My 2016 X1 purchased new, is still like new after eight years and had the radiator changed in 2018. Now a CEL with similar warning. Scheduling a radiator repair at BMW dealer. Job is over $4,500 US quoted by Dealer to change radiator, they said they will discount to slughtly more than half. This doesn't include water pump. The engine bay is ridiculously cramped and the labor and expertise intensive and as a result expensive. Car SUV/SAV has less than 5,000 miles. Will not ever buy a BMW or any European vehicle.
Great vid. I am a tech at bmw, about to do this under warranty. While waiting for parts to arrive, it was great to see this to see what I am getting into, luckily this looks fairly simple. Thanks!
I did this by following your every instruction. Its perfect and not as intimidating as it looks. You just need the front right lifted. Also you do not have to take out the AC compressor but just unbolt it and move it out the way. My water pump bearing was toasted.
Had one of these come into the shop not too long ago and I pressure tested the system and was informed by a close friend from bmw that the water pumps leak notoriously on these engines. I have to admit I was a bit unsure of this job and it ended up going to another shop. Unfortunately she informed me that the place where she had taken it to only recommended that she replace the washer fluid reservoir. I’m sure it’ll be back soon with another leak. There’s no way it’s the reservoir but it did buy me time to see you post this video and give me some insight of what I was facing. Definitely ready to take on this project now!
Just changed the thermostat on a b38 in a Mini Cooper after throwing a stuck open fault code. Not a nice job at all but doable. Worth noting tho after changing the stat a map thermostat adaptation reset is also required. It’s just a shame BMW is not forth coming with information on there cars to help the DIY enthusiasts. Great video my man👍
Learnt some tips there thanks did my first one a couple weeks ago was looking for a vid at the time. Can also pull down on the drive belt by hand from underneath and put a lock pin in it
I'm watching this video because I have a lady who put oil in her cooling system. So now I have the ivory mayonnaise to flush out good video and superb advice by Telling people to just take something out of your way to make your life easier. Oftentimes 20 minutes of work will save you an hour of headache. Friendly advice to experienced wrenchers without a lift. This looks easy enough without a lift if youre used to working on the ground. Just added headache. A lift makes it easier.
My bearings just went out in mine so lucky me mine needs replaced shop told me book time is 8.7 hours, and pump is around $500.00 note that's new BMW pump. so that's around $ 1,600 for parts and labor. super mario did a great job making this video. I wonder if it would be faster to drop the sub frame with engine and trans to replace the pump. either way it's a big job to replace the water pump.
Just want to say thanks for the video. Just what I needed as I dove into my wife's X1 with the B48 engine. Changed out the coolant hoses and replaced the oil filter housing with a full metal version. Hopefully the leaks go away.
Thanks for video . I’ve learn the exactly step for waterpump replacement . I manage to do it within a few hours after watching ur video . Thank you very much and really appreciate it bro. 😊
Wish I found this video earlier, just did this repair on my mini cooper along with the oil filter housing, lower and upper motor mounts. I upper graded the water pump to a metal one as well before putting in the bracket. Connecting back to the AC unit was HELL!
I'm a dyi myself and found last night in same situation but only needed to replace only the thermostat so figured out if you remove the harmonic pulley you can replace only the thermostat without the housing, was tight for but done 1 hour plus 1 hour before trying to figure out easy way
Not too bad overall. Was thinking engine drop when I heard the labor hrs. But hey looks like you did well on it. Especially for the flat raters. They now have a reference video thanks to you! Thanks for sharing!
