Loved to see my old home-made engine cover and carbon overlay on this video. Yes, that glass is heavy, as I wanted something that replicated windshield glass so it could withstand the heat and vibration. It's hard to line it up to reinstall it because after I cut the big hole in the middle to mount the glass, it warped the stamped metal that was original to the i8. I hope you guys got it on there without too much difficulty. I built that in my garage from a concept because everyone wanted to see the engine at car meets. It was an honor to give this to Rich and I'm so happy to see it again!
I think the weird part might have been the noise maker system to make it sound like a muscle car. He may have disabled it but I think it had a sub in it and things. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that's what that thing is.
These and the i3 throw tons of random codes when the 12v battery is low or weak. It's common to just replace them first before trying to troubleshoot random codes... especially if the 12v battery is over 3 years old.
@@andrewnorris5415 As long as it's not an early year model... like my 2015 BEV that has become a semi-permanent resident of my garage - since the drive motor bearings went bad. Known defect/design flaw, yet BMW won't come to my assistance with Goodwill help... though they have provided a replacement motor free of charge for many others with the exact same problem... saying that 94k miles is too old... not worth repairing.
Had the -100HP version of that I3 in my Mini. Same filter setup, though it and the drain were behind easy to open flaps on the undertray. And at least on BMWs you can check the oil level over and over; on some Porsches I've worked on you have to wait some period of time before you can check again.
Dear @watchjrgo, those lights in the door/mirrors that let you see where you are putting your feet when you get out are called puddle lights. Keep up the great work!
I started to fall in love with this car in your last video of it. Then, i looked up the price. That's c8 price range. I LOVE modern high tech looking vehicles like Lambos etc but I would have been find with a 4 cylender in it, no carbon fiber and a affordable price. Oh and JR, Tell Car Ninja that we love him, atleast I do. Wish I could spend some days in his shop just learning. I just found out he has a YouTUbe.
Hi, Just wanted to let you know that I think most i8 s don't come with the "Display key" nor the digital readouts on the steering wheel like the one in your car. That's an expensive and rare option you have on your i8, specially a 2014 (first year model). Does your i8 also have the Laser headlights? Because that would be awesome.
The part that you were wondering what it is that is like an exhaust it is the active sound enhancer. Basically a speaker inside it and what you thought was an O2 censor is the wires for it.
When this car came out I think everyone was thinking this will be a used car nightmare, but so far seems like the best used BMW to buy. My top BMW on my list, they are actually fun to drive too.
0:55 Not the same "range extender" as the i3. The i3 is a series hybrid, the 2-cylinder (BMW motorcycle derived 647cc 33 bhp) gas engine just drives a generator, it is not connected to anything else, it is an electric car with an on-board generator. The i8 is a parallel hybrid, the 3-cylinder (BMW/Mini derived 1500cc turbocharged 238 bhp) engine is connected to the wheels through a transmission, the motor is used in parallel with the engine.
Measuring oil level on BMWs is soooo annoying. Wish they would just give you a dip stick. At least yours shows a percentage... my E90 only says "measuring" to keep ya guessing on when it will finally give a reading
@WatchJRGo my dad liked them so much that he had a 2014 convertible type R and replaced it with a 2016 coupe 2 years later! Then he went 2016 Mercedes AMG GTS and now has a 2014 Ferrari 458 spider. He's got pretty good taste in cars.
@BirdLawyer yeah he sure has, the 458 is the coolest and the best ferari ever, I'm semi jealous for your dad but I'm sure you're happy for your dad. Hope you get your dream car one day
@@chrism869 he's worked extremely hard to be able to afford these cars. He's come a long way from driving me around in a beat up old Suburban as a kid. Thanks and I hope you will be able to get your dream car some day as well!
