BMW N54 Walnut Blasting Intake Valves: Carbon Cleaning

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @johnherbert5919
    @johnherbert5919 4 года назад +4

    This is really good stuff guys. Its great when you find a channel that covers the things in your sphere of interest and big thumbs up for the quality and clarity of the videos, I really appreciate your work here.

  • @HowToNation
    @HowToNation 4 года назад +1

    Wont the walnuts just burn ? If they go in the cylinders. Obviously not a handful of grains but I’m talking about a few

  • @chrise202
    @chrise202 3 года назад +3

    How many CFM and at which PSI would you need to operate the walnut spray gun?

  • @klaatubarada6182
    @klaatubarada6182 3 года назад +2

    Thanks for the video. I have a question. Will a 8 gallon/ 1.5 hp air compressor do the job?

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  3 года назад +2

      Yes it will, just give it time to charge up between cylinders and you'll be fine. You only blast each cylinder for 30 seconds when you get the hang of it.

    • @klaatubarada6182
      @klaatubarada6182 3 года назад

      @@ZeroTo60Tube Nice! Thanks for the quick reply. I appreciate your contribution to us the DIY guys 👍

  • @sdmerkr
    @sdmerkr Год назад

    My damn vacuum lost suction and I topped off the cylinder with walnuts before I could see the problem. I also saw some shells on my neighboring cylinders that were taped off. Any possibility some of that walnut went up to the cams? I see there is a vent at the top, plus the 2 valve shafts... :(

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  Год назад

      As long as the valves were closed you wil be able to clean it all out. DO NOT START it if you think there is walnut in the cylinder.

    • @sdmerkr
      @sdmerkr Год назад +1

      ​@@ZeroTo60Tube Actually, no one points out that the PCV port is OPEN during walnut blasting.
      The nuts will transfer into the valve cover across the PCV system and into other valves.
      In my case transferred to an open one, in addition to clogging the valve cover PCV system.
      A pity the genuine BMW tool doesn't go deep enough to shut off this open port!
      Unfortunately, no one mentions this!

  • @carbievelez8352
    @carbievelez8352 3 года назад +1

    Great tips/advice! 👍 Any specific Air Compressor= Size, HP, PSI to take note of when doing this? What compressor???

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  3 года назад

      You can run a low PSI like 60-80psi. Personally the bigger compressor the better. The one used here was quite large. However i have since done it with Ryobis smallest compressor and it worked fine as well.

    • @carbievelez8352
      @carbievelez8352 3 года назад

      @@ZeroTo60Tube Like a 6 gallon to 8 gallon with under 2.5HP would work???

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  3 года назад

      @@carbievelez8352 It would yes, just let the compressor charge up between cylinders. You should only need 30-45 seconds per cylinder, so it doesnt work compressor too hard.

  • @Mr_BUSINESS_24_7
    @Mr_BUSINESS_24_7 4 года назад +1

    Where do I get the accessories to modify the wand ? Did you do any modifications to the sand blaster ? Is there a brand name of the sand blaster ?

  • @swagglifee
    @swagglifee 4 года назад

    I would add this in I had that same issue all I did was have my kid shimmy the tank while I was doing it. it doesn't really get clogged it just packs in certain areas if you have someone shimmy the tank you won't have the problem

    • @swagglifee
      @swagglifee 4 года назад

      Harbor freight has 24 grit 25 lbs for 25 bucks best deal

  • @carlos838car
    @carlos838car 4 года назад

    I have seen antoher video on this from an english lad in Chester, he said if small amouts of walnut get into the PCV it's not that big of a deal, since its organic and non abbrasive it will just burn. Only if loads of it get in, then you have a problem. What is your thought on this?

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад

      It's difficult to say as i think its luck of the draw as whether anything getting in the motor will damage it. I have seen many motocross bikes damage the bore when the air filter comes loose. But then you get sand hill climb cars in dubai that run no air filter while throwing sand up all around the car. I'd say it's unlikely a couple of bits of crushed walnut would damage something. However i would try an avoid it as much as possible.