FYI harbor freight has a plastic rivet assortment kit, called POM rivets, indistinguishable from some of the oem bmw wheel arch rivets. Love your channel man 👍
Brother the best video and you saved my weekend, I’m a technician have this job to do tomorrow the first time was searching for ideas and found the gold bro. You are awesome and very detailed clean job. And I really appreciate the way you even showed your mistakes with the hood cable and did it properly. Love keep it going brother .
nice going there mario i love jobs like this just a little trick where you used a magnet to place a bolt i normally get a bit of paper towel to close the fit between fastener and tool be it a nut bolt torx Allen male or female the fastener jammed on and won't fall off when its tightened you compress the paper that gives slack to remove tool easy airline clears debris also when working near rads i always use a sheet of cardboard to protect rad there's no second chance with rads
Great video... thank you! I've done the engine mount bracket on the passenger side and that was a 7 hr job. This I can do except for the A/C... I'd have to take it somewhere to purge and refill the system... the rest is all doable.
As a diy guy I’ve done a lot of big jobs . If I do a big job on a later model car I will get a subscription to alldata and follow the oem repair instructions. Nice job, that’s definitely not an easy one.
At all my dealer trainings we actually have to sign off on antitrust waivers they heat is real on some things. I did a lot of these water pumps before I moved to Audi no one liked doing them but once you do a couple gets better
@@SuperMarioDiagnostics Didn't mean anything by that, have yet to do one myself and can't appreciate its scope. It was fun doing it along with you...great content!
Excellent video Mario. Knowing the procedure for removal and installation will greatly reduce my time as I predict I'll be running across this sooner or later. I have a funny feeling my service info wouldn't be much help for the job. Of course the biggest part will be the, did this hose go over this and around that? Or over that and around this? Lol those double box end ratcheting wrenches at the beginning of the video are made my Mountain and can be bought on an Amazon. A little pricey but I love mine. And the trick for the valvetronic was super helpful. 👌
This mechanical complexity of cars like BMW is why Tesla's are becoming so popular. I worked on BMW ,Audis and jaguars , I would never own a modern German car . I have a Tesla on order . Faster ,safer and much more reliable. Great channel and great Technical lesson. 👍👌
What an amazing video. I just came back from the BMW dealer here in Edmonton where I live and they told me my water pump/t'stat housing was leaking. They are looking at $2400 CAD for the repair. My car has 134.000 KMS. While I was googling the problem I found your video and honestly it does seem like a lot of work for a DYI one. Is there any way I can personally check to see if the pump housing is leaking without taking so many things apart? Is it very common to replace this part in these X1 2018 xdrive 28i models? with the amount of kms I have is it something to expect? Thanks again for the great video and clean shots, I was able to see all the detail and learn more about my car. You have a new subscriber here. I am guessing you're also latino, I was trying to figure your accent and country of origin, I know this is off topic but I was curious. Keep up the good work and videos. Ill check some more as I also love learning about car repairs. Gracias!
Good afternoon, please help me to solve the problem. I have BMW X1 F46. I encountered the following problem: I start the car, turn on the air conditioner, from the driver's side and from the front, blows cool air, and from the passenger side warm air. Drove, refilled freon began to blow everywhere cold air. Now this problem, start the car, turn on the air conditioner blows cool air all right. I start to drive, from everywhere gives warm air, when I stop, stand 1 minute, starts to blow again cold. What can be the problem who faced?
Omg 😱. That is super complicated and a very expensive repair. What was wrong with a simple separate thermostat thats been fitted to cars for many years. No wonder you guys in the US call this stuff euro trash. 🇬🇧 . Ill stick with my super simple peugeot and never go near a BMW / Mercedes/ Audi etc. well done Mario 👍👍. .
Mario, i miss your intro song. I always wanted to be a car mechanic, but I ended up being an electrician. So I'm a follower who has seen all your videos, understand about sensors and electric troublehooting, but bas never changed a spark plug.
Is this the same or similar to the 2014 mini? The engine looks identical b46 2.0 turbo. I had to drop the engine to get the water pump out. I did it in my driveway. Most frustrating thing I've ever done. There's no space to do anything.
Is there a way to reset the valvetronic actuator without the scanner? If not, what model scanner do you use from Autel? I do have a Foxwell scanner that can reset adaptations, but unsure if this will accomplish the task. Thanks!
