FIXING My $600 BMW 528i SPORT In ONE DAY
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- I bought a very broken 2000 BMW 528i Sport with 200,000 miles on it. Every one of those miles is showing now and turning it around is a big job. We're going to sort out all of the mechanical issues today, brakes, the water pump, thermostat housing, the list goes on and on!
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Water Pump and Coolant Hoses: www.fcpeuro.co...
Fan Clutch Tools: www.fcpeuro.co...
Cabin Air Filters: www.fcpeuro.co...
Trunk Struts: www.fcpeuro.co...
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I LOVE how JR approaches projects like he's changing a lightbulb.
Nothing do it but to do it! 💯
making it look too easy is not entertaining. needs more transmission failures on the highway.
I was kinda missing the ol' repair and flip videos
They never left, just had to build a car 😁
You should have a hood strut sponsor for as many of them as you have had to replace.
Came to say the exact same thing
lol i was thinking this too. he's the hood strut wizard
Marty from Mighty Car Mods used the Yaris Hilton wiper to hold up his hood: i.imgur.com/z0huU31.png
why replace them? its more exciting to see if they work or not, my hyundai i30 almost chops my head everytime i open the trunk :)
Cheaper cars are better in the hood section tho, usually a manual metal stick to hold it up :)
When removing the waterpump try to screw two M6 bolts in the thread holes to get the WP out of the housing instead of hitting it with a mallet😉 Nice job done.
I'm glad your upload times correspond so well with my sleep schedule...
I like working all night 💯
Good idea saving this video to release them as a series. Rock on! 🍻
That's cool seeing Tyler helping you with the BMW
You're smart to have a backlog of vids to keep the show rolling. I'm always glad to see a new post from you!
Please clean the drain below the break booster. When it is clogged, your engine will suck in water through the brake booster
I really love these old to gold videos from you, this is such a satisfying project type
Nice to see you saving this now rare 5-series. Much nicer and cooler than any of the new crap they sell.
I can tell you from rebuilding a e39 530i sport mechanics special that fcp euro does in fact box everything to fit in the bmw trunk, either that or BMW makes the trunk to fit fcp euro boxes
It's sorcery 🧙♂️
Or Tetris.
FCP Euro is the best warranty and fast shipping. Been ordering a ton of parts for my BMW project.
agreed, i get all of my bimmer stuff from them
JR checklist for buying any second hand car : bad trunk struts , check . bad hood struts ,check. Keep up the great content 👍
Am I the only person who replaces those things? 😂
Double check coolant bleed procedure. I had a couple of those e39 and e36’s back in the day and you have to lift up the front and place on jack stands while the cooling system cycles to help take out the air pockets.
DavGo I used vynl tubing on the bleeder screw so that I didn't make a mess when doing my e46 330. Just a tip..
On the hoses you leave the retaining clip in its locked position and just slide the hose on till it clicks. Make sure you lube the o-ring and everything just slides together. Should have replaced the expansion take and the hoses to the aux water pump as well. Not to mention the belts and the fan its self. Every 100,000 miles you need to replace just about the entire cooling system including the radiator.
Expansion tank - major headache. A must replace item.
Love to see the Saab in the background, it really makes me happy to see it standing there clean and all.
Yess!! I loved the rolls smoke project but I missed these videos! Ya love to see it
FCP Euro have Saab parts too? You need warehouse/pole barn for all your projects. Welcome Tyler!
John Ross puts on a decal with one hand better than I can with two !
It’s driving Tyler crazy that JR is doing it the right way instead of the cheap way.😄
Congratulations on a great project. Addressing defects and correcting them is a huge value-add to any car. Restoring it to stock and removing Mickey Mouse air intake is the roghr thing to do. Fixing previous botched repairs is excellent. You give the car new life and the respect it deserves. Well done
Also kudos to FCPEuro for backing this effort!
My wife gave our daughter her 1998 AC Schnitzer 540i before we migrated to Australia. It has 400,000 KMs on it and still growls like a beast. I did 90% of the maintenance myself. I've owned a two and a half tonne S500L W140 Bullet Proof Mercedes. Smooth ride. The Schnitzer wasn't far behind. Power wise, the Schnitzer is a rocket compared to the Merc. The Merc however could pull any hill in top gear. The Schnitzer would change down if not using Triptonic. Cool 😎 brother.
Upload times are perfect. As I’m browsing RUclips before going to bed you always upload.
Flags- "That's what SHE said." (Michael Scott)
As a professional consumer of automotive youtube content... It seems like there is no middle ground when it comes to maintenance on BMW's. They are either dealer maintained and have lived a charmed life, or they have been run into the ground and need Everything!
