My Modified BMW E90 328i: 4 Year Ownership Review | Is Modding a 328i Worth it?
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Brother, you are such a humble and grounded character.
I love your 328i, I have an N52 powered 1 series and I know it's not the fastest thing out there, but it fills me with joy whenever I drive it and that's what matters the most.
Peace and drive safe out there ✌️
I have 2011 BMW 328i Xdrive & your channel has been so much help! The car is family car & we love it !!! 3rd German vehicle we own!
thats so awesome to hear!
Went with a 2010 e93 since I love the look of the car with the top down! My 1st BMW too, but won’t be my last! Thanks for sharing all the content for this platform. Cheers
Sounds like you going down the right path lol. And its always a pleasure sharing content with the E9X platform! Not many on YT anymore
Bro, you should have mentioned that the N52 is by far the greatest inline 6 cyl made by BMW. This is what BMW was all about; inline 6 NA engines. These were meant to last for many years. I do not like you calling them slow; they aren't necessarily slow; mine is 328i MT coupe, supercharged, headers, 3 stage manifold, tuned, and gutted out. It's hell fast. For those of you who think this is not worth spending the money on these upgrades, I disagree, I have all the reliability I need with power...I do not need to worry about turbos, high pressure pumps, etc.
I love my n52. Not fast, not even a little.
Upgrading a open deck engine is Dumpster diving. Go get a tu and stomp out skylines. You need a new BMW my guy!
I would agree with you that the N52 could be BMWs best engine for reliability. But there is no denying that it is slow compared to most other cars on the road now. I'm talking about stock power specifically though. Most people with a 328i don't have the money to drop on all those mods. From my experience, most people just want to get the most amount of power for the least amount of money so it would be more practical to just start with a 335i and be at the same power output as yours for half the cost and less work with simple bolt ons. Though every one does that so its pretty cool actually that you did all that to yours. Your 328i is probably fast but without some form of forced induction, in general the N52 is not powerful. Sounds like you've built an awesome car though power-wise so props to you.
200 hp is slow my guy
@@Maaaaaax-07 It's not about the HP, it is about the handling and reliability. Yea, I could have a sup 335i all moded - I make a lot of money...but I really like my money in the bank at least earning some interest if you know what I mean
@@nelsonx4235 You're talking about an N52 here. It's an engine. it doesnt have good or bad handling. Reliability wise, it's great as hell (I own one). But it's still not that powerful and it's slow.
Plus, I really dont care about how much you make lmao
So excited to be able to drive soon. Got my car end of last year
Absolutely love this car! . Great video, and honestly pretty accurate haha
Thanks! Lol
Just bought the same car can’t wait to mod mine
Love your videos man . I agree with the part of 325/328 being a perfect entry to bmw world . My first bmw is a 2007 325xi as well . I have a question though. Have you ever had an issue with the xdrive of the car ? Like the module or the transfer case in general. Its the biggest problem i am facing with my car since the day i bought it about 1.5 years ago . First the scanner said it had problem with the module . After an year of finding the module, i finally found a used one and fitted it but now the scanner says mechanical problem with transfer case. Its always had the trifecta light ( 4x4 , DTC , ABS etc )
Yesss 😱🔥🔥
Beat on my daily n52 everyday. Like you said maintenance is key. Got it around 120k and im currently at 220k. All bolt ons aside from milvs
Lucky brother my e90 has demons that won’t go away
ahh you not so lucky.
Love the video man! I also have a 328i 2009 lci and modded it as well. As you stated before not much was needed to be done. I so far only had to do the valve cover and the oil pan gasket. Those were the 2 bigs things that I expected going into this purchase. Luckily the valve cover was covered under the n51 sulev warranty. I just hit 130k. The one preventative thing I need to do that should get my car to at least 150k without any issues is the water pump. Im the second owner but im not sure if the water pump was ever replaced. Did not see it on the carfax when I purchased car.
Thanks! That Sulev warranty would be so nice to have lol. I actually need to do my oil pan gasket right now but since mine is AWD it makes that job so more work than RWD. I would assume your waterpump hasn't been replaced if it wasn't on the carfax. Would that be covered under the warranty?