    • @carlos838car
      @carlos838car 4 года назад

      @@ZeroTo60TubeYea, sand is crushed stone so it wil definately damage your engine, I think thats the reason why BMW came up with walnuts. Anyway I enjoy your videos, I am planning to get this done on my car some time next year after this covid madness ends. Cheers from Ireland!

  • @tommansfield1368
    @tommansfield1368 4 года назад

    Nice work. Where did you get the intake adaptor to vacuum? I can only find them from the US.

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад

      A mate of mine printed it. However i can't remember where he got it. It appears anyone thats in to 3d printing can find the file pretty easy.

  • @igotaction
    @igotaction 4 года назад +1

    You have to use fine shells, coarse shells will clog

  • @danielshields9808
    @danielshields9808 10 месяцев назад

    What size wheels are those? Do you have a link?

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  10 месяцев назад

      They were 19s from memory. 666M reps. 19x9.5 i think.

  • @Kulpzcustoms
    @Kulpzcustoms 4 года назад

    Hello.
    Can you also provide a link for the cheap sandblaster ?

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад

      Hi There, what country are you based in? I'll try and find the same one that can be shipped to you.

    • @Kulpzcustoms
      @Kulpzcustoms 4 года назад

      @@ZeroTo60Tube Australia mate, Perth WA

  • @ronabbott2053
    @ronabbott2053 4 года назад

    Really like your vids, especially because when things go wrong (don't they always!) it's in the vid as well, go stuff from you guys. I'm going to do my valves and wondered how did you do a remote starter (button) so that the engine turned over but didn't start. Not quite sure how to do this. Thanks

    • @DEX-dm7nt
      @DEX-dm7nt 4 года назад

      I wasn’t comfortable doing the bump start method. I’m under the impression you have to disconnect your fuel injectors first. An ALTERNATIVE METHOD, put a socket on the crankshaft bolt and turn it righty tighty. This manually operates the valves. For my 07 335xi BMW I also changed the oil filter housing gasket so i had intercooler and fan shroud removed. (have a flashlight) you have to turn crankshaft bolt till the first valve is closed. If your not sure keep turning crankshaft until valve begins going down then stop! Now just back it up.

  • @gordonlam2757
    @gordonlam2757 4 года назад

    looks good, would the dealer perform this service on a regular basis ?

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад +1

      No its a special request thing with the BMW dealers.

  • @darrenfrost919
    @darrenfrost919 3 года назад

    Absolutely brilliant video! Am in the process of doing this job on my R56 Mini Cooper S and was struggling to know what size walnut media to order and you covered it perfectly in this video. So pleased I found this!

    • @davidBarrel
      @davidBarrel 2 года назад

      did you do it Darren? I found only 18-40 grits on amazon, will they work thru a small handy sand blaster?

    • @darrenfrost919
      @darrenfrost919 2 года назад

      @@davidBarrel Hey David! Yeah I performed the walnut blasting on my Mini Cooper engine a little while after posting my initial comment. I also struggled to find the size grit they used here and ended up using 16-24 grit. It worked fine through a Blackridge Sand Blaster portable unit along with the wand attachment from BMW, although I still had to do some manual scraping inbetween each blasting session but that might be because the cleaning had never been performed on the car.

    • @davidBarrel
      @davidBarrel 2 года назад

      @@darrenfrost919 hey great news thank you;) wich year is your Mini? great drivers car. By the way do you remember how much walnut is enought? as is reusable, I'm thinking on importing 2 or 3 kg wich would be around 6 pounds . I feel the wand would be very usefull but the adapter to plug the vacuum cleaner and the blaster...84 euros is too much, I'll make some artifact for this particular porpouse.:)

    • @darrenfrost919
      @darrenfrost919 2 года назад

      @@davidBarrel Hey David apologies for the delayed reply. I have the 2007 Mini Cooper S with the John Cooper Works kit upgrade. It's an absolute blast to drive! I ordered a 20kg bag as the company I bought from only sold it in that amount. It was way too much but I did use quite a few kgs however I made sure to use a brand new vacuum bag so each time it got full I emptied the used shells into a plastic tub so will reuse some of it if I come to do the job again. I've still got a load of the newer stuff left too.

