That cluster self test is also useful when you're checking out an E34 to buy - it flashes the last 7 characters of the VIN number from whatever coding plug is stuck in the back of the cluster. If that vin number doesn't match the one on car's body, you know the cluster or at least the coding plug has been changed out, and the mileage on the odometer isn't accurate.
You don’t need a screwdriver to open the hood if the battery is dead and the doors are locked. Just use the key and open the door with the emergency open procedure: turn the key, pull the handle and turn the key to the emergency open position.
@@matsbjrnvik5744 Don't do what I did, lol. I bought one for $1500 CAD and have already spent over $8000 more on fixing it. The car is 27 years old after all. Mine has the 3.0 V8. I also haven't tackled all the rust on the body yet. That won't be cheap either. You're better off getting one for $4000+ in good to excellent condition. Then you won't have to worry about rust issues.
@@danyal175 242,000km. I have some bad news about her, unfortunately. A deer ran out in front of me at night on the highway and wrote her off. The hood was pushed right in and the brake lines blew along with the radiator and the transmission cooler. I had to limp the car to work as I was on my way to work at the time. I ended up scrapping it. I miss that car very much.
Good to see you rollin' in your 40. 1 - I often disconnect the battery (LOL, guess why) and I can still lock and unlock the front doors and trunk with the key. 2 - What? I gotta check this out tomorrow morning. 3 - mine is originally from Florida so no heated seats, no LSD (though I found some coke under the seat) 4 - 7 owners before me, do you think the flashlight is still there? 5 - another one i have to check out. 6 - one time I did the stomp test the only thing that happened my throttle cable broke, so beware! 7 - Automatic window works on both side for me but not at the same time. 9 - damn son!
You can also lock the car with a 4 digit code using the OBC on the dash, with the car running, hit the code button on the lower right hand side of the obc, enter a unique code via the 1000/100/10/1 buttons and hit I/R, it shuts off the injector cirsuit and will turn over, but won't fire. To unlock, hit the code button, re-enter your code, and hit I/R again....It will then be unlocked.
Again, a dope ass video!!!! On E34, I do remember one thing, I don't know if your car has the original rear end, but if you've got the traction control you can't have an LSD, and if you have an LSD then you have no ASC. On E39, you can have both. The E34 is still today a gangsta ride!!!!!!
10 - If you can't unlock it when the battery is dead - go to the passenger door, put the key in and twist as if you're unlocking it (nothing will happen) then try and open the door while twisting it furher (carefully) and the door will unlock. The passenger door is considered the "master" door if I'm not mistaken so goold luck.
My 95 540i 6spd doesn't have heated seats or traction control but it has the LSD. An easy way to tell (if you don't want to do a burnout and see whether both wheels spin) is to jack up the rear of the car and put it in neutral with the parking brake off then spin one of the wheels by hand. If the other side spins the same direction, you've got an LSD, if it spins the opposite way it's open
I am the original owner of a ‘90 525. Use the emergency door opening procedure. No need for screwdriver. Car has many features that were ahead of the times: heated door locks and mirrors, self adjusting fuel injection when driving at different altitudes, the sunroof has a spoiler that pops up when opened, and so on. I drove mine in Germany for three years: top speed was 135, though the speedometer read 150 mph, great gas mileage at slower speeds and great handling.
good video man! the burnout scared the sh** out of me lmao. you introduced me to Nebu Kiniza in an older episode, Ive been watching your vids ever since
Damn... the trick with the hood opening when the Battery dies could have saved my passenger door a couple months ago. Had to open that with a metal wire and some tricks. Ended up breaking the passenger door mechanism... I did open the car but yea, at least I now know how to open that hood. Thanks for the Tip!
Slaziie just put the key in passenger door, lift the handle and turn the key it should pop the button up and you will be unlocked no grief. Try it out man
Great Tip on the Battery hack! The other hack for accessing the battery when it's dead is the passenger door lock. This is a BMW OEM hack- Put the key in and turn the key to unlock until it stops, then lift and hold the handle up and turn the key further and it will manually unlock JUST the passenger front door, allowing you access to the car interior to pop the hood.
not judging but this hilarious! If you are bugging over this 95 imagine what your reaction would be over the E28. Obviously a 1st time Bimmer owner. Good luck on your journey of learning the car. Here is one for you to take with you look up how to engine immobilizer using OBC
Im not a first time bmw owner lol or I think Im not. I heard the e28 has some tricks of its own. my gf has a 535 so I might try some. I would like to try the code but my obc light went out lol
@@StacheCam ok, I should have said old school BMW. Get that light fixed, obc is everything on that car. There is 1or2 vids out there on setting immobilizer.