I made a dumb comment about disconnecting the cooling fan hence the edit. My question is as a professional doing this job how much time does filming add to an 8 hour repair job? Also sage advice for any diy viewer deciding to tackle this job. The big drawbacks I see are 1 ) lift is essential.2) refrigeration recovery especially on the latest models using the more advanced refrigerants.
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@@SuperMarioDiagnostics when I saw 10 hour I thought for sure the engine or at least the front clip was going to get pulled... looks fairly feasible to me
After experiencing a repair like this,I would never buy a bmw again, 10 hours of labor @ 180/hr for a waterpump and thermostat=1800 in labor and its only a 6 year old car..
This channel is worth gold! I cannot believe it only has 32K subs. Nevertheless, rock on Mr. Super Mario!! Every one of your subs love you!!!!!!!!!!!!
My 2016 X1 purchased new, is still like new after eight years and had the radiator changed in 2018. Now a CEL with similar warning. Scheduling a radiator repair at BMW dealer. Job is over $4,500 US quoted by Dealer to change radiator, they said they will discount to slughtly more than half. This doesn't include water pump. The engine bay is ridiculously cramped and the labor and expertise intensive and as a result expensive. Car SUV/SAV has less than 5,000 miles. Will not ever buy a BMW or any European vehicle.
This is a Pandoras Box repair job, and BMWs are Pandora box vehicles.
Thats why i drive a 1993 toyota landcruiser.... respect for your patience and hard work.
Super Mario isn't just a great diag guy but can also wrench! Good stuff there.
I'm astounded at the complexity of modern automotive repairs. This young man is a automotive savant...
Great vid. I am a tech at bmw, about to do this under warranty. While waiting for parts to arrive, it was great to see this to see what I am getting into, luckily this looks fairly simple. Thanks!
That’s a monster job. They cram everything in that engine bay as tight as they could get it.
I did this by following your every instruction. Its perfect and not as intimidating as it looks. You just need the front right lifted. Also you do not have to take out the AC compressor but just unbolt it and move it out the way. My water pump bearing was toasted.
You left AC lines connected?
Absolutely. Your video is perfect and I could not even start to touch the X1 before I watched it twice first. @@stevey500
Okay ima try that way bc I’m not trying to let out Freon
Had one of these come into the shop not too long ago and I pressure tested the system and was informed by a close friend from bmw that the water pumps leak notoriously on these engines. I have to admit I was a bit unsure of this job and it ended up going to another shop. Unfortunately she informed me that the place where she had taken it to only recommended that she replace the washer fluid reservoir. I’m sure it’ll be back soon with another leak. There’s no way it’s the reservoir but it did buy me time to see you post this video and give me some insight of what I was facing. Definitely ready to take on this project now!
Just changed the thermostat on a b38 in a Mini Cooper after throwing a stuck open fault code. Not a nice job at all but doable. Worth noting tho after changing the stat a map thermostat adaptation reset is also required.
It’s just a shame BMW is not forth coming with information on there cars to help the DIY enthusiasts.
Great video my man👍
Learnt some tips there thanks did my first one a couple weeks ago was looking for a vid at the time. Can also pull down on the drive belt by hand from underneath and put a lock pin in it
I'm watching this video because I have a lady who put oil in her cooling system. So now I have the ivory mayonnaise to flush out good video and superb advice by Telling people to just take something out of your way to make your life easier. Oftentimes 20 minutes of work will save you an hour of headache.
Friendly advice to experienced wrenchers without a lift. This looks easy enough without a lift if youre used to working on the ground. Just added headache. A lift makes it easier.
Lots of pride in your work, Mario! Nice to see!
I'm Brazilian and I learn a lot from your videos, thanks brother!