    • @davidBarrel
      @davidBarrel 2 года назад

      @@darrenfrost919 ;) thanks for replying. I have an eye on the mini , there is a high chance that it will be my next car in the near future

  • @omega1maestro
    @omega1maestro 4 года назад

    Anywhere you would recommend this? For my bmw 530d f11

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад

      I can't specifically recommend anyone, but its pretty simply, i would recommend calling a few local shops and just see what they are like on the phone about doing the job.

  • @WyattWebster
    @WyattWebster 4 года назад

    Great video!!

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад

      Thans appreciate the kind words.

  • @DiabloDeezy
    @DiabloDeezy 3 года назад +1

    Bro I every time I see one of this guys vids pop up I’m always like “oh god how’d he fuck up his N54 now bruh” 😂

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  3 года назад +2

      I owned one. That’s how “it” fucked up!

  • @ulyssessanchez989
    @ulyssessanchez989 4 года назад

    Where can I find rims like this for my e60

  • @KimboDogg07
    @KimboDogg07 3 года назад

    If your valves are closed properly you shouldn’t have anything to worry. Are you sure you know what your doing?

  • @SpareTimeGearHeads
    @SpareTimeGearHeads 4 года назад

    Is it worth it to try using a coffee bean grinder or blender to shrink the walnut? Good FYI about the walnut. Great video, keep them coming.

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад

      That cross my mind, when i had the first batch, before i realised they had supplied the wrong walnut. However i would just buy the right grade walnut. Would take ages to grind down that amount with a coffee grinder.

  • @TheFrenchPug
    @TheFrenchPug 4 года назад

    Great video and info! You should notice a more beast type start up and very smooth, and strong acceleration over prior.

  • @jasonchayer304
    @jasonchayer304 2 года назад +1

    I Do this with a toothbrush ,CRC cleaner and alot of patience 😆

  • @MatthewGlad
    @MatthewGlad 4 года назад

    Best presented information on here for the N54! I want to get an 335i after watching your videos!

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад

      They are the performance car bargain of the century at the moment. Basic mods and a cheap flash tune and you are right up there with current muscle worth 10 times the money of a N54 powered car.

    • @MatthewGlad
      @MatthewGlad 4 года назад

      @@ZeroTo60Tube
      In New Zealand locked down so two weeks to read forums and watch every video on RUclips. I see your close to where I go for holidays! Noosa

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад

      Yes, lovely place here, just a lack of race tracks.........

    • @MatthewGlad
      @MatthewGlad 4 года назад

      @@ZeroTo60Tube
      I'm used to tuning cars on the back roads would be good to modify ignition and fuel maps this is the only thing the community seems to be missing.

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад

      Well you can with MHD and tunerpro. This might be worth a look to help kill some more of your time. ruclips.net/channel/UCA4o3wDEsF-IM3CIfB5fLUQ He has done a whole series and quite a few vids on tuning the N54s.

  • @scottnusser6232
    @scottnusser6232 Год назад +1

    You guys are wigging out over a little walnut dust going on the cylinder. That's the whole reason for using walnuts, the will easily burn up in the cylinder on start up. Relax it won't hurt your engine.

  • @philipwest6478
    @philipwest6478 4 года назад

    You need to plug the small ports in the top of each intake port before blasting they go to the valve cover and to the PCV. I had to remove my valve cover and clean it out to get the walnut media out.

