Really lovely car, and a prime example of why there’s not much point being scared of high mileage cars - as long as they’re looked after properly there’s not much to worry about. Either way, 93k miles over 12 years equates to less than 8000 miles per year, which is hardly repmobile-esque.
Love seeing cars like this Tim. Congrats on the purchase, I believe you will have a lot of fun with it. As a 987.2 Cayman S owner I cross shopped the 1M. The Porsche won me over with it’s beautiful balance and great noise but that 1M was a hoot to drive. Looking forward to future content with this vehicle, hope you enjoy it!
Really nice car, always loved the 1M. I know you don’t want crazy power out of it but a nice aftermarket exhaust, a remap and upgrade the air filter system would be just perfect to give it that little bit more of a kick. Also before you swap the tyres you gotta smoke the old ones, it’s what an M car is for 😉
@@mitchellsteindler there’s a lot of people running around in tuned BMW’s that would probably disagree with you. I had. 2017 420d and despite everything I’ve ever heard about BMW reliability it was perfect and never threw up a light.
@@mitchellsteindler I've been driving mine for 44,000 kilometers with 570 hp and nothing has ever broken apart from normal service, so don't talk nonsense if you have absolutely no idea and have never owned such a car. All these sayings were narrators about what is good or not and never had such a car are simply fools anymore.
The inside corner of the drivers side headlight appears to be slightly pushed in compared to the passenger side one!. It’s not significant but I could definitely see a slightly different angle from one to the other!. Hopefully it’s just where they took the headlights out to re spray the bonnet and put it back slightly misaligned!.
Comparing it to my E92 which looks pretty similar in a lot of places and having pulled out the complete rear-axle and replacing nearly everything down there - would also say looks pretty good 🥳 Not my favorite color but apart from that nice car. Enjoy it.
Just the rear main seal.. lol. My stang is in for a leaky shift shaft seal....now getting new rear main seal, new clutch/flywheel. Do it all while the trans is out.
I’ve got the E88 2.0 diesel and I love it. It’s the sport performance + model so it has upgraded suspension & wheels and a few extra M trim bits. Great handling little cars 👌🏻
As big fan of Tim and the channel I do feel it’s lost a bit of continuity of content. Respectfully, one video is reviewing a car, next a road trip, next Shmuseum, next restoring a modern classic, next visiting car collections etc… I feel the Shmuseum channel needs to come back which would resolve this. Also, it’s Tim doing everything and as brilliant as I think he is - would be so good to break things up with Tom and Brad returning - adding some humour and fun!
Apparently the Shmuseam channel was taking too many views away from the main channel. Seeing as so much of Tim's business is connected to the main channel he couldn't let that continue, so he had to mothball the Shmuseam channel. He did mention in a previous video that something will be happening with the Shmuseam channel soon though.
It wasn't taking away views, it was taking away time at the detriment of the main channel. We brainstorm as a team nearly every single day on a best next step but there are a lot of factors and it's hard to figure out.
what the diagnostics dont tell you is if the injectors are in good order, they have a tendancy to leak and if the cars been sitting for a long time they can wash out the piston as they are direct injection. you should have the index numbers looked at when it goes in for a service. i have done many of these injector and coil jobs and BMW never admit there is a problem...
Get a walnut blast on that engine, N54 is notorious for carbon build up! Also that headlight error is likely from water in one of the ballasts (very common in these)
Tim your place looks awesome!!! Seriously smart. I'm pretty sure I saw you WAY back in the day in your 123d on the M73 extension heading north. Rare car and I at the time had an E61 Silver 535d touring.
Very nice car. 😎 That light warning you get but all lights are working could be a faulty GM module. That module are a known fault on this generation BMW when it have been little used for a while or been down on battery power over a long time. You will not get any faultcodes for that. Only a light warning that will go away after a while. Its possible to code away the warning for light error. But then you will never get warning when a bulb will go out either. 😅
Check compression first. Check deposition with an endo cam. Sparks, belts, headgasket, oilpump gaskets / orings, oil + filter change. Dyno it to see how much power loss. Then dampers/coils, wheel bearings, wheel bushing. Change gearbox oil. Basically allthe stuff that is not showing on the OBD2
@@Globalx59 don't forget replacing $4,000 worth of fuel injectors every 3 years, burned up MOSFETs in the ECU, valve cover, engine mounts, every cooling hose ever, etc.. The only redeeming quality of the N54 is the block and the rotating assembly.