@@InlineSixAuto Yup mine is also xdrive so oil pan was deff expensive but had to be done, it was leaking pretty bad. I did it 1.5 years ago at an indy for $1300 including oil change and alignment too. The water pump unfortunately is not covered by sulev because its not emissions related lol. i wish.
Bought mine a few months ago, head cover gasket, thermostat, spark plugs, and heater core all replaced and it runs smoother then ever no issues.
I'd say those are all things you could expect to replace at some point, depending on mileage lol. But thats great to hear! What's the mileage you're at?
@@InlineSixAuto 102,200. Bought it at 100,000 just about 3 months ago. Looking forward to fixing up some more things then moving onto mods
@@GabrielGarcia25FC Oh okay. Definitely got the right idea by doing maintence before mods. Then you could have the fun.
@@InlineSixAuto for sure, I had the idea floating around of doing a UA-cam channel with my 328. What are your suggestions?
16’ 328i 60,000 miles about to put a cold air intake on it. Looking to put new exhaust soon
Have an 06 325i 160k, previous owner was a lady and didn’t do the proper maintenance so I had a check list to do before we got it running and healthy. She needed a fuel pump to get it running,after replacing most gaskets, cleaning throttle body, maf, and the whole engine bay she is running pretty good. Haven’t touched coils only did plugs and I’ve been running the 330i tune with 3im for a few months no big problems besides an oil leak from a loose bolt on the valvetronic and a vacuum leak from me breaking the pcv eggshell hoses. Overall great daily,people over exaggerate problems/ owners fault most of the time.
Sounds like yours wasn’t horrible, as all that is exactly what you should expect to replace with a high mileage E90 I’d say lol. Did you replace those parts yourself or did you have a shop do it?
@@InlineSixAuto replaced everything myself total parts costed me around 500-600 and I only bought the car for 2k so nothing crazy.
@@tyoken Wow thats awesome man. Already saved a ton on labor by doing yourself.
crazy!!
Just got my e90 328i rwd manual last week and Im so excited to start building it. I also got it for $3k instead of $7k which is an absolute steal so I can't wait.
how many miles?
@@InlineSixAuto 135k and it was pretty well taken care of
@@aidenmacdonnell1806 Wow well that sounds like you really got a steal. How did you get it for only 3k?
@@InlineSixAuto He had already cut the price down to $4k and there’s a decent dent in the fender because some girl hit him but it’s really not terrible. There’s also a very little oil leak that I’m gonna need to fix so for those two he cut off another $1k. I got pretty damn lucky
Had my 2011 328i since 2016. Bought it at 71k miles. Now has 144k miles and NOW it’s beginning to give me some issues. Cam shaft, vamos, gaskets (again) etc..
Great mate. Highly impressed and inspired. Been following your build for awhile now.
Please share the link to the twin exhaust setup that you have. Im planning to do a similar upgrade to my e90 n52 LCI
Thats awesome to hear!
For the dual exhaust set-up, there is no kit available for it. You just have to have an exhaust shop do the custom work for you. They should have all the piping but you'll just have to get some exhaust tips that will fit the dual set up. I have some linked from amazon that work perfectly.
@@InlineSixAuto thanks mate. I’ll check them and figure something out. Cheers from India
Have same ride,328i,really reliable,kits a keeper,no winter driving anymore,keep up the video
328i is one of the best daily driver to mobb
hard fact
I had two 2011 328i and had to replace Cams, drive belt, radiator, coolant line, o2 sensor, a/c compressor, spark plugs, ignition coil, head cover gasket, cam gasket, cup holder. I’m at 50k miles. It runs decent
Sounds like you were not so lucky with your 328i lol.
how much did you buy it for?
@@1991june had two of them, 12k each. one awd other rwd
@@CrashOut328i diam at what millage did you need all that maintenance at?
Considering you have an aftermarket tune and have a custom tune why did you never do a 3 stage intake manifold upgrade on the car? I have seen your videos a few times and always wondered why you never went for it considering it is a pretty cheap 20-30 crank hp
I did do that. I did that swap over 2 years ago. That's the reason I have a tune
Hey brother , i just bought a bmw 2007 328i , only problem the car came with is the headlights flickering also some on the dash, i replaced the battery what do you think ? Any tips , also love your videos new subscriber.
Hey man, I need more context and info. When do they flicker? Are the completely stock headlights? What lights are on the dash?