@BirdLawyer thanks, will certainly hope so, my dream car has always been the w204 c63 and an s2000, more on the c63 cause of that 6.2 na v8 the best sounding engines ever, especially with a modified exhaust. I donk know about the s2000 but it would be an epic summer car with the top down. And the vtec yooo
I had a BMW 1series with basically that same engine and I always thought it seemed a bit stupid to have the engine running just to check the oil level because if its too low then that surely can't be goo for the engine
You are a great person, so uncel Ritch are good to you to. I hope the car shude be great to you . I smile that 3 cylinder motor remainds me abut SAAB 93 in 60;s tow stroke 850 cc but it was a winner of Monte Carlo Rally 1962 and 1963 and no turbo 😄 You car is super nice and no problem in chassi 👌👍 From Sweden
I had to inspect one of these recently. I am 6'5" and 290 lbs. Getting in and out of it was a nightmare. The door sill is crazy wide and the seat is not built for taller guys. I made sure there were no cameras around as I folded/fell in and out of this car.
My 2002 tahoe has a rough idle once it gets to operation temperature , I've changed plugs , wires and the sending unit in the fuel tank ,,, nothing helped , it's random but only when the truck is warm like 190 - 210 degrees any thoughts ?
BMW brought one of these to the tech school I work at. They told us that Europe requires electric vehicles to make noise for safety reasons. So the extra "tail pipe" is a speaker for this system.
Yes and no. Yes EU law requires that EVs make a/some noise, but this is only below 12.4mph in both forward and reverse. What I think that is my friend is the famous BMW piped FAKE engine noise. Internally the cars audio system makes it but there are external devices underneath that also generate sexy engine noise.
Can anyone help me with how to remove the front and rear emblems on my i8? Does the blue ring come iff as one piece? I also heard the rear emblem is held on with a screw...
Well look at that, JR got a car with working door/hood struts. LOL Pretty cool on what you found and that just says Rich is a good guy....and a funny guy. Love it when things work out for everyone! Sweet ride!!
Autel has upgraded their MaxiSYS Ultra scan tool to the MaxiSys Ultra EV, to make it fully EV compatible. You and/or Johnny may want to upgrade your scan equipment to be fully EV compatible. The new one will also work with your Gen2 Volt.
Uncle Rick probably realized that people aren't watching his videos to see someone repair something properly but rather make jokes and screw around, behind the scenes shit is getting done properly
How lucky I was with the i8, I went to order one when it was announced and received literature and updates of when the first RHD one would be available. When it was announced that deliveries had started to the first UK customers I telephoned to find my delivery date and they said they had no record of my order, but I could order one for delivery in 18 months to 2 years. This was unacceptable as I expected to get on of the very first ones, it turned out that I was saved from something with high depreciation, so it was luck I was saved from i8 ownership.
Really nice… happy everything worked out… i started with a coupe myself, now i got a roadster. I probably overpaid but the roadster is next level and i love it
I’m glad it is in such good shape - but then I didn’t think for a second that Rich would sell a lemon - he is a really decent guy. They are cool but I cannot get out of head the potential fail (high) and cost of (even higher) of the i8. It definitely isn’t a long term keeper because failure of much of the tech on that will guarantee financial ruin.
Борис Кузнецов, ты ошибся уже когда зарегистрировался в вулкане, в этом нечистоплотном заведении никогда нельзя там играть, это на 98 процентов недобросовестные заведения, если вы собираетесь попробовать удачу в интернет казино, то тщательнее относись к подбору казино, посмотри рецензии, рейтинговые списки, непременно важно проверить наличие лицензии у казино, в интернете много подобных, мне нравится казирейт, на дистанции у меня ноль, но точно не сравнимый с минусом как у тебя.
When you have a bAttery issue in a BMW you need to change it first And reset everything. Low voltage can throw weird and fake errors all over the electrical system
Did you get the special training to open the front hood? Look around RUclips for a video from a few years ago. Apparently, it’s easy to break the hood while opening it.
I just don’t get how people don’t realize that rich does things on his channel as entertainment/trigger people. The guy actually puts things together right when it’s a keeper project and not one just for RUclips/throw away. Plus I am sure more of his videos are based on test fit put together stuff and once the test drive is done he fixes them right off camera. Now again some projects are just that, projects that he just is doing and for views with no intent to keep and or is his personal day to day driver that’s meant to be abused.
What that weird thing Is in the rear of the car on the left side. That was used to make fake exhaust noises from the factory that is at least my understanding
I think it was Scotty who said "if you can't afford a new BMW/BENZ you sure damn can't afford a used one" 😅 I can't imagine what an electronic module will cost when (not if, when) they start failing
At least you don't have the near impossible project ,the McLaren P1 that Tavarish has to deal with... it remains to be seen if he can pull it off...or if it will bankrupt him.
