Thank you sir for the imformative and easy to follow, how to video. As men we need to learn as much as possible the how to basics of car repair. Thanks again
Thanks for the video. I've done the VCG on other cars before, but this was the first time on my X3. A couple of comments. The job is surprisingly pretty simple for our X3 as it is my experience that nothing is simple on this car. The tube seals on mine were all stuck also and they came of easily with pliers, just like your video. However, before I grabbed the circular seals out, I carefully snapped off the flat pieces that run in between the circular seals. I did this so the flat pieces would not break off into the engine when I yanked out the stuck circular seals. I used a Elring seal and Elring bolt seals from eeuroparts. The kit was around $30. The Elring seal fit great and did not fall off when reinstalling. I used some RTV per the video and Then apply a small amount of RTV to the seams at the VANOS actuator and cylinder head. As for torquing, I found elsewhere that the bolts bottom out, so I carefully and slowly tightened all over per the video until I hit bottom. Once you hit bottom, you've got it tight enough. Great Video!
Wow by far the best instructional video i have seen on the 06 x3.. Also any tips for replacing the driver side headlight on the x3 06.. This bulb will not come out :/
Danny Harris thank you I'm glad the video helped. If I have a video on the headlight it would be on my website atwww.howtoautomotive.com you can check on the video page and type in headlight on the search bar and if I have one it will show up there.
Superb! Best video, great instructions/guide On BMW witch one do you think is better engine 4 cyl or 6cyl( don't have either one ) I enjoy your videos - forget about Hulu ,Netflix or movies (don't work on cars) but you make me /inspire me to work on cars
On the whole a great instructional video. Only thing I have issue with is not using a torque wrench for retightening the valve cover. Could I do it yes, but I've been working on cars for 40 years. New DIY guys should use torque measuring devises until they have a feel for such things but even at that, if you've got it use it! Still want to say good job though and thanks for the video Brian!
Todd Clark sometimes I forget that us vets have a built-in torque wrench in our hands. Thank you for the tip I'll keep adding those to the future videos.
Todd Clark hi how are you! Excúseme can you tell me how many pounds I can use in my torque wrench when I use on my BMW X3, thanks for help me, and thanks Bryan for the exceptional video.
Love my torque wrench and use it often as I can. You do get a feel for things like the poster says but now I have a little more time I feel that achieving even torque, especially on a plastic cover like this is important.
Hi great video of the bmw X3, I got me a 2006 bmw x3 and in one winter cold morning I started up the engine and let run for like 5 minutes so I could get some heat when ready to leave. So, when I came out to my car it was smoking white smoke like crazy, inside the cabin full of white smoke too. The engine never overheated, not even when it was smoking, when I turrned off the engine I noticed some fluid like antifreeze and bit oil in the tail pipe That is mean it has a head gasket blown or a valve cover blown out?, not sure what to do now. Where do you get your gaskets from?. Thanks,
Great video and thorough explanation of this service. I had to get this done on my X3 and your video helped me understand the scope of the work. Thank you!! By the way, what is the ballpark price for this service?
They just quoted me $350 for labor. Miami, FL, Oct 2020. Did this once about 8 years ago, gotta do it again. The kit I was looking to buy has a shaft sensor and a shaft actuator seals, I was wondering where those go in this car.
@@unoste26 You have a newer motor. There was a change that isn't widely advertised. It's an actuator that is taken off when doing the cover. Look at some other videos and you'll see them take an actuator off.
Thank you for this great video and all the details. Bentley manual and ECS Tuning recommend 10 Nm (89 in-lbs.) for the valve cover nuts. Is it really OK to wash the cover? I was concerned that traces of water/soap may get into the oil? I am doing an oil change soon anyway.
Hi, My bmw E83 crankcase vent valve went bad with pressure in engine & blow out my valve cover gasket. Do you think it could have damage any other seals?
