The valley pan issue is pretty easy to solve. I used to have an n62 and bimmerfix makes a kit to fix it. I installed it in a day and the car was perfect after that, no more leaks.
just finished a full bare-block and bare transmission case rebuild on my pre-lci 07 550i. The pass airbag light went away after driving it for a few miles.
It’s an E60 M-Technic. Not just an MSport cosmetic package. You can tell by the side flares. It has the F1 (formula one) trim. The 550’s were actual M-Technic(I.e., MPerformance). The gear ratio, suspension, etc is M.
Yo bimmer barn, i recently a couple months ago bought a 550i M-sport in pretty good condition and have had it as my daily, but I noticed that whenever I put it in sports transmission mode and sport mode and then like petal to the metal and floored it, the car would shift past redline (which is 6500 rpms) and it would shift around 6700-6850 rpms and it worries me a lot and makes it much harder for me to floor it because I'm worried about the car redlining before shifting to the next gear. I was hoping if you would know any solutions on how I could fix my car. I would really really appreciate and I can follow up with more info if needed
also chris you have to take off all the engine plenum covers, disconnect throttle body remove air intake, remove a ton of sensors , remove fuel rail and injectors, remove manifold then pressure test the engine you will see coolant leaking from the valley pan. check out my e60 restore video i got over the whole process while your in there check your knock sensors i just replaced both since one was fried from hot coolant that leaked on it
Looks like the priority would be maintenance and also you might have a faulty some sort of airbag module since it trigger almost all faults on every airbag which shouldn't be happening.
I have bought 2 of the E60 528i in the past 6 months and both had the same roof/trunk issues. The 1st one I painted myself, not the best idea but came out decent. Only issue was having to cut and polish the entire car afterwards because of the new vs old paint. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
@@TheBimmerBarn I used a private warehouse. It was supper clean and I had no issues with debris or trash in the paint. It was ideal but I was very satisfied with results. I will probably end up doing the same on the 2nd vehicle. I’m 6’6” so painting the roof was much easier than getting in and out of the car.
I want to finish my wagon project and house reno so I can start sniffing around for deals like this. Great score! Is the airbag module dead? Probably not if you can communicate with it. Maybe one of the airbags was blown and repaired and module never reset?
I'm almost leaning to say its a bad module too. Still communicating, but that's a whole lot of airbags to fail at the same time... Will keep you updated, thanks for the help!
I think the airbag module has a malfunction. It is located under the center console. I had an e60 too and I couldn't clear the airbag codes because of that module. You should try replacing it but it also needs coding and then the errors will probably go off.
Yeah i think you have a good point. I could either try replacing one airbag, and see if one code goes away, or replace the module and hopefully all of them go away. Hopefully I don't have to buy a bunch of airbags 😅
@@TheBimmerBarn Try both of them, but I don't think that so many airbags are bad. Like as I know and found out on BMWs that I had, the airbag module might be bad. But if neither the module ore the airbags are bad maybe it's something wrong from the comfort module.
i have the same car in "Tiffenblau" (dark metallic blue) 2009. When it runs it's a beast. Been up on jackstands most of it's life between loving it i hate it. Gotta love the alternator bracket gasket (8 bucks) that costs 2k to install, for FCKS sake!
Hey I have a 02 525i m54 e39 I keep getting a 2 codes p0172 / p0175 rich on both banks / I put a new maf, new injecters , new plugs , new coil packs, new cam and crankshaft , valve cover gasket’s , turn on fine after two min idle drops and car shakes, I have headers on , straight pipe and no secondary air , delete cap off , don’t have time took it to mechanic and couldn’t find the problem, cold it be that I did not put gasket sealant
I’m Planing on buying a 550i manual tmrw , seems clean owner said last owner did the coolant pipe . He said he removed the belt to the ac compressor and said he has a main drive belt and tensioner to replaced He said he has the part Should I be worried ?
What a beauty Chris. And that's a complete steal man!. I think it has a 7-speed DCT as my 335 has. (when there is a square around the cluster gear indicator, it's a DCT). You should do a gearbox oil and filter change too! The valley pan is notorious on these engines. Dutch regards Nico. Ps. My bad Chris. The e60 never had a dct gearbox. I didn't know that.
@@NickNorman13b hi. You're right. I took another look at the cluster in the video. What I thought what was a square, actually was a light behind the gear indicator. Regards Nico.
Hi my name is Noah and I have a 2010 BMW 550i and my car is blowing that muffler smoke while sitting at a red light. I believe I may need valve cover gasket’s replacements what’s the estimated price?