Yo man love the videos been watching your videos for a long time I have 1991 525i its my first car and daily driver were you get the knowledge to repair these cars man.
hey man , how can I do some home repairs of my car , like basic maintenance so that my car is smooth and doesn't give me trouble . the thing is I don't like new cars , the old ones have more character . plus save money .
You can’t open the door when the battery is dead? How come? I know that E34s have two lock position on the doors: regular lock (45 degrees) and, if you turn the key more to the right (90 degrees) what I call “super lock” where you cannot unlock without power and can’t even get open from the inside. Are you just turning the key too far each time when locking? I did that on mine for the first 6 months.
A 4.10:1 rear end gear in a factory street car that’s not a truck and not a “ Drag Pack”? WOW. It must have a top speed of about 110mph unless it has a serious overdrive gear. Is it a 5 speed transmission? Or a 6? If it’s a 6 speed depending on application generally 5th and 6th are both overdrive gears. Which is nice.
Don't worry about screwdriver to pop the bonnet if the battery is flat and the doors are locked. Just go to the passenger door put the key in the lock and turn the opposite way and lift the handle. The door should unlock.
wondering why you'd need to pop the hood to jump it if the battery is under the rear bench seat on the passenger side?? i hate that batteries for these are $250+
Well i own an bmw e32 it basically the same as e34 and if your battery is dead you can unlock it using the key mechanically just pull the door handle while you still pulling up twist the key to unlock and it will open just the driver door
12 254(891 tourings) is pretty few,11363 of them are sedans,they made 16 202 e30 m3-s and they are already very rare but production is only few years appart
To unlock the doors when the battery is dead, just put the key in the door and pull on the handle about halfway while turning the key and it'll unlock it. Sometimes you gotta sit there and mess with it a couple times, but it'll work eventually.
You can always unlock the passenger side door mechanically. It's kind of creepy, because you have to put a lot of force to the key, but it can take it, you have to turn it a click past the open position.. The problem is, if you use double locking, you can't open the other doors.
E34 wuz my favourite sport sedan until the E39 . E34 was so pure simple and great E39 was the evolution E60 was the marker pen that scribbled all over the picture and I hated them for it.
i know half of them ... i have the e34 but from 1990 ... btw .. i got the car without that flashlight .... and on my obc i have cruise control idk about you guys .. i got the car used ofcorse idk if the last ower added it or it can be from factory
I can get in when my battery is dead no problem. my 535i has been in storage for 5 years, and I went to look for some mail that I left inside of it.. the battery was dead, and I turned the key and it unlocked fine.
Next time you have a dead battery. Try pulling the door handle, then turning the key to unlock it (while the handle is still pulled). May only work on passenger door so try both.
JODY KURTIS I randomly seen that guy haha did you buy it from some older couple ? You can buy the Bmw pigtail and wire that way which you don’t have to cut the factory harness
I just got a cleannnn 535i 200k original miles 1 owner cleanest 5 series I’ve seen that year has all tools owners manuel flash light got it for 1000 bucks came up!!
My 95 540 all the windows go down with one click I don’t know if maybe you didn’t set the windows? Hold the button until the window reaches all the way down and then go up and repeat that twice and then you’re one click down and one click up should work
I have a 1992 e34 525i. I’ve been searching and searching the web on how to remove my traction control. I have had no luck man. I’m a newbie to the bmw. Any advice??
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4R844Z low I should of warned ya I'm sorry lol
yeah
If the battery is dead then you can unlock the doors with the key, just have to lift the handle first and turn the key a bit further ;)
That cluster self test is also useful when you're checking out an E34 to buy - it flashes the last 7 characters of the VIN number from whatever coding plug is stuck in the back of the cluster. If that vin number doesn't match the one on car's body, you know the cluster or at least the coding plug has been changed out, and the mileage on the odometer isn't accurate.
