Just finished this project on my E60. My, oh my! This job is by far was the biggest mechanical project I've ever done :) You videos really did inspire me to tackle it DIY style. Thank you for that!
Foul News hello sir this happen to me on my n54 engine x5 when i remove the crankshaft pulley i see a little piece of belt in front of the seal its looks like it did mot penetrate to go inside although the part of the seal lip some damage but no leak. Any thoughts u think it did not go inside the engine thank you so much.
FYI to all BMW 135/ 335i/535i owners, (OXwerkz performance solutions) makes a plate that protects the front main seal in the event of a belt failure, I ended up paying a shop to do this job on my 335i and it was expensive ! the plate is a bit pricey @ $139 but not compared to pulling the oil pan @ around $1k !
Nice job man! The same thing happened to my '09 535xi! Luckily I shut it down after only driving about 1/4 mile (happened at the end of my street). I was able to extract all of the belt from around the crank hub and account for all of it give or take. Replaced the Front Main seal with no special tools! Use a modified old regular seal puller and re-installed by gently tapping with a steel pipe of the same diameter. Lastly, I added some duct take to the back of the harmonic balancer to push the seal flush! (I could not justify buying the $400 tool set!) Fixed the oil leak in the filter housing as well. Now I keep a close eye on the belt. I hope the motor is OK, I think it will be based on my experience, fingers crossed. Also, I didn't bother with the special BMW Sealant to install the seal. I read that using Permatex Ultra Black Oil Resistant RTV will work and it worked great! www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002UEN1U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Good Luck!
Thanks! Glad you were able to repair yours as well. I had about a foot and a half I pulled out of the seal, but found out that enough had been shaved away by the chain to get a whole bunch stuck in the oil pickup tube. Hopefully none got near yours. That's good that you were able to save the $ on the seal job as well.
Foul News Yeah man. Also I’m buying one of these Soon!! My car is a daily driver AND it sees full boost and high Rpm EVERY DAY. Want some insurance!! www.oxwerkzperformance.com/
Happened to a nephews n52 a few weeks back, Im half way through putting everything back together...going to be REAL nervous when I hit that start button
@@CvonEssen Oh cool, I actually filmed this in Sussex County as well. However, I've since moved to FL and the car is on the QuickJacks again over here too lol.
Happened to me at the worst possible time imaginable. I was on the interstate coming home during rush hour bumper to bumper 3 lanes of traffic. There was accident ahead. I was sitting idle completely surrounded for like a mile. Then the belt snapped and I could not go anywhere. Sad to see that car go. It was my 3rd BMW I had owned. I worked for. Dealership at the time. They inspected and showed me what happened and that I was really f-ed on this one. Ever since my fist E36 the problems only got worse with each new model E30 (My dad's I learned to drive on (5 speed) the autobahn. Then my own E36 (perfect car), E46 then an E90. So after this I was done with BMW. I went to Lexus and Nissan. Lexus coupe and a Nissan Truck. Bros and Women don't walk up and compliment me on my car anymore but; so many less headaches,
So essentially. If your belt breaks you have to teardown a whole engine to double check the damage... guess I'm just gunna sell the car cause no way I'm doing all that
I'm taking my shi in I got quoted at 2000 honestly I'm only at 145,000 so honestly I think it depends on your mileage don't just chalk it up because it's not running take the loss bounce back throw it in the shop
Can you try to explain how you removed the two front bolts on the subframe, as they just keep turning but there’s no room to hold the nut from the top side of the frame.
Do you mean the bolts that are towards the front right underneath the steering rack? If so, those can stay on. If you want to keep the rack in place, it's a bit more complicated and requires the subframe to be lowered to get access to the top of the steering rack to hold the bolts from spinning, but then the rack coming out of the subframe is a pain to do while the rack is still on the car.