My bearings just went out in mine so lucky me mine needs replaced shop told me book time is 8.7 hours, and pump is around $500.00 note that's new BMW pump. so that's around $ 1,600 for parts and labor. super mario did a great job making this video. I wonder if it would be faster to drop the sub frame with engine and trans to replace the pump. either way it's a big job to replace the water pump.
Just want to say thanks for the video. Just what I needed as I dove into my wife's X1 with the B48 engine. Changed out the coolant hoses and replaced the oil filter housing with a full metal version. Hopefully the leaks go away.
Thanks for video . I’ve learn the exactly step for waterpump replacement . I manage to do it within a few hours after watching ur video . Thank you very much and really appreciate it bro. 😊
That black sealant scraping tool is amazing. I use a small tiny bit of watery dawn dish detergent with it and its the best I have seen to date.
Interesting...what role does the Dawn play ?
@@unencumbered alows me to glide over with less resistance and just plain easier an cleans. Try it
Wish I found this video earlier, just did this repair on my mini cooper along with the oil filter housing, lower and upper motor mounts. I upper graded the water pump to a metal one as well before putting in the bracket. Connecting back to the AC unit was HELL!
I'm a dyi myself and found last night in same situation but only needed to replace only the thermostat so figured out if you remove the harmonic pulley you can replace only the thermostat without the housing, was tight for but done 1 hour plus 1 hour before trying to figure out easy way
Super informative video. Great work!
Not too bad overall. Was thinking engine drop when I heard the labor hrs. But hey looks like you did well on it. Especially for the flat raters. They now have a reference video thanks to you!
Thanks for sharing!
FYI harbor freight has a plastic rivet assortment kit, called POM rivets, indistinguishable from some of the oem bmw wheel arch rivets. Love your channel man 👍
I haven't done one of these yet. Definitely looking forward to it lol.
Great video Mario. 👍👍👍👍
Brother the best video and you saved my weekend, I’m a technician have this job to do tomorrow the first time was searching for ideas and found the gold bro. You are awesome and very detailed clean job. And I really appreciate the way you even showed your mistakes with the hood cable and did it properly. Love keep it going brother .
nice going there mario i love jobs like this just a little trick where you used a magnet to place a bolt i normally get a bit of paper towel to close the fit between fastener and tool be it a nut bolt torx Allen male or female the fastener jammed on and won't fall off when its tightened you compress the paper that gives slack to remove tool easy airline clears debris also when working near rads i always use a sheet of cardboard to protect rad there's no second chance with rads
16:58 man on mine it was a slow leak, but by the time I happen to catch it, it was all over the place white that white crusty stuff
Great video... thank you! I've done the engine mount bracket on the passenger side and that was a 7 hr job. This I can do except for the A/C... I'd have to take it somewhere to purge and refill the system... the rest is all doable.
Soo much detail! Many thanks for sharing!
I wonder if it's the BMW flange sealant L-5970 which is made by locktite ?
Awesome video! Very informative. Was it necessary to remove the valtronic actuator for the water pump bracket replacement?
great video what's the labor cost
Hi Mario can you tell me with picture or short video where the locate engine temperature sensor for BMW X1 2016, THANKS MUCH
As a diy guy I’ve done a lot of big jobs . If I do a big job on a later model car I will get a subscription to alldata and follow the oem repair instructions. Nice job, that’s definitely not an easy one.
Wow, I didn't realize that the X1 had a transverse mounted engine. That's quite the job for just a water pump assembly compared to my 2005 525i
Good video loco, got the job done because your video 1st time doing it but turn wrenches. Got to give you kudos, gracias
At all my dealer trainings we actually have to sign off on antitrust waivers they heat is real on some things.
I did a lot of these water pumps before I moved to Audi no one liked doing them but once you do a couple gets better
My guess was 3hrs as an experienced dealer tech with a few under his belt? What did you see?
Antitrust waivers?
3 hours? I don't think so
I was able to get just the water pump down to about 1.5 2 hours, but not the bracket. That would normally take 4-5 and paid I think 2-3
@@SuperMarioDiagnostics Didn't mean anything by that, have yet to do one myself and can't appreciate its scope.