You don’t need a screwdriver to open the hood if the battery is dead and the doors are locked. Just use the key and open the door with the emergency open procedure: turn the key, pull the handle and turn the key to the emergency open position.
but if you are a true nigga, you use a screwdriver
:D
barkooda 😂😂😂😂😂
barkooda 😝😝😝
Went to say then saw this post 👌🏻
Own a e34 myself, one of the most beautiful cars in the world! And also great videos man!
@@matsbjrnvik5744 Depends on the condition obviously and extras.
@@matsbjrnvik5744 Don't do what I did, lol. I bought one for $1500 CAD and have already spent over $8000 more on fixing it. The car is 27 years old after all. Mine has the 3.0 V8. I also haven't tackled all the rust on the body yet. That won't be cheap either. You're better off getting one for $4000+ in good to excellent condition. Then you won't have to worry about rust issues.
@@revokdaryl1 how many kms?
@@danyal175 242,000km. I have some bad news about her, unfortunately. A deer ran out in front of me at night on the highway and wrote her off. The hood was pushed right in and the brake lines blew along with the radiator and the transmission cooler. I had to limp the car to work as I was on my way to work at the time. I ended up scrapping it. I miss that car very much.
@@revokdaryl1 I was thinking about buying a e34 with 1800€ for a little project but after reading your comment I'm thinking again.
Good to see you rollin' in your 40.
1 - I often disconnect the battery (LOL, guess why) and I can still lock and unlock the front doors and trunk with the key.
2 - What? I gotta check this out tomorrow morning.
3 - mine is originally from Florida so no heated seats, no LSD (though I found some coke under the seat)
4 - 7 owners before me, do you think the flashlight is still there?
5 - another one i have to check out.
6 - one time I did the stomp test the only thing that happened my throttle cable broke, so beware!
7 - Automatic window works on both side for me but not at the same time.
9 - damn son!
Broken Motor Wagen older models I believe will still work without the battery. Lmao to the rest of the comments haha
You can also lock the car with a 4 digit code using the OBC on the dash, with the car running, hit the code button on the lower right hand side of the obc, enter a unique code via the 1000/100/10/1 buttons and hit I/R,
it shuts off the injector cirsuit and will turn over, but won't fire.
To unlock, hit the code button, re-enter your code, and hit I/R again....It will then be unlocked.
YOU SAVED MY LIFE!!!! Thought I was gonna have to break into my 1989 525i e34 but I watched this vid and BOOM! Back in action
i dont even have a e34.. but i ended up watching this whole video. cool dude!
adrian jennings. Means a lot man ! Thanks for watching !
Again, a dope ass video!!!! On E34, I do remember one thing, I don't know if your car has the original rear end, but if you've got the traction control you can't have an LSD, and if you have an LSD then you have no ASC. On E39, you can have both. The E34 is still today a gangsta ride!!!!!!
You are wrong. You can have both, a LSD and an ASC at the same time in e34.
10 - If you can't unlock it when the battery is dead - go to the passenger door, put the key in and twist as if you're unlocking it (nothing will happen) then try and open the door while twisting it furher (carefully) and the door will unlock. The passenger door is considered the "master" door if I'm not mistaken so goold luck.
Gabriel works on e32, too.
My 95 540i 6spd doesn't have heated seats or traction control but it has the LSD. An easy way to tell (if you don't want to do a burnout and see whether both wheels spin) is to jack up the rear of the car and put it in neutral with the parking brake off then spin one of the wheels by hand. If the other side spins the same direction, you've got an LSD, if it spins the opposite way it's open
I am the original owner of a ‘90 525. Use the emergency door opening procedure. No need for screwdriver. Car has many features that were ahead of the times: heated door locks and mirrors, self adjusting fuel injection when driving at different altitudes, the sunroof has a spoiler that pops up when opened, and so on. I drove mine in Germany for three years: top speed was 135, though the speedometer read 150 mph, great gas mileage at slower speeds and great handling.
That’s pretty fast there !!
Especially when my late wife was driving. She loved it.