I can't see that work out out for him. Too much carbon broken. If he doesn't drain the water from that engine soon, it will be ruined. If the battery is toast, that alone will kill it and even if he rebuilds it perfectly, it will still be a salvage title, so it probably won't ever be worth $2 million again.
@@jochenstacker7448 Even fixed I think that thing will only be worth what he paid for it, the repairs will be a sunk cost that he's hoping the RUclips views will pay for.
I still want to know how Tavarish gets around the "Certificate of Destruction"-branded title on the P1. Even if it is fixed, it won't be able to be registered again in Florida.
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Uncle Rich is a funny guy but takes his work serious. He does fix the cars properly.
One of my favorite RUclipsrs
Uncle Rich would never do any one wrong, got to watch out for the Stefon guy LOLOL
@@djuell01 well they did not build that car.They pushed to much on that car.
With a butter knife.
@@alexsanchez8406 hehehe indeed.
Loved to see my old home-made engine cover and carbon overlay on this video. Yes, that glass is heavy, as I wanted something that replicated windshield glass so it could withstand the heat and vibration. It's hard to line it up to reinstall it because after I cut the big hole in the middle to mount the glass, it warped the stamped metal that was original to the i8. I hope you guys got it on there without too much difficulty. I built that in my garage from a concept because everyone wanted to see the engine at car meets. It was an honor to give this to Rich and I'm so happy to see it again!
I think people got Samcrac and Uncle Rich mixed up. Rich literally has certified mechanics working on his cars.
Whereas Samhack is just a mechanic in a bottle wannabe. 😅
The extra exhaust pipe is the "simulated" sound speaker.
Yep. Came here to say that.
Yes it is, turns out they sell for a lot of money too 😳
@@WatchJRGo Is that for when it's in all electric mode?
@@Cartier_specialist it’s supposed to make the engine sound louder when it’s on. In electric it’s completely silent 🍻
That's just sickening . No identifying as a MUSCLE CAR .
Damn people really underestimate Rich SMH, dudes a beast
I think the weird part might have been the noise maker system to make it sound like a muscle car. He may have disabled it but I think it had a sub in it and things. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that's what that thing is.
That’s exactly what it is, I wondered why it was so clean 🔊
Yup insert fake exhaust noise here
Great colab with the Car Ninja. Looks like Rich did a good job when he repaired the i8. 👍
Can I just say that Johnny is so cool to let you come in and work in his shop. He never seems annoyed and is always smiling. A good friend to have!!
And so handsome!
I owned a 2014 i3. Lovely car. Shares a lot of tech. Congrats!
These and the i3 throw tons of random codes when the 12v battery is low or weak. It's common to just replace them first before trying to troubleshoot random codes... especially if the 12v battery is over 3 years old.
Yep computers act very strange without proper voltage, including a short in other components of the car messes with the whole system.
The i3 is a good buy generally too BTW. Also under rated.
@@andrewnorris5415 As long as it's not an early year model... like my 2015 BEV that has become a semi-permanent resident of my garage - since the drive motor bearings went bad. Known defect/design flaw, yet BMW won't come to my assistance with Goodwill help... though they have provided a replacement motor free of charge for many others with the exact same problem... saying that 94k miles is too old... not worth repairing.
That's way, WAY better than it could have been. Rich did great work on it! That thing is pristine
Had the -100HP version of that I3 in my Mini. Same filter setup, though it and the drain were behind easy to open flaps on the undertray. And at least on BMWs you can check the oil level over and over; on some Porsches I've worked on you have to wait some period of time before you can check again.
Is it just me or does the chime the i8 makes sound like it's from the system menu on a Sega Dreamcast?
lol!
I think you're missing of the door seals on the i8 that line between the fender and the CF body.
I didn't figure Rich would sell you a rusted out vehicle without disclosing it to you.
Dear @watchjrgo, those lights in the door/mirrors that let you see where you are putting your feet when you get out are called puddle lights. Keep up the great work!