This one is the latter, but you're not wrong. Perfect or beat, hard to find the middle 🍻
Good to see a Tyler worthy of the title "car guy" on the channel.
The way you park all those cars outside your house has me wanting to say something smart out my mouth like "your neighbors must really love you"
They're likely thankful that it's not a huge party house and the cars aren't on blocks.
@@bryanstevens5901 hahahaha doubtful
I can'ft believe all them boxes fit. Impressive sized Trunk.
Glad these videos are back, project rolls smoke dragged on and got tedious.
I had the 02 525i, it was fun watching you doing the same stuff that I did, but without using Duralast/AutoZone, Craigslist, Ebay, RockAuto and Amazon non-BMW parts. Seriously, mine should've said Duralast on the rear instead of 525i. I did some crazy stuff, like repairing the plastic valve cover, using Permatex The Right Stuff instead of subjecting expensive gaskets to potentially warped surfaces. Also, replacing the bushings on thrust arms without removing them from the wheel carriers. Side of the road repairs, driving up on the curb instead of having a jack, etc. Fun stuff!
Dude, you would’ve loved to have seen my fathers e39 Dinan 540iT sport wagon, that thing had 275k miles on the og timing chain guides, and it went through transmissions like oil changes. The timing chain guides went and he was just driving the thing for at least 100 miles and then it dropped a valve and destroyed the motor, we had to sell it, but it provided entertainment for 275000 miles. Honestly, what a great car.
Well, actually it’s still for sale, $1k takes it
I should also mention the person that owned it before put $126k into the suspension in 2018. We have every service record from 1999 to 2019.
Does every car you have need new trunk struts! 😂
Somehow yes, hood struts too 😂
My e38 750 trunk tried to decapitate me the other day. Must be A bmw thing lol
Well both of my BMWs I have bought had good struts on both hood and trunk.. must of got realllly lucky!
JR "have you watch my videos before?" Tyler................................long pause "the art of the poor" LOL he had to think about. Fun fact just for me, my 2 youngest are John & Tyler. Made me laugh.
FCP Euro, Great for Volvos, BMW, VW, Mercedes, Porsche and wait for it....Audi parts...Order stuff up for the R8 and get that puppy on the road!
i love how the homie Tyler is just wrenching with no gloves.
Float_Bowl_Gasket _ what are gloves
Can’t stop watching JRGO
Hey JR. I would suggest to get a BMW specific OBDII ($20-$50)cable and Rheingold ISTA+ software which you can get it for free online. Especially if you're going to be buying more BMW down the road. Only true way to completely flush and bleed the brakes on a BMW is using the software. THE DSC and ABS pump cannot be bled and flushed properly using the traditional method. Also it takes some 30min to flush and bleed all 4 sides using the software. A real life saver. Also, i would kill to find a deal like yours here in FL. Im a huge BMW fan and i owned multiple E39 along with the E38,E30,E36,E46,E90 and E92.
16:02 JR, when you start on the interior repairs, will you please show how to repair/reattach that side plastic to the bottom drivers seat!?? I have a different vehicle but needs the same repair. All the factory clips, etc are broken or missing, etc. Thanks!! 👍👍
That’s the one thing I didn’t buy, they’re really expensive, might have to find a salvage car to pull them from 🍻
Just got a 1-owner, dealer-maintained 2000 528i M Sport! Near mint!
There is a trick to getting the water pump out, you use the longer fan clutch bolts on the 2 unused threaded holes on the water pump. The pump just eases out as you alternately turn the bolts in, its like using a puller remover tool. Hope that was distilled water that you used on the cooling system. Should have taken the brake caliper guide pins out and cleaned them up and inspected them.
Love the channel and would really appreciate if you could do cost summaries at the end of each project. All those sponsors and I'm curious the value of all the items in those boxes.
About $1700 in parts went into this so far 😮
i changed the radiator in a friend bmw. what a learning curve.
Man I don't use power tools to put those brake rotor retaining screws in. I also temporarily put 3 lug nuts in when I reinstall that nut so it's lined up nicely on the hub.
Forgot to say, I was really looking forward to your reaction to getting it on the road after the work was done... Never found it. That's a sweet 5 series!
I just found this channel and totally love it.
Poor BMW it needs this amount of love for its long service. Also Audi R8 build show Miata and Gabe 🍻
"Hows that fluid look?"
"B R O W N"
"Like Grannies underwear" ... * sarcasm * Thanks for that mental image * / sarcasm *
That fan clutch is no joke. Took me a while to get it off of my 330i.