You can install E30 6cyl stock front springs and it loweres your e34 about an inch and a half but maintains stock ride quality
The filming is classic 🤙🏾
I love it!
good video man! the burnout scared the sh** out of me lmao. you introduced me to Nebu Kiniza in an older episode, Ive been watching your vids ever since
Ben Hurd sorry about that lol I don't really listen to him only the catchy beats
Love my 520i but neither the stompt test or dash button worked :(
Damn... the trick with the hood opening when the Battery dies could have saved my passenger door a couple months ago. Had to open that with a metal wire and some tricks. Ended up breaking the passenger door mechanism... I did open the car but yea, at least I now know how to open that hood. Thanks for the Tip!
Slaziie dam sorry to hear that man :( I should of made this video earlier lol
Slaziie just put the key in passenger door, lift the handle and turn the key it should pop the button up and you will be unlocked no grief. Try it out man
didnt worked we tried that out ^^'
Slaziie maybe have a play around with this method. About 12 years ago when I used it to get into my e34 525i 24v. Great cars , still miss mine . . .
I dont have my e34 520i 24V anymore ^^' sold it 2 Months ago.
I enjoy ur videos!! I have a e34 525, and there was some nice stuf i dint knew. Thanks man👑
Thank you 🧡
was hoping to learn something new.
-a german car mechanic
cool dude, nice vid, and even better car.
Marc did you learn something new ?
There is a actually a second hood opener on the right side if you stand in front of it next to the headlights lol atleast in european models
ExeKuTioN Cro thanks !
tip 9 didnt have the same effect in my 525 :\
MK lmao
Same man... sad days...
how can i turn off traction control on my 525i 1992 😭😭
Great Tip on the Battery hack! The other hack for accessing the battery when it's dead is the passenger door lock. This is a BMW OEM hack- Put the key in and turn the key to unlock until it stops, then lift and hold the handle up and turn the key further and it will manually unlock JUST the passenger front door, allowing you access to the car interior to pop the hood.
Thanks for killing my ear drums on the burnout. Lol
Cool things about the e34 i didn't know.
Mazda Rx7 FD 1993 I'm sorry about that but I low key always wanted to kill the head phone users lmao
M parallels are my favourite,car looks fresh buddy,peace from the uk
Hopefully I get new rims soon !
Love these cars ^_^ the 540 is looking good brotha!
Woth that nustache u kinda look like richards pryor 🤘
Yo i use the window trick all the time know 😂😂 thanks .. I wish my sunroof tilted up like the 540 it looks sick
My E34 does not have that button that makes the tires spin plus it's a automatic. I'm thinking about selling it it is too expensive to maintain
not judging but this hilarious! If you are bugging over this 95 imagine what your reaction would be over the E28. Obviously a 1st time Bimmer owner. Good luck on your journey of learning the car. Here is one for you to take with you look up how to engine immobilizer using OBC
Im not a first time bmw owner lol or I think Im not. I heard the e28 has some tricks of its own. my gf has a 535 so I might try some. I would like to try the code but my obc light went out lol
@@StacheCam ok, I should have said old school BMW. Get that light fixed, obc is everything on that car. There is 1or2 vids out there on setting immobilizer.
that "one click down" works for the front passenger window too
bmw ilzeu yeah i messed up :0
If you have a 1995 build e34 the one touch (down) for ALL the windows works too!!!!
I have a 1990 BMW 525i E34 glad bough it nice rolling car
Welcome to the fam !
You’re hilarious. I love how you give tips. 🤣
Yo man love the videos been watching your videos for a long time I have 1991 525i its my first car and daily driver were you get the knowledge to repair these cars man.
BOYZINTHE WOODZ just like you ! I started with a 92 525 auto and just read and forum searching and meeting owners ! Thanks for watching !!
StacheCam. Okay cool thanks for replying can't wait for the next video man!!
My E34 525i battery is under the rear seat, and you can open the car with your key when battery dead, just lift door handle and turn key.
I had all that in my Lada Samara, except last one
Dude I was just gonna txt you to ask if you knew what that plug in the glove box is!! LOL I need that flash light! Good shit bro
hey man , how can I do some home repairs of my car , like basic maintenance so that my car is smooth and doesn't give me trouble . the thing is I don't like new cars , the old ones have more character .
plus save money .
Good video and + for quality.
You can’t open the door when the battery is dead? How come? I know that E34s have two lock position on the doors: regular lock (45 degrees) and, if you turn the key more to the right (90 degrees) what I call “super lock” where you cannot unlock without power and can’t even get open from the inside. Are you just turning the key too far each time when locking? I did that on mine for the first 6 months.
