Great video, congratulations. I live in Brazil and here the maintenance of BMW is very expensive, through its videos I am already changing oil, filters and today I changed the smart plugs of my F30. Thank you very much for the great content.
0 seconds ago Great video & instructions. I purchased the bmw special 14 mm wobble socket which made job easy. Took me less than 20 minutes to complete. Note to others, clean out plug chamber of little amount of scale/rust with vacuum, I taped a 8” piece of 3/8 brake line to vac hose and vacuumed chamber after removing plug.
Great instructions as always, just putting this out there since I had trouble with the 4th plug in the back, it was really torqued in or rusted in or something. I ended up taking the plastic cover above the plug (on seven 10mm bolts) and had to remove a bit of a rubber seal and cable that was in the seal. After doing this you have a clear shot at the 4th spark plug. It added an extra 10 mins maybe. Nonetheless, this is a nice and easy process. I used NGK plugs and reused the coil packs, working great, no codes or messages.
Thanks, i found the 4th plug easier than expected. Note: before you pull your engine cover off, check if you have the 2 vacuum hoses by the oil cap first. Pinch and disconnect them first
Thic F30 John!! My man!! U guys need to collab on a Live YT or IG stream!! We ALL have so many questions to ask!! And who knows? It may create new content ideas!! Cheers to u and Brian!!
Great super helpful video, thanks. I just completed the work on my 2014 328iX-Drive, ultimately went great. My only self-induced glitch involved not fully seating the wire connection to one of the coil-packs (which I also replaced with the plugs) and getting a "Drive Train Malfunction warning upon starting." I went back and double checked plug torques and connections (at which time I noted the one coil back connection just slightly off}; corrected it, warning cleared and it now rides great.
Dalmo Roncato 1 minute ago For the last plug I took off the battery cover and drilled a hole on the plastic cover. You can use a rubber plug to cover the hole,Makes life easier changing the plug
I used Bosch 8165 double platinum and Bosch coils at 60k after the OEM NGK/Delphi caused limp home mode at heavy throttle. Working stellar so far with some LiquiMoly Ceratec oil additive.
As others have said....that last one. That’s the $400 dealership solution. I did it. I lived to tell the tale! If you have bm3 you must install new plugs gapped one step down. It makes a huge difference across the rpm range. Everything is better....including the burbles. Got burbles? Yes, officer I got burbles. Is there another question? No, sir....be on your way. Braaaapppp.......
I couldn't fathom getting the 4th plug done like that :( I removed the rear bracket behind the strut bar and was able to do it with lots of room. Takes about an extra 10 minutes of work.
I also had to remove the plastic bracket, but it really helped because I just could not get the leverage (same tool setup, even used a longer ratchet).
Thanks for the step to step video. One question about the spark gap : Both BMS and PTF share the experience for the spark gap to be 0.022~0.023" to achieve the best performance while this video is telling 0.032" ( Gap - Factory Preset: 0.7 mm = 0.028 in). Would you please share your opinion about what gap to go for stock / tuned N20 engine ?
I saw somewhere that someone suggested disconnecting the connection to the baterry's negative terminal before changing one's spark llugs. Would this step be necessary in this kind of work?
I bought a 14mm 12 point 3/8 drive deep socket but it still grasp the spark plug and allow me to get a grip so I can get it out?? Any suggestions or should I just buy the one he linked in the description?
Can worn spark plugs cause knocking? On my code reader for my f30 335i it says super-knocking, cylinder 6: injection switch-off, permanent injection deactivation, injection switch-off please help!
After doing my spark plugs, my car is down on power a bit. I feel it, what can cause this? I used the same spark plugs as on the video. Are the gappings all correct on arrival cause I didn't have any tools to check it.