Oh snap, you even have the stock wheels? awe man.. Ive wanted those for my 535.. I have some E60 M5 wheels as well as a set of 745 wheels for my 535, but the 550 wheels are more my style.
Hello, new sub here. Seems like you know the N62 engine pretty well. Im trying to locate the MAP sensor and can't find anything. I know where the MAF is but I've seen the MAP in some vehicles being cloged and want to check mine.
Hmm, sounds like you're referring to the differential pressure sensor at the back of the intake manifold. I had to change it on my old 545i, I think it was throwing a fault. You should be able to change it without removing the intake manifold, good luck! Part number 13628657300
@@TheBimmerBarn I think thats it, I just saw ppl refer to it as MAP (manifold absolute pressure) looking at my engine yesterday it seems like its on tge left side of the manifold towards the fire wall. Thanks for your reply and best wishes so you can keep making content.
Bro if u decide to sell those factories I would love to buy them from to put on my 2009 e61 535i been looking for a set of those for awhile, let me know…
Hey, firstly great find. Also, where in Florida do you live? I am located in St. Petersburg area. I just picked up a 2010 550i a few months back and would love to pick your mind in a few things.
It'll be for sale! There's a few people who are interest following the channel, so I'll give all the subscribers first dibs on the car. Lots of work to do before that happens though, lol. Thanks for watching!
I haven't seen it yet as it's in limbo so far. (Premier thing). But here's a question. If a car starts out as say a 2002 330CI then someone does a full swap with a written off 2005 M3 including engine, trans, rear end, full interior and exterior make over so it is identical to an M3 with all power and parts. Is it still a 330CI or is it now an M3?
I feel like you're telling me a riddle 😁 IMO, the car has had an "M3 Conversion" but it still says its a 330ci on the title. So it would probably be worth the same, or less to sell to a private party. Not a lot of value-added if you're just building the same car. Now a E46 touring with a full M3 Conversion is worth more than a standard M3 because of the rarity/custom nature of that swap. Again, just my opinion. Catch you at the Premiere, Greg!
Why is it a “fake M5” if it clearly says 550i. I’d understand if it says M5 but it doesn’t. That would be fake. But having the car the way that car is their is nothing wrong with that. It’s beautiful
I agree, its a nice spec. Had to grab a little attention with the title though, can you blame me? 😁 This is like a budget-friendly M5. Looks just as good, but no V10 problems 👌
@@TheBimmerBarn I figured that’s what it was (; hahaha. Could still probably beat the v10 if you add a turbo to the N62? I have the 545i and trying to have mine look like your 550
@@TheBimmerBarn you’ll know if you’re leaking from coolant pipe (under valley pan) by having car running (warmed up) and looking to see if coolant is coming from front timing cover weep hole behind water pump.
@@TheBimmerBarn yep had someone do the valve cover gasket and upper timing cover gasket and remove the alternator and water got In to the engine and sized it
You call that paint damage?? if a Nigerian bought that car, he'd export it to Lagos and sell as it is for $8000. Paint and all just as it is without as much as a single quart of fuel added
i have an 08 BMW 550i m sport n62 check my channel bro, and its not a "fake m5" that is a quad diffuser mod with quad exhuast which is actaully dam expensive, to put it in perspective i paid 6200$ for my 08 550i m sport but of course the seller hid the coolant leak but i was refunded for parts. i did the valley pan myself since it was leaking. 800$ is a score is it a salvage title or something??
Nice, I did the valley pan and coolant pipe fix on my old 545i too! Very cool repair. This car is a clean title, which makes it such a great deal. Thanks for watching my friend 😊
@@TheBimmerBarn luckily my coolant pipe wasnt leaking just the seal from the valley pan so i didnt hack up the oem pipe. i did replace the hose and all the manifold gaskets. insane steal man like i said i paid 6200 for mine
The valley pan issue is pretty easy to solve. I used to have an n62 and bimmerfix makes a kit to fix it. I installed it in a day and the car was perfect after that, no more leaks.
In my case, my 550i coolant issue was in the rear coolant cover located in top of the rear main seal. Once I serviced that, no more coolant issues.
Perfect! Finally some N62 action, curious to see what all is wrong with it.
You should do the euro lower dash on the e39. Once you know, the lines look so weird where the door meets the dash.
Good timing on the vid. I've been thinking about picking up an x5 with a 4.8.