Nice! Putting the life back into the bimmer. Looking forward to the interior fixes
Cheers
Doc
Wow ... what ? All those parts would have cost a ton . What a great
Company doing that for yah . Great video . As always .
Have fun doing the plastic coolant pipes under the intake they are a PITA
I see a red tracker... things aren't in order I'm so lost! XD
Ribbed serpentine belt routing is obvious. Smooth side of belt on smooth pulley, grooved to groove
Hey JR, I've watched a lot of your videos. Would you mind doing one on how to get the most value for selling a used car? What kinds of repairs/upgrades to do or not to do? How to decide if something is worth fixing to get efficient value out of a resale?
You should have used the bolts for the water pump to “push” out the water pump. I had the same exact car in AZ. Bought my parts when Bav Auto was around.
That’s what we ended up doing, you can see it for a second or so 🍻
I see, jumped the gun, lol
Next time take a couple of bolts from the water pump pump pulley and thread them into the two threaded holes in the water pump body to help ease it out. No need to use hammer or a screw driver!
C'mon JR...get things buttoned up and get up here to Chi-town for a LegitStreetCars crossover!!
That's on the list, we've been talking about it 🍻
I have been waiting for more videos on this 528i. Besides the paint.... I want drive this car... for a few months and then move on and drive something else... I have always loved five series around this model year. No time and no spare money to do what JR does, so I'll just continue to watch and live vicariously through his videos. ;-)
not sure if someone postet it before, but... The water pump has to more threads ( I think M6s) where you can bolt in two screws. When the pump is in the engine with the help of this screws xou can gently push out the pump by just thigtening the screws against the engine!
otherwise, like your videos! thumbs up
Love watching your videos. You're such a detailed person
Hey JR, for you and ALL of your Subs, if you ever want an INSTANT increase in your Gas Mileage. Power, Performance. Reliability, AND Longevity, DELETE the FAN CLUTCH and install Electric Cooling Fans ! ! ! ! I have known for Several decades that a Fan Clutch puts a load on the engine BUT, I had NO IDEA how much a Fan Clutch affected the On Board Computer until I did the Delete on my Toyota T100. Mileage JUMPED by 10 miles per gallon and I had to retrain my right foot pressure on the throttle to prevent burn-outs. So I did the same on my 1998 Chevy C1500 and got the same results ! ! ! !
Hoovie: Expensive, cheap cars that the wizard fixes. JR: Inexpensive, cheap cars that JR fixes. The hands on is great!
watchjrgo respect to u man for having the balls to do this ...these e39s look sooo good !
I have a question, J.R. I'm a DIYer, and I'm envious of how efficiently you work.
I often remove things I don't need to remove, try to pull things in the wrong order, or pull things that could have stayed in place.
You seem to know exactly the steps you need to take to get things done. You remove the right things in the right order, etc. Is that a knack you have, knowledge you possess, or do you research off camera? And if you do research, what resources do you use?
Nah, I do exactly the same... if I get too far I’ll do some research. A lot of this is because I’ve done it before 🍻
@@WatchJRGo How do you make the jump from IT to auto mechanic? Doesn't seem like an obvious step...
I'm a career IT guy. 40 years of slinging code and wrenching my own stuff on the side. I'm going to retire in a couple years and move out to the garage full time!
FWIW: I think Chris from 'B is for Build' is also a former IT guy.
John Bacon I’m the same way. Got too bored of IT, I like wrenching more. I work on industrial CNC machines now.
Was that sunlight I saw in the background? 🤣
Are you ever planning on working on the R8 again?
Thanks for letting me live my car loving dream while keeping my wallet full!
Started following you a year ago with the R8 swap, still waiting for that chapter to finish!!!!!, like the regular videos, but would like some updates on this one....
WE NEED THAT R8 RUNNING! preferably b4 your kids get to college lol
You make everything look so easy JR.
Great video just checking your channel out for the first time. Really cool stuff bud
Aren’t you supposed to cut that coolant with distilled water? I kinda remember having to do that when I had an e53 x5
The video was too long to show but yes, that's 100% coolant and it was blended to 50% with water 🍻
Water pump has 2 hole without srew, you need to put 2 screw to pull out from engine block.
Nice.. I assume all the parts are free, in return for promoting their products? Awesome to get your channel to that point that shops are throwing stuff at you! 😄👍🏼
Good video. I usually buy parts and then just put them in the garage next to the car!
as an e39 owner im very mad you got a better deal than i did
FCP is great! I recently bought new rotors for my MINI & the shipping was weirdly fastI don't know how they can offer free shipping on items that heavy, but I'm not complaining lol
The water pump has jacking holes, you just thread in some bolts and the pump just comes right out.