Are you for real? Theses plugs fit multiple vehicles with different gaps even those these are oem replacements you always check gaps! Let me give you the best piece of advice you will probably ever get!! DiY videos are not guidelines for everyone to follow so they can save a dollar. I had a lady once try and save money screwed up the job had parts upside down and used silicone cause it leaked where there should of been a compression fitting cost her the parts she damaged plus my labor to fix! Point is if your not mechanically inclined its obvious your not dont attempt doing work on your luxury car to save a dollar cause what's going to happen your going to do some serious damage then you will take it to dealer under warranty and you will be SOL. Or a garage and that $400 you saved will now cost you $4000!! It's not worth it!! Also there is a reason you dont get responses asking questions like this. I watch this video cause never changed on this car just wanted to see if there was and tips or tricks. Theses videos are not training videos for the weekend warriors to get trained on a new trade!! Sorry to be so blunt but damm come on people it would be like me watching a video on a open heart surgery then commenting I tried it on my mother just like you did but she died I couldn't find the left ventricle thingy so I just put a piece of rubber tubing in there I thing that was my problem!
While BMW currently uses a conditions based indicator in the F30 which will vary, I believe a reasonable rule of thumb based on the prior generation cars is 45k miles for turbo engines and 100k for naturally aspirated.
Bryan, I am getting the “12B304 Oxygen sensor heating after catalytic converter activation: line disconnection.” code on my N55 and nothing is disconnected, should I just replace the o2 sensor? Are there other options that are better suited for a catless downpipe? My car has 34k miles and only 10k with catless DP..Thanks for any info on o2 sensors!
Hey, Kies MS, love your videos. Have a 4 series that I do all the work on and I always pick your videos to learn whatever I need to fix. Thank you for your videos, I really appreciate them. Today I changed my spark plugs and followed all the instructions in the video, but I didn't see you mention how to reset the faulty codes afterwards. Was there not supposed to be a reset process after you change the plugs? Because when I first started it up after I inserted the plugs, it gave me a check engine light and a message came up on the idrive that there was a faulty plug. I turned the car off, plugged in a scanner and it said cylinder 4 was misfiring. I checked the coil packs again to see if they were plugged in correctly, and they were. So I reset the code with the scanner and everything was fine. Drove it 10 Miles and no light ever showed back up. Is this normal? I have a 2014 428i F32
Just had my spark plugs changed at BMW for $400 labor after 107K miles. I wonder if I will ever save the next $400 if they're supposed to last 100K miles..
I have three different 14mm Snap-On sockets and none of them will go over the NGK 97506 plugs - like the base of the plug is 11 or 12 sided and a standard 6 sided socket won’t fit. Anyone else run into that? I hate to have to buy another 14mm socket just for this job.
I wish I waited another week before I took my car to the dealership to get spark plugs changed. It's back at shop for misfires now..... from fuel injectors...
The satisfaction you get from getting the 4th plug out... priceless.
I'd start with the last one. If not successful, then i should probably stay away from this task altogether :)
@@huinyavaina cringe. If you’re having problems with the last one. Just take the cover off l
I learned this back in your other tutorial video! Thanks for always sharing! Saved me $483 from the dealer 😂
Damn wtff my mechanic is charging me $300 cad for liquimoly oil change + filter, and spark plug replacement
Doing the last one is no joke... besides that, this video is flawless
Great video, congratulations.
I live in Brazil and here the maintenance of BMW is very expensive, through its videos I am already changing oil, filters and today I changed the smart plugs of my F30. Thank you very much for the great content.
0 seconds ago
Great video & instructions. I purchased the bmw special 14 mm wobble socket which made job easy.
Took me less than 20 minutes to complete.
Note to others, clean out plug chamber of little amount of scale/rust with vacuum, I taped a 8” piece of 3/8 brake line to vac hose and vacuumed chamber after removing plug.
Noticed at 0:40 that you lost one of the engine cover grommets to the abyss of the engine bay. Careful kids! Watch out for rogue grommets!!
Great eye.
Great instructions as always, just putting this out there since I had trouble with the 4th plug in the back, it was really torqued in or rusted in or something. I ended up taking the plastic cover above the plug (on seven 10mm bolts) and had to remove a bit of a rubber seal and cable that was in the seal. After doing this you have a clear shot at the 4th spark plug. It added an extra 10 mins maybe. Nonetheless, this is a nice and easy process. I used NGK plugs and reused the coil packs, working great, no codes or messages.