1:37 m5 also don’t have fog lights
just finished a full bare-block and bare transmission case rebuild on my pre-lci 07 550i. The pass airbag light went away after driving it for a few miles.
It’s an E60 M-Technic. Not just an MSport cosmetic package. You can tell by the side flares. It has the F1 (formula one) trim. The 550’s were actual M-Technic(I.e., MPerformance). The gear ratio, suspension, etc is M.
Good daily. Love my 2010 m sport N54
For the airbag code verify the battery terminal it has a fuse that breaks
Thanks! I gotta check this
Its like a pirotecnic fuse
Or the seat occupancy sensor
You have to begin by telling us what year that BMW was made in! That is a serious Omission for any car video. Thanks and best wishes
Yo bimmer barn, i recently a couple months ago bought a 550i M-sport in pretty good condition and have had it as my daily, but I noticed that whenever I put it in sports transmission mode and sport mode and then like petal to the metal and floored it, the car would shift past redline (which is 6500 rpms) and it would shift around 6700-6850 rpms and it worries me a lot and makes it much harder for me to floor it because I'm worried about the car redlining before shifting to the next gear. I was hoping if you would know any solutions on how I could fix my car. I would really really appreciate and I can follow up with more info if needed
also chris you have to take off all the engine plenum covers, disconnect throttle body remove air intake, remove a ton of sensors , remove fuel rail and injectors, remove manifold then pressure test the engine you will see coolant leaking from the valley pan. check out my e60 restore video i got over the whole process while your in there check your knock sensors i just replaced both since one was fried from hot coolant that leaked on it
Nice buy looking forward to seeing your fix her up. Keep the same color repaint it. Looks really good.
Thanks 👍
do a black roof and a trunk lip with a wrap but paint the trunk
Away on vacation yet I still watch videos about fixing my car😂
Looks like the priority would be maintenance and also you might have a faulty some sort of airbag module since it trigger almost all faults on every airbag which shouldn't be happening.
I have bought 2 of the E60 528i in the past 6 months and both had the same roof/trunk issues. The 1st one I painted myself, not the best idea but came out decent. Only issue was having to cut and polish the entire car afterwards because of the new vs old paint. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
I feel like I'm going to need a step ladder to paint up there 😂 did you rent a booth, or paint in a garage?
I feel like I'm going to need a step ladder to paint up there 😂 did you rent a booth, or paint in a garage?
@@TheBimmerBarn I used a private warehouse. It was supper clean and I had no issues with debris or trash in the paint. It was ideal but I was very satisfied with results. I will probably end up doing the same on the 2nd vehicle. I’m 6’6” so painting the roof was much easier than getting in and out of the car.
The colour is great, get the roof and trunk resprayed.
GREAT VIDEO, & NICE INTRO MUSIC 🎶👍💯
Wow, what a steal! Hard enough to find these in any sort of respectable condition anymore, let alone for that price
Great find! I agree with KK it should be an easy fix.
I want to finish my wagon project and house reno so I can start sniffing around for deals like this. Great score! Is the airbag module dead? Probably not if you can communicate with it. Maybe one of the airbags was blown and repaired and module never reset?
I'm almost leaning to say its a bad module too. Still communicating, but that's a whole lot of airbags to fail at the same time... Will keep you updated, thanks for the help!
@@TheBimmerBarn airbag module have a harness not plugged? or maybe a canbus error?
Wow dude that’s a damn great price you paid for the car… I mean considering I just bought a replacement n62 b44 for my e65 7 series for $1400
Also have a cylinder 5 and 6 fuel cut off
I think the airbag module has a malfunction. It is located under the center console. I had an e60 too and I couldn't clear the airbag codes because of that module. You should try replacing it but it also needs coding and then the errors will probably go off.
Yeah i think you have a good point. I could either try replacing one airbag, and see if one code goes away, or replace the module and hopefully all of them go away. Hopefully I don't have to buy a bunch of airbags 😅
@@TheBimmerBarn Try both of them, but I don't think that so many airbags are bad. Like as I know and found out on BMWs that I had, the airbag module might be bad. But if neither the module ore the airbags are bad maybe it's something wrong from the comfort module.
Great buy and a very good looking car
Have that same car. Having issues right now.
i would rather call this a replica than fake, but still i think the m5 "bodykit" fits the 550 pretty well
i have the same car in "Tiffenblau" (dark metallic blue) 2009. When it runs it's a beast. Been up on jackstands most of it's life between loving it i hate it. Gotta love the alternator bracket gasket (8 bucks) that costs 2k to install, for FCKS sake!