Brake linings more than often mean the sensors are out
Usually happens when you change the breaks
Pedro Rios don't judge me man :( lol
Your sunroof is out of alignment when closed. The front edge is up a bit.
New Pipe would be nice- Dark Grey!!!
And Purple PRINCE Fog Lights!!! ;)
I love mine and have all the goodies ,passed 16 5.0 mustangs she's old but good.
A 4.10:1 rear end gear in a factory street car that’s not a truck and not a “ Drag Pack”? WOW. It must have a top speed of about 110mph unless it has a serious overdrive gear. Is it a 5 speed transmission? Or a 6? If it’s a 6 speed depending on application generally 5th and 6th are both overdrive gears. Which is nice.
Don't worry about screwdriver to pop the bonnet if the battery is flat and the doors are locked. Just go to the passenger door put the key in the lock and turn the opposite way and lift the handle. The door should unlock.
@stachecam you can set code for your car and if u try to start without code its not gonna start... dat computer ;) best
sntu I need to find out that trick ! Thanks
ruclips.net/video/im60y6Lxtzw/видео.htmlm4s
I got a 525i tht I’ve been driving for years and you just showed me shit I’ve never known about
7:10 drift button engaged!
DustinTheDuster yah know it lol
wondering why you'd need to pop the hood to jump it if the battery is under the rear bench seat on the passenger side?? i hate that batteries for these are $250+
There is a positive terminal under the hood so you can jump start or charge it without going anywhere near the battery.
Well i own an bmw e32 it basically the same as e34 and if your battery is dead you can unlock it using the key mechanically just pull the door handle while you still pulling up twist the key to unlock and it will open just the driver door
another trick, you can program your front wipers timing
Vaitulis1 next video ! This one was a new one for me
How so?
Yoooooo. E34 540/6 I love your car man.
rodriguezro9999 thanks man I'll review soon
Maybe the 10th secret could be that the e34 M5 was the last HAND BUILT of the M5’s. Idk maybe just a fun fact? Lol
Greasy Style very few of them made world wide
what u mean few?all of them were assembled by m team by hand,or u mean cars made?
nu skuul I’m sure he meant only a few E34 M5s were actually built
12 254 is few?
12 254(891 tourings) is pretty few,11363 of them are sedans,they made 16 202 e30 m3-s and they are already very rare but production is only few years appart
Hold what down on the 5th?
Great video overall but never saw what you meant 😂
(need to try it)
To unlock the doors when the battery is dead, just put the key in the door and pull on the handle about halfway while turning the key and it'll unlock it. Sometimes you gotta sit there and mess with it a couple times, but it'll work eventually.
Wait on #5 what do you hold down? Cause mines is not working
wtf i have a 525i e34 i didnt know any of this??? need to get out to my garage to test this shit tho. really good video +rep for you
You can always unlock the passenger side door mechanically. It's kind of creepy, because you have to put a lot of force to the key, but it can take it, you have to turn it a click past the open position..
The problem is, if you use double locking, you can't open the other doors.
The 10th one could be a heated lock when it's frozen and you hold up the door handle to unfreeze it.
if i would of known that i woudnt have a broken drivers side lock.... crazy, i wish i knew
E34 wuz my favourite sport sedan until the E39 .
E34 was so pure simple and great
E39 was the evolution
E60 was the marker pen that
scribbled all over the picture and I hated them for it.
evan smith I agree ! But never fell In love with e39 maybe the 530
I'm glad that you're back !
Can you post a clear video of the screwdriver technique please,
I can't open the doors the handles are not working and there is no battery in the car
Did you try the double turn key method with the handle ?
Am i the only one waiting for Gene Wilder to show up? Great vid btw
otto16121970 who's Gene wilder ? Lol
otto16121970 never mind I googled it lol why would he come ?
StacheCam you look a lot like Richard Prior. One of my favourite actors. He made a lot of Movies with Gene Wilder
Otto Beintema ahhh ! I know now what you mean hahaha !