It was fun doing it along with you...great content!
How many km/miles were on the engine at the point you did the work please?
Good repair, no parts or bolts left over, hopefully engine runs normal and all is good in BMW land.
Car is long gone 👍
Excellent video Mario. Knowing the procedure for removal and installation will greatly reduce my time as I predict I'll be running across this sooner or later. I have a funny feeling my service info wouldn't be much help for the job. Of course the biggest part will be the, did this hose go over this and around that? Or over that and around this? Lol those double box end ratcheting wrenches at the beginning of the video are made my Mountain and can be bought on an Amazon. A little pricey but I love mine. And the trick for the valvetronic was super helpful. 👌
BMW ...What a Clip Joint.
Great Video
This mechanical complexity of cars like BMW is why Tesla's are becoming so popular.
I worked on BMW ,Audis and jaguars , I would never own a modern German car .
I have a Tesla on order .
Faster ,safer and much more reliable.
Great channel and great Technical lesson. 👍👌
I wouldn't call it more reliable
Thanks for watching!
This will work for a bmw 2020 x3 right?
This is an outstanding video. Good tutorial. Thanks for taking the time.
I love these jobs, pay very good and are not that bad to do
I have a question does anyone know what the firing order is on the 2016 BMW x1 28i 2.0?
Is it 1-3-4-2?
Appreciate any info.
What an amazing video. I just came back from the BMW dealer here in Edmonton where I live and they told me my water pump/t'stat housing was leaking. They are looking at $2400 CAD for the repair. My car has 134.000 KMS. While I was googling the problem I found your video and honestly it does seem like a lot of work for a DYI one. Is there any way I can personally check to see if the pump housing is leaking without taking so many things apart? Is it very common to replace this part in these X1 2018 xdrive 28i models? with the amount of kms I have is it something to expect? Thanks again for the great video and clean shots, I was able to see all the detail and learn more about my car. You have a new subscriber here. I am guessing you're also latino, I was trying to figure your accent and country of origin, I know this is off topic but I was curious. Keep up the good work and videos. Ill check some more as I also love learning about car repairs. Gracias!
Need help removing the idle pulley no space to remove do I have to lift the engine?
Exelente video gracias por mostrar todo el proceso, saldos desde Memphis TN
I'm curious about how did much cost this job with the new parts
Good afternoon, please help me to solve the problem. I have BMW X1 F46. I encountered the following problem: I start the car, turn on the air conditioner, from the driver's side and from the front, blows cool air, and from the passenger side warm air. Drove, refilled freon began to blow everywhere cold air. Now this problem, start the car, turn on the air conditioner blows cool air all right. I start to drive, from everywhere gives warm air, when I stop, stand 1 minute, starts to blow again cold. What can be the problem who faced?
very detailed. thanks for posting the video.
Omg 😱. That is super complicated and a very expensive repair. What was wrong with a simple separate thermostat thats been fitted to cars for many years. No wonder you guys in the US call this stuff euro trash. 🇬🇧 . Ill stick with my super simple peugeot and never go near a BMW / Mercedes/ Audi etc. well done Mario 👍👍. .
Did the new part come with the anaerobic sealer on there already? Or did you have to buy that also? Thansk
Awesome videos.... Very good Tech, for sure! I think Rainman Ray should watch some of your videos! LOL
Respect technician they are super thank Mario
How many miles on this X1? Thanks for all you do Mario.
So like over 100 bolts to remove just to get down to the part? Gonna give this car the skip. Or put it into a skip.
Great video, many driveability techs dont actually do the actual repairs themselves on many occasions but you are the exception
Mario, i miss your intro song. I always wanted to be a car mechanic, but I ended up being an electrician. So I'm a follower who has seen all your videos, understand about sensors and electric troublehooting, but bas never changed a spark plug.