If I'm not mistaken, the 1M rear differential is the one from the E46 which from factory, brand new and mint condition, is a very aggressive and clunky at low speeds differential. In a good, performance oriented kind of way.
Tim , you should give a big thank you shout out to the previous owner of this car , he may be a subscriber , for maintaining this car and looking after it so well , it will be interesting to see what you have planned for it
Garaged cars usually stay that clean compared to ones that stay in the elements and with that said it's a good platform to build it up to the best of could be.
1M needs one of those amazing looking and sounding carbon Eventuri air intakes, I agree the infotainment screen needs to be fitted as well as alcantara steering wheel and gear knob. Looks like you bought a well looked after 1M.
93k isn't that high tbf, especially as it had one owner and no doubt was well looked after. My old E36 328is had 150k+ miles on when I sold it some years back, and it was still very nice to drive, MOT's not a problem, not loose and noisy like some old high mileage cars, and it was quite a bit older than this at the time.
@@drock852 Yea lol, can't remember the amount of owners mine had, but certainly wasn't a one owner, dealer serviced no expense spared car, but I still miss it, it was awesome!
The HPFP is going to have to be replaced, valve cover EGR, valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, BCM, oil filter house gasket and a bunch of other little things. What ever you do replace the battery because if it dies you may not be able to get into the trunk easily. Or replace the engine with an S55 from the M 3/4.
Great video. This is what I want to do to my car. Runs and drives great, but at nearly 90k miles and it’s 6 years old, stuff needs to be looked over. Similar style of car, Camaro rear wheel drive, six speed manual, v6.
Even though i have a F21 M140 i still miss my E81 123D. In the real world, it was a great car. Quick, economical, compact and comfortable. It left me with 165k on the clock. Get a set of Michelin PS5's on it and it will be great. The 140 came with Pilot Supersports when i purchased it and they were awful in the wet. Currently have the older PS4's mounted and they are so much better. Suspension refresh, new tyres and brakes is all it needs and those aftermarket Android screens are terrible. Keep it stock.
Seeing that you bought at the bottom of the market, you scored a good car. Also, a rare car because there are none for sale on autotrader at the moment.
I’m guessing the headlight warning was due to it being up on a lift and reading a difference in load. The headlight leveling sensor may need replacing.
Small tip that you probably do but make notes of all fault codes found. Time, dates, DTC, any other info as clearing them you lose all that info and makes it very hard to diagnose if the fault happens again! You can build up a history of all faults.
There were no codes, plus if he deleted any and not investigated and fixed the issues causing them, for the most part they will just come back. Some codes just show after removing certain components and refitting or replacing them, those can just be deleted and forgotten about.
@@Acquiesce77 If you've been doing it a long time now, you should understand what I just said. The fault code tells you where the fault is, an old code that has been deleted does nothing to help, new components can still fail.
@HalfdeadRider you do know not all fault codes point to a failed component? There are several for air path for example that are not related to a compnant so frequency of code along side other stored codes would help. Just deleting the code and waiting for it to come back is no way of diagnosing a fault. There is no need to be patronising either
@@Acquiesce77 I never said you should delete a code and wait for it to come back, I said clearly that just deleting a code without investigating it and fixing the issue will result in the code coming back. Air path? you mean a Lambda sensor? it will certainly point straight to a faulty Lambda sensor. I'm sorry you are feeling upset, but I'm just replying, I'm not being patronising lol
It’s really funny how a “bmw specialist “ is telling us that oils need to be changed at 90-100k when in fact if they would read what the gearbox manufacturer or the differential manufacturer recommends in terms of oil change would be in the region of 25-40k or 5 years ! Which ever comes first. When you’ve got money it doesn’t matter what interval you change anything, cause if the car breaks down you take it back to the specialist:))) Hey Shmee ! Tell your specialist that I’ve heard of an oil brand called RAVENOL and they have 17 different types of 5W30 oils, of course you don’t want any of them yours is for life :)
Thanks for always taking us step by step into the adventures, this one is as amazing!