Hi i have a 2006 BMW X5 3.0i E53 M54B30 type SAV. Can you please list what the tools were used indicating sockets wrenches etc i have to check my head gasket it's overheating and white smoke came into cabin while i was driving, had to get BMW X5 towed home. Thanks..
Hi, my 2006 bmw x3 did not overheated it just start smoking white smoke and some white smoke came into the cabin this while I started up the engine this one winter morning, let it run for 5 minutes and when I came out it was smoking like crazy, the inside cabin was full of smoke. So, did you fix your head gasket?, or it was the cover valve gasket?. Thanks,
Thank you Sir, im going to attempt today to replace the gaskets, coils and plugs on my wifes 2006 BMW X3. I will follow your instructions step by step. I hope I have all the right tools, someone stole a lot of my tools I had in my commercial truck. Thanks again
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4 years later and still the best detailed video for the E83 X3 to date. BZ!
Joksan Morales thank you!
Im replacing the Valve Cover Gasket this weekend on my X3 E83 2.5i. After many videos, this was the most detailed and best to follow. Thank you!
Thanks for this. Appreciate the info. Fixed my X3 without the cost of a mechanic.
Thank you sir for the imformative and easy to follow, how to video. As men we need to learn as much as possible the how to basics of car repair. Thanks again
Thanks for the video. I've done the VCG on other cars before, but this was the first time on my X3. A couple of comments. The job is surprisingly pretty simple for our X3 as it is my experience that nothing is simple on this car. The tube seals on mine were all stuck also and they came of easily with pliers, just like your video. However, before I grabbed the circular seals out, I carefully snapped off the flat pieces that run in between the circular seals. I did this so the flat pieces would not break off into the engine when I yanked out the stuck circular seals. I used a Elring seal and Elring bolt seals from eeuroparts. The kit was around $30. The Elring seal fit great and did not fall off when reinstalling. I used some RTV per the video and Then apply a small amount of RTV to the seams at the VANOS actuator and cylinder head. As for torquing, I found elsewhere that the bolts bottom out, so I carefully and slowly tightened all over per the video until I hit bottom. Once you hit bottom, you've got it tight enough. Great Video!
RemoGaggi Glad the video was helpful. Sounds like everything went smooth. Thank you for sharing and watching!
Nice clean and clear work. Thank you.
Wow by far the best instructional video i have seen on the 06 x3.. Also any tips for replacing the driver side headlight on the x3 06.. This bulb will not come out :/
Danny Harris thank you I'm glad the video helped. If I have a video on the headlight it would be on my website atwww.howtoautomotive.com you can check on the video page and type in headlight on the search bar and if I have one it will show up there.
Wow an actual video that explains something to the viewer thank you. That’s a subscriber for you!
Superb! Best video, great instructions/guide
On BMW witch one do you think is better engine 4 cyl or 6cyl( don't have either one )
I enjoy your videos - forget about Hulu ,Netflix or movies (don't work on cars) but you make me /inspire me to work on cars
My X3 developed a rough idle and when I checked my spark plugs there was oil in two of them, is it a bad valley gasket ?
On the whole a great instructional video. Only thing I have issue with is not using a torque wrench for retightening the valve cover. Could I do it yes, but I've been working on cars for 40 years. New DIY guys should use torque measuring devises until they have a feel for such things but even at that, if you've got it use it!
Still want to say good job though and thanks for the video Brian!
Todd Clark sometimes I forget that us vets have a built-in torque wrench in our hands. Thank you for the tip I'll keep adding those to the future videos.
Is the torque measuring device expensive?
Todd Clark hi how are you! Excúseme can you tell me how many pounds I can use in my torque wrench when I use on my BMW X3, thanks for help me, and thanks Bryan for the exceptional video.
If it’s a plastic valve cover be very careful not to crack it. Also inspect it carefully for cracks.
Love my torque wrench and use it often as I can. You do get a feel for things like the poster says but now I have a little more time I feel that achieving even torque, especially on a plastic cover like this is important.