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад

      Ohhh shit... that is not something i have heard of happening before. Do you have any idea what caused it on yours? Was your shop vac sucking enough? I had all my ports taped up and when the vac was on, it you could see it sucking on all the intake ports (well pulling the tape inwards). Has anyone else reading this had walnut get up in to the PCV system?

    • @stevethompson2566
      @stevethompson2566 4 года назад

      Small holes from the intake to the valve cover?????

    • @philipwest6478
      @philipwest6478 4 года назад

      @@stevethompson2566 they are in the top of each intake port.

    • @philipwest6478
      @philipwest6478 4 года назад

      @@stevethompson2566 they are the same ports that some people plug to go "closed deck" on the N54. Google images of N54 Intake port cleaning they are slightly tear drop shaped in the top of each port.

    • @DEX-dm7nt
      @DEX-dm7nt 4 года назад

      Good tip

  • @pulsechainpete3808
    @pulsechainpete3808 4 года назад

    How do you know when the valves need cleaning?

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад +2

      From all the research I’ve done, when the N54 is brand new and it’s started for the first time, just after that moment they need cleaning 🙃😛.
      On a serious note, you will see build up generally after 10-15000ks and some people will clean them that often. My take if you are running a stock pcv setup it probably something to look at every 50000-75000k’s.

  • @friguy4444
    @friguy4444 3 года назад

    Jezz guys your misery saves us misery. Thanks. LOL. Now hopefully I'll be able to do this the right way the first time because of you and the info I got from you! Kudos!

  • @trackdayjunkie7777
    @trackdayjunkie7777 4 года назад

    Yeah I just did the brakeclean method and how I regret it. Spent about 10 hours only cleaning the valves. What a waste of time when this is available

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад

      If you get all the right equipment and walnut, this should be a relatively quick process and oh my, the walnut cleaned so much better than expected.

  • @n54power21
    @n54power21 4 года назад +1

    If you use methanol injection, you don't have to clean anything anymore. Snow performance is optimal 👌

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад +1

      Well the plan is port injection. Which is currently being fitted right now...... Hopefully she'll be clean until the end of time.

    • @n54power21
      @n54power21 4 года назад

      @@ZeroTo60Tube Yes, it cleans 100%, the problem with methanol is gone, the intake is 100% clean.
      Enjoy watching, do not understand 100%, my English is bad, but still interesting, good luck👍

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад

      @@n54power21 Thank you very much for watching. Where are you from?

    • @n54power21
      @n54power21 4 года назад

      @@ZeroTo60Tube I'm from Germany👍

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад

      @@n54power21 Ahhh awesome!

  • @calebmadsen1191
    @calebmadsen1191 4 года назад

    Dang you have a lot of moto tires

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад

      Well since this covid madness, we are down on stock massively, that warehouse should be full to the roof.

  • @gokaygok9599
    @gokaygok9599 4 года назад

    Greetings from Turkey. Very useful content, liked & subscribed.

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад +1

      Thanks for the support and kind words. Do you drive an N54?

    • @gokaygok9599
      @gokaygok9599 4 года назад

      Zero To 60
      Yes, i do own 2008 n54 3.35i with 6 A/T tranny. Got VRSF FBO and Mhd stg 2+ flash. Unlikely, fuel quality in my country is rubbish and with Cad94 setting, i do have 9.2 sec 100-200 km/h with -%2.6 slope

    • @ZeroTo60Tube
      @ZeroTo60Tube  4 года назад

      That’s a bit of a monster!!! Have you had many problems with it over the time you have owned it?

    • @gokaygok9599
      @gokaygok9599 4 года назад

      Zero To 60 Not really but i'd like to add additional raceworks coils + upgraded fuel system ( lphp+hpfp ) and WMI kit may be... For further whp gains turbo kit is a must

  • @jimmyandtommy1
    @jimmyandtommy1 4 года назад

    Those wheels are sex. What are they? Are they available in 5x114.3?

  • @samjum6612
    @samjum6612 3 года назад

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