Thanks for watching!
Shmee going full on hoovie mode and I'm here for it 😂
Fun times ahead
I hope will be
Agreed. He does it well.
Needed to do a donut in it as soon as he bought it to break the suspension 😆😆
@@curtmankand the clutch
Very thorough inspection, good people and a good place!
I'm in my office chair not doing office things. Thank shmee, love ya & Cheers to the 1M!
Haha, I'm at my desk being very office-y
Imran is such a great guy, Evolve such a great company! Bought an Evolve Supercharger Kit for my E39 M5 which is running excellent since many years.
I also love your attention to detail with the intro colours and outro! Well done.
Really lovely car, and a prime example of why there’s not much point being scared of high mileage cars - as long as they’re looked after properly there’s not much to worry about. Either way, 93k miles over 12 years equates to less than 8000 miles per year, which is hardly repmobile-esque.
The fault codes can be mapped out Tim. Cool video, cool car and I imagine, a great adventure! Thumbs up!
Love seeing cars like this Tim. Congrats on the purchase, I believe you will have a lot of fun with it. As a 987.2 Cayman S owner I cross shopped the 1M. The Porsche won me over with it’s beautiful balance and great noise but that 1M was a hoot to drive. Looking forward to future content with this vehicle, hope you enjoy it!
Really nice car, always loved the 1M. I know you don’t want crazy power out of it but a nice aftermarket exhaust, a remap and upgrade the air filter system would be just perfect to give it that little bit more of a kick. Also before you swap the tyres you gotta smoke the old ones, it’s what an M car is for 😉
Never tune a bmw
@@mitchellsteindler why? Remapping it and an exhaust isn’t much of a tune in the grand scheme of things.
@ShanesAutos because they don't run reliably in a stock state let alone a tuned state
@@mitchellsteindler there’s a lot of people running around in tuned BMW’s that would probably disagree with you. I had. 2017 420d and despite everything I’ve ever heard about BMW reliability it was perfect and never threw up a light.
@@mitchellsteindler I've been driving mine for 44,000 kilometers with 570 hp and nothing has ever broken apart from normal service, so don't talk nonsense if you have absolutely no idea and have never owned such a car. All these sayings were narrators about what is good or not and never had such a car are simply fools anymore.
Good to see a car of this age on the channel, looking forward to see how it develops.
Hi Shmee I'm guys! So excited for all to come with the 1M.
It's going to be a fun build
Very clean underneath and well looked after Tim.
Hi Shmee, the light warning code could be the vanity mirror bulb- had that on my E91 or an interior light
Luv it! Aston is very good at explaining what he’s checking too which is helpful!
The inside corner of the drivers side headlight appears to be slightly pushed in compared to the passenger side one!. It’s not significant but I could definitely see a slightly different angle from one to the other!. Hopefully it’s just where they took the headlights out to re spray the bonnet and put it back slightly misaligned!.
I think its asking for the Topaz dry ice treatment
Is that a Subway in the middle there? 😂
That's funny. 😊
Haha gotta do what you've gotta do!
@@Shmee150 😁
EM Tuning for your light upgrades Trup does amazing work
Comparing it to my E92 which looks pretty similar in a lot of places and having pulled out the complete rear-axle and replacing nearly everything down there - would also say looks pretty good 🥳 Not my favorite color but apart from that nice car. Enjoy it.
So glad you are working with Imran and evolve 👏🏽 such knowledgeable and great guys
That was a good purchase, nothing needed until your build 👍👍👍
Legend! can't wait to see this finished 😬
Can't wait for what we're doing
Glad the M1 got a clean bill of health. The upcoming mods you’re going to have done to it will definitely give it a refreshed look.
1M
My 18 year old BMW 130i still has all the original suspension components after 145,000 miles so not surprised this has too
I am really impressed, I expected some more stuff needing repair but overall not a bad purchase!