Hi great video of the bmw X3,
I got me a 2006 bmw x3 and in one winter cold morning I started up the engine and let run for like 5 minutes so I could get some heat when ready to leave.
So, when I came out to my car it was smoking white smoke like crazy, inside the cabin full of white smoke too.
The engine never overheated, not even when it was smoking, when I turrned off the engine I noticed some fluid like antifreeze and bit oil in the tail pipe
That is mean it has a head gasket blown or a valve cover blown out?, not sure what to do now.
Where do you get your gaskets from?.
Thanks,
Thank you for this video!
Great video and thorough explanation of this service. I had to get this done on my X3 and your video helped me understand the scope of the work. Thank you!! By the way, what is the ballpark price for this service?
James Wilson if I remember right it’s about $250 labor and about $75-$100 for parts.
They just quoted me $350 for labor. Miami, FL, Oct 2020. Did this once about 8 years ago, gotta do it again. The kit I was looking to buy has a shaft sensor and a shaft actuator seals, I was wondering where those go in this car.
@@unoste26 You have a newer motor. There was a change that isn't widely advertised.
It's an actuator that is taken off when doing the cover.
Look at some other videos and you'll see them take an actuator off.
Thank you for this great video and all the details.
Bentley manual and ECS Tuning recommend 10 Nm (89 in-lbs.) for the valve cover nuts.
Is it really OK to wash the cover? I was concerned that traces of water/soap may get into the oil? I am doing an oil change soon anyway.
Awesome video. Many thanks, got me through this process and saved me a lot of money.
Great VidYu! Thanks for taking the time to make and post it......I'm gonna do this job tomorrow!
Hi, thanks for your video when I was removing little bit of gasket drop in and I could not take it out, does it make any problem?
Outstanding assistance.
Awesome video. Very thorough.
Much easier than my 07’ 328xi
It seems everywhere I look they recommend to replace the aluminum bolts as well, you had no issues reusing them?
Adam M Some models come with steel bolts and some come with the aluminum bolts. This one had steal.
Hi, My bmw E83 crankcase vent valve went bad with pressure in engine & blow out my valve cover gasket. Do you think it could have damage any other seals?
Have the pressure in all systems reset.
Change hoses where leaks with smoke test if you can
Great video man. Missed nothing straight to the business no f *%ing around. Thaks
Thank you!
Hi i have a 2006 BMW X5 3.0i E53 M54B30 type SAV. Can you please list what the tools were used indicating sockets wrenches etc i have to check my head gasket it's overheating and white smoke came into cabin while i was driving, had to get BMW X5 towed home. Thanks..
Hi, my 2006 bmw x3 did not overheated it just start smoking white smoke and some white smoke came into the cabin this while I started up the engine this one winter morning, let it run for 5 minutes and when I came out it was smoking like crazy, the inside cabin was full of smoke.
So, did you fix your head gasket?, or it was the cover valve gasket?.
Thanks,
does the oil have to be completely drained before beginning this procedure?
No. As a precaution you may want to change the oil after doing the job.
hi very good video, how much time it takes you to replace the head gasket?
Gilles Brassard The Valve cover was about an hour and a half. I would have to look up the labor on the head gasket.
I though it was the same valve cover and head gasket...
Gilles Brassard The Valve cover on this car is about five hours labor I was wrong. The cylinder head gasket is 18 hours in labor.
Thank you so much!!
Thank you for watching!
Thanks!
Thank you very much!
Thank you Sir, im going to attempt today to replace the gaskets, coils and plugs on my wifes 2006 BMW X3. I will follow your instructions step by step. I hope I have all the right tools, someone stole a lot of my tools I had in my commercial truck. Thanks again
Hello I'm taking the 11 screws off and the rear left side screw is starting to strip because it's difficult to get to, what do I do
Thank you.
Thank you for watching!
When to Replace the Valve Cover Gasket ? Thanks
The engine valve cover gasket should last for about 8 to 12 years. Once it has been replaced correctly my friend.
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To much plastic on this cars