@@FoulNews yes those bolts were a pain we had to drop the whole suspension first to get the subframe to drop down a bit enough to remove those bolts. Only thing left for us now hopefully is to remove the differential to be able to drop the oil pan. We have it all unbolted but won’t come loose
My serpentine belt broke in my e92 n54. I could not see any threads around the crank pulley. Instead they were spread around and in the power steering pulley. I am not skilled enough to tackle removing the oil pan to verify that everything is fine. I was going to trust that the belt did not go inside the crank because: 1. I have no leak from the crank. 2. I drove about 10 miles with the issue. Only because I saw a No battery issue and did not really realized/understand what was going on. But there were no other lights or alerts. Everything sounded good as usual. 3. Mechanic asked between $2K to $4.5K Am I completely crazy on my judgement? What do you think :)
I wouldn't take any chances. At a minimum, I'd suggest removing the crank pulley and inspecting the crank seal. If it's in-tact then you're probably just fine. If not, then the pan definitely needs to be pulled. As for the quote, that's pretty reasonable.
Yup :) Except the turbos went out shortly after, but that's because of a very aggressive 23psi E85 and methanol tune lol. Stay tuned for single turbo conversion soon!
Foul News hello sir this happen to me on my n54 engine x5 when i remove the crankshaft pulley i see a little piece of belt in front of the seal not inside i juts pick and remove its looks like it did not penetrate to go inside although the part of the seal lip some damage but no leak. Any thoughts u think it did not go inside the engine thank you so much.
I'm not entirely sure. The person driving it, said he didn't notice the light, but I'm assuming with the pickup being that clogged, there's no way the oil pressure was high enough to be healthy.
Just finished this project on my E60. My, oh my! This job is by far was the biggest mechanical project I've ever done :) You videos really did inspire me to tackle it DIY style. Thank you for that!
Glad to hear it helped! Yeah it was a total pain to finish up. Hopefully I'll be able to upload the last 2 vids from this project soon!
Foul News hello sir this happen to me on my n54 engine x5 when i remove the crankshaft pulley i see a little piece of belt in front of the seal its looks like it did mot penetrate to go inside although the part of the seal lip some damage but no leak. Any thoughts u think it did not go inside the engine thank you so much.
FYI to all BMW 135/ 335i/535i owners, (OXwerkz performance solutions) makes a plate that protects the front main seal in the event of a belt failure, I ended up paying a shop to do this job on my 335i and it was expensive ! the plate is a bit pricey @ $139 but not compared to pulling the oil pan @ around $1k !
Nice job man! The same thing happened to my '09 535xi! Luckily I shut it down after only driving about 1/4 mile (happened at the end of my street). I was able to extract all of the belt from around the crank hub and account for all of it give or take. Replaced the Front Main seal with no special tools! Use a modified old regular seal puller and re-installed by gently tapping with a steel pipe of the same diameter. Lastly, I added some duct take to the back of the harmonic balancer to push the seal flush! (I could not justify buying the $400 tool set!) Fixed the oil leak in the filter housing as well. Now I keep a close eye on the belt. I hope the motor is OK, I think it will be based on my experience, fingers crossed. Also, I didn't bother with the special BMW Sealant to install the seal. I read that using Permatex Ultra Black Oil Resistant RTV will work and it worked great! www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002UEN1U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Good Luck!
Thanks! Glad you were able to repair yours as well. I had about a foot and a half I pulled out of the seal, but found out that enough had been shaved away by the chain to get a whole bunch stuck in the oil pickup tube. Hopefully none got near yours. That's good that you were able to save the $ on the seal job as well.
Foul News Yeah man. Also I’m buying one of these Soon!! My car is a daily driver AND it sees full boost and high Rpm EVERY DAY. Want some insurance!! www.oxwerkzperformance.com/
Happened to a nephews n52 a few weeks back, Im half way through putting everything back together...going to be REAL nervous when I hit that start button
Good luck with it!
@@FoulNews fingers crossed, when i saw your NJ plates I got inspired...Im up in Sussex County
@@CvonEssen Oh cool, I actually filmed this in Sussex County as well. However, I've since moved to FL and the car is on the QuickJacks again over here too lol.
