can feel and hear a difference.... also there is no fair priced aftermarket motor mounts so the strap works great... isn’t pretty but it works.... I have owned 5 e39 v8s and maintained them myself... how many have you owned?
Nice conspiracy theories, do you also believe the world is flat? Youre correct sir motor mounts are expensive compared to tie downs. Im currently on my 5th honda civic so I'm an expert in car mods too, just like you. Haha yeah right, I have e60m5 e39m5 e30 s62 swap. I watched your video looking for sounds cus I gotta run single exhaust on the swap like a 540i. Now don't run off changing your intake to an airbox just cus I said so, check some dyno graphs first. If you Wana fix the heat soak problem you gotta get the inlet of the intake out of the engine bay and get an air intake temp sensor relocation kit from turner, your maf currently has the sensor and when the car sits hot it heatsoaks the sensor and you get what you get. Don't just take my word for it, I could be on meth, do your research so you don't end up putting another top 10 video with "rachet strap motor mounts" as a top tip. I'm right cus I said so lol. Spend 300 on a pedal booster but drills holes in the thermostat and runs a motor strap-on. 🍆
@@slick408 I’m aware of better intake setups sucking from down lower and all the turner products as I have most of them ... but I also know running any size tire on these cars and actually driving them hard and I have almost flipped a engine under hood tore side off of trans so regardless what ya do about motor mount the point is if your gonna drive it you have to do something... again I have owned 5 of these plus I have a e60 as well. And as for the thermostat car runs much much cooler which in a performance perspective is better.... whistling diesel made millions off whiners and opinionist like yourself
@@slick408 and also the thermostats are known to be trouble I don’t like wasting money so I do what’s effective... my last 540 had 385000 Kms when I sold it original engine and drove it like I hated it... and I’ll guarantee this large cone flows way way more then the little 10x12 inch flat filter in the box, and if ya ever looked inside the air box it has a cone shaped restrictor in the top side.... I won’t argue it still gets heat as the intake pipe practically sits on the rad... but I will argue a cone flows more and I’m usually driving 60 mph so heat soak isn’t a big concern I’m not a town driver
Honestly I'm not an expert on 540i's and that setup could be way different than what I'm used to. You could seriously be 100% right about everything about your car. My bad bro Have a nice day✌️
your wheels dont jive with this car.
Thats your opinion i guess