I started to fall in love with this car in your last video of it. Then, i looked up the price. That's c8 price range. I LOVE modern high tech looking vehicles like Lambos etc but I would have been find with a 4 cylender in it, no carbon fiber and a affordable price. Oh and JR, Tell Car Ninja that we love him, atleast I do. Wish I could spend some days in his shop just learning. I just found out he has a YouTUbe.
Hi, Just wanted to let you know that I think most i8 s don't come with the "Display key" nor the digital readouts on the steering wheel like the one in your car. That's an expensive and rare option you have on your i8, specially a 2014 (first year model). Does your i8 also have the Laser headlights? Because that would be awesome.
The part that you were wondering what it is that is like an exhaust it is the active sound enhancer. Basically a speaker inside it and what you thought was an O2 censor is the wires for it.
When this car came out I think everyone was thinking this will be a used car nightmare, but so far seems like the best used BMW to buy. My top BMW on my list, they are actually fun to drive too.
Goes to show Uncle Rich does its job right
0:55 Not the same "range extender" as the i3.
The i3 is a series hybrid, the 2-cylinder (BMW motorcycle derived 647cc 33 bhp) gas engine just drives a generator, it is not connected to anything else, it is an electric car with an on-board generator.
The i8 is a parallel hybrid, the 3-cylinder (BMW/Mini derived 1500cc turbocharged 238 bhp) engine is connected to the wheels through a transmission, the motor is used in parallel with the engine.
BTW, the clean tail pipe on the rear (driver's side) is the exhaust speaker. It makes a sound when you accelerate for the outside of the car.
I wonder why people would assume the car would be put together wrong when Rich is so OCD on cars he likes. Hmm... I wonder 🤔
Measuring oil level on BMWs is soooo annoying. Wish they would just give you a dip stick. At least yours shows a percentage... my E90 only says "measuring" to keep ya guessing on when it will finally give a reading
I remember when my dad contemplated getting one of these. Ended up in a Jag F Type R instead. I think he made the right choice.
Both are excellent choices, big fan of the F-Type obviously! 💯
@WatchJRGo my dad liked them so much that he had a 2014 convertible type R and replaced it with a 2016 coupe 2 years later! Then he went 2016 Mercedes AMG GTS and now has a 2014 Ferrari 458 spider. He's got pretty good taste in cars.
@BirdLawyer yeah he sure has, the 458 is the coolest and the best ferari ever, I'm semi jealous for your dad but I'm sure you're happy for your dad. Hope you get your dream car one day
@@chrism869 he's worked extremely hard to be able to afford these cars. He's come a long way from driving me around in a beat up old Suburban as a kid. Thanks and I hope you will be able to get your dream car some day as well!
@BirdLawyer thanks, will certainly hope so, my dream car has always been the w204 c63 and an s2000, more on the c63 cause of that 6.2 na v8 the best sounding engines ever, especially with a modified exhaust. I donk know about the s2000 but it would be an epic summer car with the top down. And the vtec yooo
I had a BMW 1series with basically that same engine and I always thought it seemed a bit stupid to have the engine running just to check the oil level because if its too low then that surely can't be goo for the engine
You are a great person, so uncel Ritch are good to you to.
I hope the car shude be great to you . I smile that 3 cylinder motor remainds me abut SAAB 93 in 60;s tow stroke 850 cc but it was a winner of Monte Carlo Rally 1962 and 1963 and no turbo 😄
You car is super nice and no problem in chassi 👌👍
From Sweden
I had to inspect one of these recently. I am 6'5" and 290 lbs. Getting in and out of it was a nightmare. The door sill is crazy wide and the seat is not built for taller guys. I made sure there were no cameras around as I folded/fell in and out of this car.
My wife is 4’11’’ and we all had a great laugh watching her get out of one of these😂
My 2002 tahoe has a rough idle once it gets to operation temperature , I've changed plugs , wires and the sending unit in the fuel tank ,,, nothing helped , it's random but only when the truck is warm like 190 - 210 degrees any thoughts ?
BMW brought one of these to the tech school I work at. They told us that Europe requires electric vehicles to make noise for safety reasons. So the extra "tail pipe" is a speaker for this system.
That makes sense
Yes and no. Yes EU law requires that EVs make a/some noise, but this is only below 12.4mph in both forward and reverse. What I think that is my friend is the famous BMW piped FAKE engine noise. Internally the cars audio system makes it but there are external devices underneath that also generate sexy engine noise.