Happened to me at the worst possible time imaginable. I was on the interstate coming home during rush hour bumper to bumper 3 lanes of traffic. There was accident ahead. I was sitting idle completely surrounded for like a mile. Then the belt snapped and I could not go anywhere. Sad to see that car go. It was my 3rd BMW I had owned. I worked for. Dealership at the time. They inspected and showed me what happened and that I was really f-ed on this one. Ever since my fist E36 the problems only got worse with each new model E30 (My dad's I learned to drive on (5 speed) the autobahn. Then my own E36 (perfect car), E46 then an E90. So after this I was done with BMW. I went to Lexus and Nissan. Lexus coupe and a Nissan Truck. Bros and Women don't walk up and compliment me on my car anymore but; so many less headaches,
So essentially. If your belt breaks you have to teardown a whole engine to double check the damage... guess I'm just gunna sell the car cause no way I'm doing all that
Bruh literally 😂
I'm taking my shi in I got quoted at 2000 honestly I'm only at 145,000 so honestly I think it depends on your mileage don't just chalk it up because it's not running take the loss bounce back throw it in the shop
Can you try to explain how you removed the two front bolts on the subframe, as they just keep turning but there’s no room to hold the nut from the top side of the frame.
Do you mean the bolts that are towards the front right underneath the steering rack? If so, those can stay on. If you want to keep the rack in place, it's a bit more complicated and requires the subframe to be lowered to get access to the top of the steering rack to hold the bolts from spinning, but then the rack coming out of the subframe is a pain to do while the rack is still on the car.
@@FoulNews yes those bolts were a pain we had to drop the whole suspension first to get the subframe to drop down a bit enough to remove those bolts. Only thing left for us now hopefully is to remove the differential to be able to drop the oil pan. We have it all unbolted but won’t come loose
I have a 16 n55 with 25k miles with this issue. Surprised it pulls in so much belt trash. thanks for the vid.
Sorry to hear, that's unfortunate. It's definitely an overlooked design flaw by BMW.
My serpentine belt broke in my e92 n54. I could not see any threads around the crank pulley. Instead they were spread around and in the power steering pulley.
I am not skilled enough to tackle removing the oil pan to verify that everything is fine. I was going to trust that the belt did not go inside the crank because:
1. I have no leak from the crank.
2. I drove about 10 miles with the issue. Only because I saw a No battery issue and did not really realized/understand what was going on. But there were no other lights or alerts. Everything sounded good as usual.
3. Mechanic asked between $2K to $4.5K
Am I completely crazy on my judgement? What do you think :)
I wouldn't take any chances. At a minimum, I'd suggest removing the crank pulley and inspecting the crank seal. If it's in-tact then you're probably just fine. If not, then the pan definitely needs to be pulled. As for the quote, that's pretty reasonable.
After the job was done the bimmer is fine?
Yup :) Except the turbos went out shortly after, but that's because of a very aggressive 23psi E85 and methanol tune lol. Stay tuned for single turbo conversion soon!
Foul News hello sir this happen to me on my n54 engine x5 when i remove the crankshaft pulley i see a little piece of belt in front of the seal not inside i juts pick and remove its looks like it did not penetrate to go inside although the part of the seal lip some damage but no leak. Any thoughts u think it did not go inside the engine thank you so much.
Hi, Should you warm up your car in really cold weather??
Hello, I always did on all my vehicles and never had any issues. Going into boost on these motors when the oil isn't up to temp can be an issue.
Was the low oil pressure light on?
I'm not entirely sure. The person driving it, said he didn't notice the light, but I'm assuming with the pickup being that clogged, there's no way the oil pressure was high enough to be healthy.
Thank You
You're welcome
You should join the 535i face book group
Which group is it? I found 3 different ones when searching.
The strictly one
@@epicgamingwmiguel7597 Thanks! I requested to join a little while ago!
I think your phone has 200% better quality.