Change and re program battery, you'll be surprised how many errors that fixes.
Hey I have a 02 525i m54 e39 I keep getting a 2 codes p0172 / p0175 rich on both banks / I put a new maf, new injecters , new plugs , new coil packs, new cam and crankshaft , valve cover gasket’s , turn on fine after two min idle drops and car shakes, I have headers on , straight pipe and no secondary air , delete cap off , don’t have time took it to mechanic and couldn’t find the problem, cold it be that I did not put gasket sealant
I’m
Planing on buying a 550i manual tmrw , seems clean owner said last owner did the coolant pipe .
He said he removed the belt to the ac compressor and said he has a main drive belt and tensioner to replaced
He said he has the part
Should I be worried ?
What a beauty Chris. And that's a complete steal man!. I think it has a 7-speed DCT as my 335 has. (when there is a square around the cluster gear indicator, it's a DCT). You should do a gearbox oil and filter change too!
The valley pan is notorious on these engines. Dutch regards Nico.
Ps. My bad Chris. The e60 never had a dct gearbox. I didn't know that.
This is not a DCT. The non-M E60's were only ever available in 6AT, SMG, or 6MT.
@@NickNorman13b hi. You're right. I took another look at the cluster in the video. What I thought what was a square, actually was a light behind the gear indicator. Regards Nico.
its a ZF 6 speed i have one an 08 Msport 550i
@@startingtech3900 do you still have it or the engine started leaking all over the place and u sold it
Daaamn, in Europe this car in this condition would still be like $4-5k. For $800 that's a steal sir! :D
Yo I’m feeling the hairdo 👌🏼
Hi my name is Noah and I have a 2010 BMW 550i and my car is blowing that muffler smoke while sitting at a red light. I believe I may need valve cover gasket’s replacements what’s the estimated price?
Oh snap, you even have the stock wheels? awe man.. Ive wanted those for my 535.. I have some E60 M5 wheels as well as a set of 745 wheels for my 535, but the 550 wheels are more my style.
It's hard to really tell in the video, but it looked like the paint could be corrected by compound and polish.
“Let’s get back to the shop” lol
Hello, new sub here. Seems like you know the N62 engine pretty well. Im trying to locate the MAP sensor and can't find anything. I know where the MAF is but I've seen the MAP in some vehicles being cloged and want to check mine.
Hmm, sounds like you're referring to the differential pressure sensor at the back of the intake manifold. I had to change it on my old 545i, I think it was throwing a fault. You should be able to change it without removing the intake manifold, good luck! Part number 13628657300
@@TheBimmerBarn I think thats it, I just saw ppl refer to it as MAP (manifold absolute pressure) looking at my engine yesterday it seems like its on tge left side of the manifold towards the fire wall. Thanks for your reply and best wishes so you can keep making content.
Bro if u decide to sell those factories I would love to buy them from to put on my 2009 e61 535i been looking for a set of those for awhile, let me know…
Nice find,I’ll take it off your hands as is for $1,200
Hey, firstly great find. Also, where in Florida do you live? I am located in St. Petersburg area. I just picked up a 2010 550i a few months back and would love to pick your mind in a few things.
I'm in Orlando, feel free to DM me on instagram or shoot me an email! (found on my website)
I have a platingrau metallic E60 2008 535i
It sounds so good 😭
I miss my e60 (535i)… Lmk if you consider selling this once it’s sorted.
It'll be for sale! There's a few people who are interest following the channel, so I'll give all the subscribers first dibs on the car. Lots of work to do before that happens though, lol. Thanks for watching!
@@TheBimmerBarn I just found you guys, so I’ll look forward to following and seeing what’s to come.
Does this car has s special transmission? I've never seen a shiftknob like this in an e60
It's a LCI model E60, so it has a slightly different transmission, and so a different shifter too. Applies to 2008+ if I'm correct.
I haven't seen it yet as it's in limbo so far. (Premier thing). But here's a question. If a car starts out as say a 2002 330CI then someone does a full swap with a written off 2005 M3 including engine, trans, rear end, full interior and exterior make over so it is identical to an M3 with all power and parts. Is it still a 330CI or is it now an M3?
I feel like you're telling me a riddle 😁 IMO, the car has had an "M3 Conversion" but it still says its a 330ci on the title. So it would probably be worth the same, or less to sell to a private party. Not a lot of value-added if you're just building the same car. Now a E46 touring with a full M3 Conversion is worth more than a standard M3 because of the rarity/custom nature of that swap. Again, just my opinion. Catch you at the Premiere, Greg!