Excited for the Yianni video and the new Zenvo too
Great car! My favorite video of this car is the Top Gear review by Jeremy. The way drifts the hammerhead is so satisfying.
BUMP!! Gosh I love that colour! Its almost like the MCL 'burnt orange' colour! So good.
What a nice Lad he is inspecting your car!
Good to see a real BMW on the channel, also one that your viewers can afford….
Insane 1M Tim !! ❤❤
I love it so far, it's only going to get better too
@@Shmee150 Someone I know also has a 1M ! 😁😎❤
@@benlecluyseme too!
Oh, that’s me 😅
Just the rear main seal.. lol. My stang is in for a leaky shift shaft seal....now getting new rear main seal, new clutch/flywheel. Do it all while the trans is out.
Lovely car. Says a lot about previous owner who must have cherished the car to have run it for nearly 12 years with such fastidious maintenance.
Oh what about a dry ice cleaning on the underside!
I’ve got the E88 2.0 diesel and I love it. It’s the sport performance + model so it has upgraded suspension & wheels and a few extra M trim bits. Great handling little cars 👌🏻
As big fan of Tim and the channel I do feel it’s lost a bit of continuity of content. Respectfully, one video is reviewing a car, next a road trip, next Shmuseum, next restoring a modern classic, next visiting car collections etc… I feel the Shmuseum channel needs to come back which would resolve this. Also, it’s Tim doing everything and as brilliant as I think he is - would be so good to break things up with Tom and Brad returning - adding some humour and fun!
Apparently the Shmuseam channel was taking too many views away from the main channel. Seeing as so much of Tim's business is connected to the main channel he couldn't let that continue, so he had to mothball the Shmuseam channel. He did mention in a previous video that something will be happening with the Shmuseam channel soon though.
@@matmul4850 cool! Thanks buddy
It wasn't taking away views, it was taking away time at the detriment of the main channel. We brainstorm as a team nearly every single day on a best next step but there are a lot of factors and it's hard to figure out.
Like the direction the garage is taking!
Hey Tim, why have Tom and Brad not posted on the other channel? Missing their content. Nice one with the 1M btw, awesome buy.
Yep we all miss the Shmuseam channel. A couple videos ago he did say something along the lines of "watch this space" regarding the Shmuseam channel.
Micro manager...
what the diagnostics dont tell you is if the injectors are in good order, they have a tendancy to leak and if the cars been sitting for a long time they can wash out the piston as they are direct injection. you should have the index numbers looked at when it goes in for a service. i have done many of these injector and coil jobs and BMW never admit there is a problem...
The guy showing him around the car is a bit of a legend
Starred Pilot Sports? That means the owner went to BMW and bought the BMW-spec _tires_ too 😲😲
Get a walnut blast on that engine, N54 is notorious for carbon build up! Also that headlight error is likely from water in one of the ballasts (very common in these)
Good content right here that is really informative Tim. Take my like!
This is a great series, something we could do ourselves.
Tim your place looks awesome!!! Seriously smart.
I'm pretty sure I saw you WAY back in the day in your 123d on the M73 extension heading north. Rare car and I at the time had an E61 Silver 535d touring.
I would ❤to see a nice cosworth in the collection 😎
Look up mst cars mate. Tim needs one of those in his collection
Nice to see a Bimma back in the garage 👊🏽💙🤍💙🤍
Very nice car. 😎 That light warning you get but all lights are working could be a faulty GM module. That module are a known fault on this generation BMW when it have been little used for a while or been down on battery power over a long time.
You will not get any faultcodes for that. Only a light warning that will go away after a while.
Its possible to code away the warning for light error. But then you will never get warning when a bulb will go out either. 😅
Check compression first. Check deposition with an endo cam. Sparks, belts, headgasket, oilpump gaskets / orings, oil + filter change. Dyno it to see how much power loss. Then dampers/coils, wheel bearings, wheel bushing. Change gearbox oil. Basically allthe stuff that is not showing on the OBD2
I got this engine in my Z4 and its a great package altogether.