The window trick was pretty cool
i know half of them ... i have the e34 but from 1990 ... btw .. i got the car without that flashlight .... and on my obc i have cruise control idk about you guys .. i got the car used ofcorse idk if the last ower added it or it can be from factory
abdullah hamadeh nice ! Yeah I'm not sure if 1990s car came with obc
StacheCam anyways thats for the great tips man ... btw i own the same 535i as the ome passed on the video .. i swear iam inlove with these cars 😍
Thanks Thanks Thanks for Uploading this Video 🙏🏻
I didn't quite get the trick of how to get the car to check itself. What do I depress before turning on the ignition?
What did he hold down to start the check? 😮 I couldnt see
Tip 5, what did u hold down while key at ignition?
The button on the cluster
Thanks bro, sadly my e34 doesn’t have the button
10, can be how to unlock the test menu on the OBC, (sum of month and day)
dude you rock... this helps a bunch
Richard Campbell I'm glad I can help !
Does your crew have a Facebook page
Richard Campbell no we do not. I'm on the Facebook page for e34s
StacheCam I am on one but idk if it is the right one
cool tricks a fantastic e34/ a have e34 m60 V8 too
Ilja Semjonovs nice m60b40?
Hey dude I own a 1990 BMW 535I and I think it needs control arm replacements. Do you have any tips or advice for that kind of job?
i wish i had the window closing feature on my acura
I can get in when my battery is dead no problem. my 535i has been in storage for 5 years, and I went to look for some mail that I left inside of it.. the battery was dead, and I turned the key and it unlocked fine.
Does this apply to the 525 i too
Abdur Raqeeb Anwarullah-Lewis yasss nice last name man we can be brothers
@@StacheCam thanks wym though whats ur last name
Abdur Raqeeb Anwarullah-Lewis last name is Lewis hahahah
@@StacheCam whats sup fam lmao
Trick 5, can't see for the steering and your hand, what are you holding down when you turn the key ?
How did you pop the hood with the screw? I’m having a hard time. Currently driving a RHD version
Not sure if it’s the same side but you can do it ! Wedge that bad boy in and pop it!
I'm about to get a 95 540i, video was dope. Subbed
sly welcome to the fam
Man how tall are you, you look like an dwarf compared to that e34. mine looks so small
Unknown Name lmao car is stock Height. I'm 5'8
Nice burnout Stache
Hey! This is a cool video! 👏👏👏
I love it " Great!👍👍👍👍👍👍
e34 540i - my dream!
Adam Zoń what about e34 m5 ?
Ive owned 2 535i's for over 400k kms and still finding hacks like this. Never found things like this on my Mercs crazy
I know the Merc wagons have extra two seats in the back that faces out the hatch.
Next time you have a dead battery. Try pulling the door handle, then turning the key to unlock it (while the handle is still pulled). May only work on passenger door so try both.
I have a e34 530i can you make more videos about it.
In the touring with the double roof does the roof still close when locked?
I believe so try it ? haha
OI MAN ! why havent you done a "my new car" video? other than that, cool video!
AGuyAndHisE34 totally I will soon !
great vid
eddy shikwambi thank you my kind sir
whats a great place to get parts for a 525i 1995
Fcpeuro !
The 535i that just pulled off in the video is the same one i have now..???? How do i change the radio?? Like what harness do i need??? 1989 535i
JODY KURTIS I randomly seen that guy haha did you buy it from some older couple ? You can buy the Bmw pigtail and wire that way which you don’t have to cut the factory harness
@@StacheCam o ok... I just cut all the wires and hooked it up... Took me all day but I got it lol
Is this automatic?
Coc's Fainas no it’s a six speed
Stache man is the .....man
I just got a cleannnn 535i 200k original miles 1 owner cleanest 5 series I’ve seen that year has all tools owners manuel flash light got it for 1000 bucks came up!!
My 95 540 all the windows go down with one click I don’t know if maybe you didn’t set the windows? Hold the button until the window reaches all the way down and then go up and repeat that twice and then you’re one click down and one click up should work
eastcoastjay1983 yeah mine works I messed up lol I meant to say one down for all but the same for going up
I have a 1992 e34 525i. I’ve been searching and searching the web on how to remove my traction control. I have had no luck man. I’m a newbie to the bmw. Any advice??
You don’t have traction control
Great film, greetings from Poland :)
Thanks for the support !!
@@StacheCam Pleasure's all mine
How do I turn traction control off on my 1991 525i it’s automatic with heated seats
it might not have it.
you have my dream car , Like
LuJzo you’ll get one soon !!