@Alex Becerra Exactly
Can I purchase one of your stock 550i wheels? One of mine is cracked lmaoo. I need one of the rears. Let me know please!
I'm keeping the set for now, but if I sold they'd all 4 go together haha. Check eBay!
Why is it a “fake M5” if it clearly says 550i. I’d understand if it says M5 but it doesn’t. That would be fake. But having the car the way that car is their is nothing wrong with that. It’s beautiful
I agree, its a nice spec. Had to grab a little attention with the title though, can you blame me? 😁 This is like a budget-friendly M5. Looks just as good, but no V10 problems 👌
@@TheBimmerBarn I figured that’s what it was (; hahaha.
Could still probably beat the v10 if you add a turbo to the N62? I have the 545i and trying to have mine look like your 550
@@TheBimmerBarn you’ll know if you’re leaking from coolant pipe (under valley pan) by having car running (warmed up) and looking to see if coolant is coming from front timing cover weep hole behind water pump.
@@radianm6 yeah I had that exact issue on my 545i. Luckily no weeping on this car. Video posts tomorrow we found the coolant leaks!
What a score 👍 great car 🚗
this is insane for $800, i dont care what problems it has.
How do you find these great deals ?!
Facebook marketplace, Craigslist, or by just meeting the right people! Open thy eyes, and thou shall SEE!
Valve seals won't be a problem if u cure your coolant problem won't cause the motor to overheat these engine gets very 🥵
I wish my 550i was working my died almost about a year ago 😶
RIP 😞
@@TheBimmerBarn yep had someone do the valve cover gasket and upper timing cover gasket and remove the alternator and water got In to the engine and sized it
muh fun car for 800 dollars wow .. e60 is good because hydraulic steering but not the newer ones.
very nice
do the wrap/ i did wrap first time and i did bether than other shops do
Hail in Florida?
Trust me, it's hard to believe myself but I've seen it with my own eyes. Very scary to get hail down here 😅
@@TheBimmerBarn huh that’s pretty crazy, im from Miami so I haven’t really experience anything like that 😅
@@MrBloodguns I've got video of my cars getting pummeled by ping pong ball sized hail 😫
800? you must be joking, here in Estonia, it will have to pay like 7k to get this bmw
Im sick to my stmach with jealousy.. Man Id buy that everyday all day.. Is it for sale? Doesnt hurt to ask..
It'll be for sale when I'm done fixing it! 😎
@@TheBimmerBarn Id love to come take a look when ready. If you decide to sell those Stock wheels, please let me know, Im very interested.
I could still pay x5 more for this car in South Africa and it will stil be a bargain
How did you find it so cheap?? In europe such would cost around 7-9k Eur
Sometimes I get lucky! But this car does need a lot of work. Hopefully not too much $$$ to get it running/driving perfect
I have 2 fake M5’s. 😂
I mean the m5 and the 550i aren’t that different in performance. And the 550i is more reliable.
Safety third 😂
You call that paint damage?? if a Nigerian bought that car, he'd export it to Lagos and sell as it is for $8000. Paint and all just as it is without as much as a single quart of fuel added
Want to sell it
After I fix it ;)
@@TheBimmerBarn want first order probably 5k or more huh
$800 for a full LCI bmw?? Even the headlights alone costs $1000.
better version of my car with less miles. breaks my heart. ha
Valve seal oil leaks that motor is total trash..
There is no such thing as a fake M5 unless someone puts a M5 badge on it and it isn’t running a v10🤦🏼♂️
i have an 08 BMW 550i m sport n62 check my channel bro, and its not a "fake m5" that is a quad diffuser mod with quad exhuast which is actaully dam expensive, to put it in perspective i paid 6200$ for my 08 550i m sport but of course the seller hid the coolant leak but i was refunded for parts. i did the valley pan myself since it was leaking. 800$ is a score is it a salvage title or something??
Nice, I did the valley pan and coolant pipe fix on my old 545i too! Very cool repair. This car is a clean title, which makes it such a great deal. Thanks for watching my friend 😊
@@TheBimmerBarn luckily my coolant pipe wasnt leaking just the seal from the valley pan so i didnt hack up the oem pipe. i did replace the hose and all the manifold gaskets. insane steal man like i said i paid 6200 for mine
Sell me your fake m5 for $4000.00. Im in Ft Lauderdale.
800$ joke , original rims are more expensive.
these older bmws just trash. bmws made after 2015 are very reliable