Dave in MD I had no idea. That’s quite an ingenious solution. Rubber maker seemed to work
@@GrimesGarage By wacking it with a rubber mallet you can cock it in the bore and score the housing possibly causing a leak path to be made. Plus if you miss and wack the radiator you will just hate your self. Although on the E39 you should be replacing the radiator, expansion tank, fan, fan clutch, thermostat, water pump, belts and all hoses every 100,000 miles anyway.
Where did you find that fluid suction syringe?
It's this thing: amzn.to/2vLiU7o
Has orings for oil and brake fluid.
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Kevin Thomas - Thanks for asking, I was wondering the same thing. Time to upgrade from the turkey baster, which does indeed work.
They are nice, but also a pain when you are doing both trans and diff fluid changes...suck it, push it, suck it, push it...kinda sounds "dirty" now. (A buddy gave me mine- we used it on his car, but he gave it to me after we were done)
That quiet LKQ Pick Your Part plug at the end.
Good TLC so far - assume you'll be doing the other fluids, e.g. Engine oil, transmission and diff? As it has some wear and dubious service history, I'd suggest using an additive in each with friction reducers - not an instant result, but you'll notice it'll be quieter and smoother after a few hundred miles.
8:58 I'm extremely disappointed you read the diagram. I thought reading the directions was cheating.
It is cheating, I have failed you. Belt routing gets annoying sometimes 😂
Ahhh, "we found" the Manning who doesn't play football.
Not "Reading the manual is for wimps" that would make a good t-shirt
@@WatchJRGo I've got your back, belt routing is one of those things you'd rather not F up.
Thought the shocks were shot did you replace
Using an impact to put the brake rotor retainer screw on made me hurt inside
Should have done the oil filter housing gasket. Cheap part...chronic repair...you already did half the work.
I had a 2000 BMW 528i as a first car with 298,000 miles on it. It was a nice car, but mechanically it was awful. Used it to drive to school which was 10 minutes away. If I drove it for more than 20 minuets it would overheat. Finally got rid of it after driving it for 3 months. Was only 500 bucks lmao. Wish it didn’t have so many problems because I actually liked it.
When is the “on this episode of watch JR go, we do something on the R8” video dropping?
When he is out of projects that more than a few dozen people want to watch.
I have this exact same car. It has 227,000 miles. The only issue it has is it occasionally shifts hard out of second gear
I think it would be cool if you let fans work with you more often. If someone buys a shirt maybe enter them into a raffle to come work with you for a day on their dime!
I did the cold air like that car to my intake because the intake piping was torn almost all the way around breathing in unfiltered air
I just started watching you channel
And I've enjoyed your videos and with the cheap cars you find I can't find any lol
John Ross Master Strut Tech... “Never Met a Strut I couldn’t Change”
This was the first engine I took apart myself. Love the m52s
thats M52...
hojnikb yeah m52b28 I mix up the 52 and 28
LKQ corp (not local) has a couple air boxes cheap.
That air filter probably makes better induction noises.
What style are those wheels? That car is the exact same EVERYTHING as the one I had in high school and I want to find one and build it the same way I had it back then. Please if you can tell me what style wheels those are I’ll be forever grateful
surprisingly, it is a mod to go back to halogens from HID. The HIDs have a bad habit of breaking the adjusters (even with just normal driving) and you end up with your lights pointed at the ground. It is kinda a b-- job of repairing the adjusters, specially on the later e39 since they changed out the glue on the lens cover. Also, don't have to deal with ballasts and stuff. Go look at the price of a new headlight assembly, good luck finding an unbroken used one. Those connectors maybe for the halo/angel eye bulb, would have to see up close.
My impression from watching JR and Hoovie is that people in Kansas have the money to buy very nice cars like BMWs, Lamborghinis and Rolls-Royces, and then perform absolutely no maintenance on them, including cleaning. A friend of mine bought a house in Kansas (KCK) for a really low price (like half of what other houses in the neighborhood cost), did a few thousand $ of basic work (cleaning, trim, repairs) and the house was worth twice what he paid. Is this a Kansas thing? Because every other place I have lived, people buy nice things like houses and premium European cars, and then actually take care of them.
Had one 2001 died at 256k but the handling and steering was worth it. I hate the maintenance.
FCP rocks. I buy parts with them.
I love high miles cars they deserve love and care.
Glad to see this & the Saab get some love.