For the cheapest 1M looks really well taken care of and with regular oil changes the N54 engine can last well over 300k miles easily.
maybe the engine block will not the turbos hpfp cam bearing ledges coils water pump and valve seals lol
@@Globalx59 don't forget replacing $4,000 worth of fuel injectors every 3 years, burned up MOSFETs in the ECU, valve cover, engine mounts, every cooling hose ever, etc.. The only redeeming quality of the N54 is the block and the rotating assembly.
Just a horrible color. BMW should be slapped.
What're you smoking my dude 😂. It's one of the least reliable engines in modern history. There's a reason they replaced it after only a few years.
I think this guys trolling now that I read it again lol
If I'm not mistaken, the 1M rear differential is the one from the E46 which from factory, brand new and mint condition, is a very aggressive and clunky at low speeds differential.
In a good, performance oriented kind of way.
I'd recommend checking that if the bulbs were upgraded to LED'S, if so make sure they are suited for the CANbus system thats in BMW's
The white wheels on the M4 are like when you see a gorgeous bird in a nice right fitting dress but she’s paired it with white boots
Mine has had some issues over the last 12 months.they are a bit finicky
But it’s worth every cent.
I hope you enjoy your ride.
Greetings from Oz
Hope you're enjoying it regardless
Shmee150 Great Video I'm glad your BMW 1M is in great condition and I can't wait to see the Build
26:03 congrats on the new shmee mobile 👌
Hopefully m1 in the future will never get broken
What a great buy Tim. That Guy who checked it over knew his stuff. Will the M1 be getting a ''SHMEE'' number? Cheers, John.
You bet there's a plan, but it'll be themed with the Clio V6
@@Shmee150 S6*** (your old 123 plate....)
Should be i6... Inline 6 but won't work... So will have to be straight 6
Even for a one owner car with FBSH this does look tip top. Great buy.
This guy loved his MSeries , nice to see .
Tim , you should give a big thank you shout out to the previous owner of this car , he may be a subscriber , for maintaining this car and looking after it so well , it will be interesting to see what you have planned for it
Sadly I think he passed away
@@Shmee150 ah , what a shame R.I.P.
Garaged cars usually stay that clean compared to ones that stay in the elements and with that said it's a good platform to build it up to the best of could be.
Halo space is just a little too bright, Shmee; it should maybe be a darker color in there so accent lights don’t wash out the room
1M needs one of those amazing looking and sounding carbon Eventuri air intakes, I agree the infotainment screen needs to be fitted as well as alcantara steering wheel and gear knob. Looks like you bought a well looked after 1M.
Shock! Man buys nice looking car with one previous owner and full service history and its in good condition!
What a beautiful little BMW. I love to see such a well maintained high mileage auto.
93k isn't that high tbf, especially as it had one owner and no doubt was well looked after. My old E36 328is had 150k+ miles on when I sold it some years back, and it was still very nice to drive, MOT's not a problem, not loose and noisy like some old high mileage cars, and it was quite a bit older than this at the time.
You could also have done the opposite like me, and get a 50k miler with 9 owners lol
@@drock852 Yea lol, can't remember the amount of owners mine had, but certainly wasn't a one owner, dealer serviced no expense spared car, but I still miss it, it was awesome!
@@HalfdeadRider they are awesome cars. Mine was a AUC too
Tim ,how about a dry ice clean on the underside ,or take it redish motorsport for a underside restoration?
That would be a great collaboration !
Love the car and videos
The BMW “bong” was the bane of my life for the past 8 months. It’s gone now I’ve paid a crazy amount for a new electronic handbrake.
Wow, that is such a wonderful car. It's definitely one of my daily driver dream cars.
ah yes TY for the important info BMW we would never of guessed the door was open !
That’s a beautiful body style but I’m not a fan of the color. I take it Shmee is trying to pull a Hoovie?
The HPFP is going to have to be replaced, valve cover EGR, valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, BCM, oil filter house gasket and a bunch of other little things. What ever you do replace the battery because if it dies you may not be able to get into the trunk easily.
Or replace the engine with an S55 from the M 3/4.