@@InlineSixAuto i have a video of what it does can i send you it on ig and only if you were in nyc i woulda took it to you so you can pimp my e90 you have a sick one brother
I gotta 09 328i spent 7k cash in 2020 and I’ve spent about 3-4 k in maintence and parts and gas and stuff like that over the years it’s worth it but it would only recommend to get one with lower miles than mine I brought it at 160k which is alot miles 😂😂never again will I do that but over good car 💯🔥
And failure points ? Spark plugs , coil packs , maf sensor (clean that with break cleaner) coolant lines , changed the oil seal for head gasket & mines was not maintained 😭😭
Sometimes I would think its good to buy a higher mileage one, because then all of the parts that could fail would've already failed and been replaced already. But sounds like that wasn't the case for yours lol But definitely appreciate you sharing your experiences!
How did you remove the peeling covering from the interior door handles?
I ended up just replacing the whole door handle
That sensor went bad because
Someone forgot to reset the battery when they change the old one out.
Do you have the anti-theft alarm pre-installed? Does the red light under the rear view mirror blink when the car is locked?
@InlineSixAuto
Mine doesnt blink so i dont think so
And vanos sensors
It's 2023 I'm thinking of buying a 2009 bmw 328i very good condition old man owned 98 thousand 8 grand is it a good buy
Have you decided against a 335i for the power? Cause if you want to go fast, you will want a 335i. Otherwise I think that's an okay buy if it doesn't need any fixes.
Don’t get me wrong 335i e90 are pretty nice to drive but you will spend more time fixing then enjoying the car if you want a 335i buy a F series
also hard fact lol
@Viral guy Those are definitely more reliable than most BMWs. But they aren't fun to drive like BMWs
How much did it cost to convert your exhaust to the dual exhaust?
About $600 for labor and parts. but I had already removed my muffler and resonator prior to doing the conversion. If you were to do it starting from completely stock it would cost more around $800-$1000 I estimate. Also made it easy since I have an M-sport bumper so I just needed to get a diffuser with the dual exit.
@@InlineSixAuto oh ok gotcha 👍🏽
Bro how do you change your lights? I took off the wheel and still couldn’t find it 💀
you couldnt find what?
@@InlineSixAuto when I UA-camd how to change the bulbs they removed the wheel and there’s a panel in the wheel well. I couldn’t find that panel
@@gerald3389 what bulb are you trying to replace? the Low beam bulb?
So was it a good car or not bro
As stated, it’s been an excellent car for me.
Класна 328i
I need a link to those lights and tailights bro 😩
They’re LED rings and they’re linked in the description! The tails are just the stock LCI tails.
@@InlineSixAuto i can never find the lci taillights
@@InlineSixAuto im also talking about the actual headlights not the led rings
@@darkxd8366 These are my original factory xenon headlights that came with the car. I had the LED rings installed and housing painted black so youll have to do a custom retrofit if you want this same look which requires opening up the headlights. Definitely worth it though
@@darkxd8366 I honestly don't know either. I see a lot of people do a LCI conversion with the tail lights though.
I want a BMW 320i how is it?
I described in detail how it is in the video lol
Make sure you do the Timing chain right away so the belt don’t get sucked into the engine , friendly advice lol
@@marvbimmerboy599 so is it a good engine can i get it?
depends on the year. I wouldn't get any 4 cylinder bmw they have some issues that are worse then the 6 cylinder motors.
Thank you and noted
Pcv
I have a friend that has a 11’ E92 328i xDrive and he claims his car has 350hp with headers, an intake and a custom tune.. And he claims he can beat my stock 09’ 535i xDrive N54.. He really is full of shit 😂
Yeah I hate to say it but thats probably not true on your friend's part LOL. I would say he could be around 290-300 at the crank with that set up based on what I've seen. Have you raced him to find out?
@@InlineSixAuto 290 at crank with all wheel drive powertrain loss and he’s probably in the 260-270HP area I’ll say. My car is a bone stock N54 535i xDrive but I’m 100% confident I can gap his car Lol, and nope haven’t raced him yet
@@Medal6 You just need to race. I'm pretty certain youre taking that one lol
@@InlineSixAuto Yeah I’m just waiting him to install his AliExpress body kit on Lmao
@@Medal6 Ah okay lol. Lmk the outcome when it happens