Thanks, i found the 4th plug easier than expected. Note: before you pull your engine cover off, check if you have the 2 vacuum hoses by the oil cap first. Pinch and disconnect them first
Kies MS strikes again! Thank you so much for the helpful video and detailed information!
Best tutorial for replacing spark plugs on N20!!!
This one definitely sparks my interest! :)
Thic F30 John!! My man!! U guys need to collab on a Live YT or IG stream!! We ALL have so many questions to ask!! And who knows? It may create new content ideas!! Cheers to u and Brian!!
Great super helpful video, thanks. I just completed the work on my 2014 328iX-Drive, ultimately went great. My only self-induced glitch involved not fully seating the wire connection to one of the coil-packs (which I also replaced with the plugs) and getting a "Drive Train Malfunction warning upon starting." I went back and double checked plug torques and connections (at which time I noted the one coil back connection just slightly off}; corrected it, warning cleared and it now rides great.
Dalmo Roncato
1 minute ago
For the last plug I took off the battery cover and drilled a hole on the plastic cover. You can use a rubber plug to cover the hole,Makes life easier changing the plug
Thank you so much lol
I used Bosch 8165 double platinum and Bosch coils at 60k after the OEM NGK/Delphi caused limp home mode at heavy throttle. Working stellar so far with some LiquiMoly Ceratec oil additive.
I just bought Bosch 8165 spark plugs for my F30.
Do I need to calibrate the spark plugs or do they go direct?
Did it today with backup from my brother-in-law. Used a rubber tube as my specialty tool to install spark plugs.
As others have said....that last one. That’s the $400 dealership solution. I did it. I lived to tell the tale! If you have bm3 you must install new plugs gapped one step down. It makes a huge difference across the rpm range. Everything is better....including the burbles. Got burbles? Yes, officer I got burbles. Is there another question? No, sir....be on your way. Braaaapppp.......
Huh??
Thank you! I'm shopping for a 328i and I wanted to make sure this wasn't too tricky a repair to DIY
absolute beauty!!! this was a quick and simple refresher....
I couldn't fathom getting the 4th plug done like that :( I removed the rear bracket behind the strut bar and was able to do it with lots of room. Takes about an extra 10 minutes of work.
Doing the job like showed here is 10mins of work total. Use the right tools and it's super easy
I also had to remove the plastic bracket, but it really helped because I just could not get the leverage (same tool setup, even used a longer ratchet).
Great and useful content as always! I also learned this from the long hair Bryan too with the white 328i lol
LOL this comment got me!!!
You dont need anti seize on threads or elecric grease on boots?
Very good lessons from you Mr. Brayn
now my question is "" spark plug just turning what can i do
Can you link the tool you used for tightening exactly to 23nm?
You ever find it brother??
The device you used to tighten it down, is that necessary?
Not necessary but extremely helpful, we have everything linked below 👇
Thanks for the step to step video. One question about the spark gap : Both BMS and PTF share the experience for the spark gap to be 0.022~0.023" to achieve the best performance while this video is telling 0.032" ( Gap - Factory Preset: 0.7 mm = 0.028 in). Would you please share your opinion about what gap to go for stock / tuned N20 engine ?
Thank for sharing you did it with out removing the cowl and strut brace 👏. Like All the other vid i saw.
are these good for a tuned car
Can you drop a link for the proper socket I have a 14 mm but it seems like it’s too short?!
Hey Brian! What if you're running a BM3 tune? I've heard several gapping recommendations, what would you recommend?
I gapped mine to 0.022 and it made 1k-2k rpm smoother in my opinion.
Alexander Lagos are you on stage 1 or 2?
@@TheManutd9 stage 1 93 Oct ots
Will you be doing a video on the F30 spark plug replacement?
What do u recommend for a N26 328i 2014 for spark plugs?
Great video. Looks pretty simple. Would you suggest replacing the ignition coils as well?
I didn't change mine. I just cleaned the ignition coils up with a pressure air.
Great video. Thanks for posting.
sensible video, nice tools. thin wall socket - torque wrench :)
(plenty of cowboy videos this guy knows what he's doing)
What type of spark plugs do you recommend for people who own a F30 N55 tuned?