Check to see if the headlights were upgraded to LED bulbs. Sometimes that change will throw an error in certain cars.
Amazing how after a year or two after dropping the n54 they went back to it in this
Miss my 135i 100 plus in third
Imran and his Don Johnson/Miami Vice BMW😂😅😮
I love these videos... builder ones
A year sub, at this point I look forward to a shmee video like a tv show
It's nice to work on a car when it's brand new no snow rust.
My E92 with N54 often has the headlamp light. Nothing wrong with the lights though!
Nice car, worth keeping. One of the more interesting cars in the garage
The beemer is absolutely mint!!
Hell of find shmee👌🏻
Love the 1 m. Absolute classic 👌👌👌
Great video. This is what I want to do to my car. Runs and drives great, but at nearly 90k miles and it’s 6 years old, stuff needs to be looked over. Similar style of car, Camaro rear wheel drive, six speed manual, v6.
A lot more cost effective ripping this round a track and a roads than the Zenvo
Will be a fun project…would definitely love to see it in a ‘Skittles’ color 😀
Lamp failure lights are standard on BMWs. I have a 3 series and warnings are always on even without a failure. Lol.
Even though i have a F21 M140 i still miss my E81 123D. In the real world, it was a great car. Quick, economical, compact and comfortable. It left me with 165k on the clock.
Get a set of Michelin PS5's on it and it will be great. The 140 came with Pilot Supersports when i purchased it and they were awful in the wet. Currently have the older PS4's mounted and they are so much better.
Suspension refresh, new tyres and brakes is all it needs and those aftermarket Android screens are terrible. Keep it stock.
Hey Tim, from my e82 ownership experience that is the light letting you know one of your exterior lights is going to go out soon (or already out).
Seeing that you bought at the bottom of the market, you scored a good car. Also, a rare car because there are none for sale on autotrader at the moment.
I’m guessing the headlight warning was due to it being up on a lift and reading a difference in load. The headlight leveling sensor may need replacing.
Hey Shmee! Will there be a video with the most recent visit from Yiannimize?
Yes, he filmed a video and it will come soon
Small tip that you probably do but make notes of all fault codes found. Time, dates, DTC, any other info as clearing them you lose all that info and makes it very hard to diagnose if the fault happens again! You can build up a history of all faults.
There were no codes, plus if he deleted any and not investigated and fixed the issues causing them, for the most part they will just come back. Some codes just show after removing certain components and refitting or replacing them, those can just be deleted and forgotten about.
@@HalfdeadRider History of fault codes makes it far easier to diagnose a fault correctly first time. Been diagnosing cars for a long time now!
@@Acquiesce77 If you've been doing it a long time now, you should understand what I just said. The fault code tells you where the fault is, an old code that has been deleted does nothing to help, new components can still fail.
@HalfdeadRider you do know not all fault codes point to a failed component? There are several for air path for example that are not related to a compnant so frequency of code along side other stored codes would help. Just deleting the code and waiting for it to come back is no way of diagnosing a fault. There is no need to be patronising either
@@Acquiesce77 I never said you should delete a code and wait for it to come back, I said clearly that just deleting a code without investigating it and fixing the issue will result in the code coming back.
Air path? you mean a Lambda sensor? it will certainly point straight to a faulty Lambda sensor. I'm sorry you are feeling upset, but I'm just replying, I'm not being patronising lol
We used to have a 135i hatchback, and I really miss that car tbh
Great find
It’s really funny how a “bmw specialist “ is telling us that oils need to be changed at 90-100k when in fact if they would read what the gearbox manufacturer or the differential manufacturer recommends in terms of oil change would be in the region of 25-40k or 5 years ! Which ever comes first. When you’ve got money it doesn’t matter what interval you change anything, cause if the car breaks down you take it back to the specialist:))) Hey Shmee ! Tell your specialist that I’ve heard of an oil brand called RAVENOL and they have 17 different types of 5W30 oils, of course you don’t want any of them yours is for life :)
I wonder if the previous owner will come forward? Judging by the condition, was clearly someone who respected their car and looked after it properly.