I think this car is so under appreciated. It's going to be super valuable in 30y ( when you can still drive it in e mode)
Yep
Lol there will still be gasoline in 30 years sorry to break it to you. 🤦♂️
@@Gorilla_Jonesif there is gasoline cars😂
Would you mind sharing which Autel scan tool you use?
I have an MS909 🍻
That left exhaust pipe is the BMW I8 ACOUSTIC GENERATOR, internal speaker to make exhaust sounds.
Is it possible to swap that mini engine for a Mazda rx7 or rx8 engine??
Can anyone help me with how to remove the front and rear emblems on my i8? Does the blue ring come iff as one piece? I also heard the rear emblem is held on with a screw...
It's a rad car. Scary to own, awesome to enjoy from afar. Nice purchase JR.
Why scary to own?
If the windshield is 2K I don't want to know how much that back undercarriage cover cost.
Well look at that, JR got a car with working door/hood struts. LOL Pretty cool on what you found and that just says Rich is a good guy....and a funny guy. Love it when things work out for everyone! Sweet ride!!
Autel has upgraded their MaxiSYS Ultra scan tool to the MaxiSys Ultra EV, to make it fully EV compatible. You and/or Johnny may want to upgrade your scan equipment to be fully EV compatible. The new one will also work with your Gen2 Volt.
Uncle Rick probably realized that people aren't watching his videos to see someone repair something properly but rather make jokes and screw around, behind the scenes shit is getting done properly
How lucky I was with the i8, I went to order one when it was announced and received literature and updates of when the first RHD one would be available. When it was announced that deliveries had started to the first UK customers I telephoned to find my delivery date and they said they had no record of my order, but I could order one for delivery in 18 months to 2 years. This was unacceptable as I expected to get on of the very first ones, it turned out that I was saved from something with high depreciation, so it was luck I was saved from i8 ownership.
Really nice… happy everything worked out… i started with a coupe myself, now i got a roadster. I probably overpaid but the roadster is next level and i love it
So, you could add 1/2 qt of oil? To be closer to full?
Hello again, what color is the i8? What’s going on with the car crusher?
I’m glad it is in such good shape - but then I didn’t think for a second that Rich would sell a lemon - he is a really decent guy. They are cool but I cannot get out of head the potential fail (high) and cost of (even higher) of the i8. It definitely isn’t a long term keeper because failure of much of the tech on that will guarantee financial ruin.
Massachusetts cars must pass a yearly inspection to be road worthy but the roads here are not worthy for the car
Hey so how much did you pay for it and what year was it and how many miles did it have?
How many miles were there are the odometer?
The only person i like seeing making guest appearancs more than Johnny is dad. Keep up the good work.
That indeed is part of the factory exsust I assume that rear end smahed up the muffler and he got the rear repairs and opted for an OEM muffler
So how cheap is cheap? Im planning to trade in my 2015 m6 for one of these.
Борис Кузнецов, ты ошибся уже когда зарегистрировался в вулкане, в этом нечистоплотном заведении никогда нельзя там играть, это на 98 процентов недобросовестные заведения, если вы собираетесь попробовать удачу в интернет казино, то тщательнее относись к подбору казино, посмотри рецензии, рейтинговые списки, непременно важно проверить наличие лицензии у казино, в интернете много подобных, мне нравится казирейт, на дистанции у меня ноль, но точно не сравнимый с минусом как у тебя.
pretty on par with what to expect from rich. def cant wait to see some new wheels on that bad boy though
The exhaust system where the sound come out of with a speaker so it makes the vroom sound forgot what’s it called
Heyyyy JR, could it be the exaust of the parking heating??????
When you have a bAttery issue in a BMW you need to change it first And reset everything. Low voltage can throw weird and fake errors all over the electrical system
Did you get the special training to open the front hood? Look around RUclips for a video from a few years ago. Apparently, it’s easy to break the hood while opening it.
What scanner was that? Want it
The light on the door is beaming the I8 logo om to the ground not for where you're stepping
Is that a down pipe for the turbo wastegat, possibly? Nice car btw.
that tube you were confused about is a speaker for fake muffler noise
😂 uncle rich called it flex key because it’s just mainly for flexing lol
Any chance that mystery exhaust pipe is a muffler bypass?