Well done, thanks for the info
Thank you for a great video.👏👍
Is this the same or similar to the 2014 mini? The engine looks identical b46 2.0 turbo. I had to drop the engine to get the water pump out. I did it in my driveway. Most frustrating thing I've ever done. There's no space to do anything.
Yeah I have this exact x1 in this vid b46 shouldn’t have to drop engine.
hi，for that anaerobic sealant, do you have to install the component and wait for 24 hours then filling up coolant? thanx
Yes
THANK YOU VERY MUCH@@SuperMarioDiagnostics
bmw is a disposal car! only good to lease them, water pump replacement at least a thousand, good luck., thank you for the idea.
Hi sir very nice information and explanation
Is there a way to reset the valvetronic actuator without the scanner? If not, what model scanner do you use from Autel? I do have a Foxwell scanner that can reset adaptations, but unsure if this will accomplish the task. Thanks!
Only bidirectional scanners will do it
Probably autologic
Awesome 👏🏼 ! Thanks !!
I think being able to get a high score at tetris is a requirment to work as an engineer these days they love to stack 🤪 good vid tho good repair
I made a dumb comment about disconnecting the cooling fan hence the edit. My question is as a professional doing this job how much time does filming add to an 8 hour repair job? Also sage advice for any diy viewer deciding to tackle this job. The big drawbacks I see are 1 ) lift is essential.2) refrigeration recovery especially on the latest models using the more advanced refrigerants.
I still beat book time. But that was the most editing I've ever done. Took 8 hours to edit
@@SuperMarioDiagnostics labor time 3.4 hrs hi avg 3.10 hr low 2.8 hrs
Not on this vehicle. This is a b46 engine
What was the problem that the thermostat need to replace
Leaking
Great job 👍🏽
Saludos amigo....vaya trabajo...excelente
I just got quoted 11 hours of labor for this job by my mechanic. Makes sense? Seems to make sense
I just bought a X1 2017. Time to sell it😢
Lol. My 2018 is in the bmw shop for this repair. They quoted me 11 hours of labor and almost $3k. Now I see why. BMW makes this as hard as possible
Excelent video mario.
you are a machine mario 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻😳
BMW engineers who designed this engine need to be but against a death wall and shoot at them. Great job Mario for explaining step by step!!!
That was amazing. I have to do the same thing to do
Super.
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“Coming to a Bay near you” cue Jaws theme!!!
10 hour job does it in 1 hour.man faster then Scotty K.
Early bird video , let’s goooo!!!
Thank you
I prefer my gm ls engine open the hood and all pump and hoses are staring you in the face.
Lot easier than you forecast it mario or is it the magic of UA-cam lol?
Hard to add value to something when the word "easy" is thrown around so loosely. Let's keep in mind that there are MANY who wouldn't dare do this job
@@SuperMarioDiagnostics when I saw 10 hour I thought for sure the engine or at least the front clip was going to get pulled... looks fairly feasible to me
@@SuperMarioDiagnostics Why so many tech wanna race to the bottom, I will never understand.
After this video i go back buy lexus that i can DIY .
Freaking nuts all that work just for a thermostat!
Between coolant and oil leaks we will have work for ever along whit some other problems .these bmw becomes a chop reinas.
After experiencing a repair like this,I would never buy a bmw again, 10 hours of labor @ 180/hr for a waterpump and thermostat=1800 in labor and its only a 6 year old car..
🎉
Mad respect and no ty, I see why costs a fortune to work on a bmw
I think I’ll stick with my 2001 Corolla with 230K trouble-free miles.
The water pump and thermostat sold together 😅 so expensive
engine mount is cracked another 5 hours job--these engine mounts are gone before 40km-
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🌷
Love watching this!! Wow, you need to research Promo-SM.
That's a Mini Cooper, not a BMW.
Whew a thousand commercials… good video tho.
Those commercials support the channel!
how to replace flywheel oil seal on b48 @ super mario