So curious what "Cheap" was on a car that usually goes used between 40k - 60k.
I remember early in your channel you were test driving one these and pulled into a gas station. You have come so far!
The owner is spotting more details than the machanic. LOL 😂😅😂!!!
Battery would be the only concern with an older ev / hybrid. Great find
That exhaust looking piece is a speaker that makes an exhaust sound
4:57 isn't that a fake exhaust speaker?
I just don’t get how people don’t realize that rich does things on his channel as entertainment/trigger people. The guy actually puts things together right when it’s a keeper project and not one just for RUclips/throw away. Plus I am sure more of his videos are based on test fit put together stuff and once the test drive is done he fixes them right off camera. Now again some projects are just that, projects that he just is doing and for views with no intent to keep and or is his personal day to day driver that’s meant to be abused.
nobody cares
What that weird thing Is in the rear of the car on the left side. That was used to make fake exhaust noises from the factory that is at least my understanding
That’s my dream car, can you help find one about same price range?
That clean exhaust pipe it's not part of the exhaust system. It's a speaker to simulate engine sounds.
What was the mileage and how much did you pay for this? Love your videos keep up the good work.
Same with my new M5, the idle gets higher and the count to 100% is slow.
This is gonna be a mega easy flip lmao.
I wonder how hard it's gonna be to find that rear plastic skid panel
You'd think someone could just 3d print it these days
I had a i3 with the same camera problem all I did was unplug it and it calibrated it self
Not surprised by the small turbo. That's a three cylinder engine. Doesn't take much to feed.
You bought pats i8. Everything is perfect. That guy knows everything about this car.
If only BMW had put a V8 petrol version in that body would have been a huge success.
Biggest waste of a car I never understood that this body with a m4 engine is a success
I'm mad that I missed 3 of these! But, I'm glad that I made it to this one.
Did you sell this I8?
That window still upsets me. I wonder if Safelite pays guys to drive trucks with uncovered loads around the highways
That's so nice that you don't need a scan tool to reset the service light. My 911 needs a scan tool for everything 🤣
The weird thing is active sound desing makes engine noises
in canada a basic oil filter is 20$ that filter here be more like 40
Do cars really rust within 10 years of production?? I thought it would take at least 20
Whenever I see that Hunter Engineering lift I think "hey, I worked there once!" 😀 OH, that Caddy is sweet. 💜
Are you going to replace the missing panels?
I think it was Scotty who said "if you can't afford a new BMW/BENZ you sure damn can't afford a used one" 😅
I can't imagine what an electronic module will cost when (not if, when) they start failing
Doug demuros i8 video popped up under yours.
That exhaust pipe is a speaker.
It makes vroom vroom sounds.
In many states, insurance companies are required to pay 100% of the cost of a broken windshield. I know that is true in NJ and SC.
80% sure that
Mysterious second exhaust is a noise maker for when in electric mode
I work at Odessa Frammingham, I have been in this car , and yes after it was fixed, it did sit outside. 😂
Rich does good work. Congrats on the great i8, that is my personal dream car.
Hope it comes up healthy but pretty sure Rich had gone through most of it but we'll see.
Rich helped you out because he knew this would be great you tub content
At least you don't have the near impossible project ,the McLaren P1 that Tavarish has to deal with... it remains to be seen if he can pull it off...or if it will bankrupt him.
I can't see that work out out for him.
Too much carbon broken. If he doesn't drain the water from that engine soon, it will be ruined. If the battery is toast, that alone will kill it and even if he rebuilds it perfectly, it will still be a salvage title, so it probably won't ever be worth $2 million again.
@@jochenstacker7448 Even fixed I think that thing will only be worth what he paid for it, the repairs will be a sunk cost that he's hoping the RUclips views will pay for.
@@glassvial if you recoup that much money from RUclips views, I'm in the wrong racket. 😁
@@jochenstacker7448 you also don't have 2.4M subs.
I still want to know how Tavarish gets around the "Certificate of Destruction"-branded title on the P1. Even if it is fixed, it won't be able to be registered again in Florida.
I like @realcarninja. He's the type of mechanic that you want as a friend and mechanic you can trust.