OEM plugs are best.
Ngk laser iridium
How do I know if I need new spark plugs?
if you have starting problems or about 50.000 km
N20 is also for a diesel 328d. There are no videos for 328d glow plug replacement.
Awesome! My request was used!
Hey Brian do u have the maintenance schedule for the F30？
How often do spark plug coils need be replaced on 2013 328i bmw 4cly?
depends on how you drive the car, the more aggressive you drive the more wear to the plugs. I usually change mine every 30-35k miles.
Are 97506 not 2 step colder ??? I ordered 97968 for my n20
So is it 5 pounds of torque your supposed to use? I’m trying to see if I can do that with a torque
What mileage do you recommend to do this
I would say around 50k miles
Per bmw...60k is spark plug service interval.... I just pulled mine at 60k...still good...could've probably gone another 15k
I saw somewhere that someone suggested disconnecting the connection to the baterry's negative terminal before changing one's spark llugs. Would this step be necessary in this kind of work?
How about spark plug change for 335i F30 with N55???? :)
Pretty much the same plus two more plugs. :)
Hi, Can you please share link for tubing? I want to buy it.
After changing spark plug dont you need to reset it in the gauge cluster ? Or no 🤔
IronMan164 Yes! You can do it directly in the cluster!!!
ngk laser sparks are the best sparks for f30’s i have n13 which sparks should i use
What is the correct gap for my 2014 428i 2.0 turbo
Looks like somebody is getting ready for Atco ! Lol 😎😎
You always have cool video 👌
Been waiting for this! Lol
hey mate, i have a tool 14mm for bmw motor n43 for E models of bmw and spark degree of 5, can i use this tool also for F30
Is this the same for the b48 (2017 330i)? And where do I get the tool that can show me torque...do I need one?
do I have get new coil packs as well?
Thanks for showing you are awesome.
I bought a 14mm 12 point 3/8 drive deep socket but it still grasp the spark plug and allow me to get a grip so I can get it out?? Any suggestions or should I just buy the one he linked in the description?
What happens if you pass 23m ?
I believe long term the spark plug could seize into the head. Theoretically you could also strip the head if you had massively overtighten.
This video came in clutch cause I was just avout to do this
In one of your other videos you had it set to 17nm but this time 23nm which is the more correct to go with?
pretty sure the other vid was 17ft-lbs which equals 23 N-m. (yup, 1yr late, i know)
well done
If I'm using original bmw plugs,do I need to gap them or do they come pre gapped?
They should be pre-gapped
Can worn spark plugs cause knocking? On my code reader for my f30 335i it says super-knocking, cylinder 6: injection switch-off, permanent injection deactivation, injection switch-off please help!
Thanks
You don't change the coils?
After doing my spark plugs, my car is down on power a bit. I feel it, what can cause this? I used the same spark plugs as on the video. Are the gappings all correct on arrival cause I didn't have any tools to check it.
Are you for real? Theses plugs fit multiple vehicles with different gaps even those these are oem replacements you always check gaps! Let me give you the best piece of advice you will probably ever get!! DiY videos are not guidelines for everyone to follow so they can save a dollar. I had a lady once try and save money screwed up the job had parts upside down and used silicone cause it leaked where there should of been a compression fitting cost her the parts she damaged plus my labor to fix! Point is if your not mechanically inclined its obvious your not dont attempt doing work on your luxury car to save a dollar cause what's going to happen your going to do some serious damage then you will take it to dealer under warranty and you will be SOL. Or a garage and that $400 you saved will now cost you $4000!! It's not worth it!! Also there is a reason you dont get responses asking questions like this. I watch this video cause never changed on this car just wanted to see if there was and tips or tricks. Theses videos are not training videos for the weekend warriors to get trained on a new trade!! Sorry to be so blunt but damm come on people it would be like me watching a video on a open heart surgery then commenting I tried it on my mother just like you did but she died I couldn't find the left ventricle thingy so I just put a piece of rubber tubing in there I thing that was my problem!
How many miles do you guys recommend changing spark plugs?
While BMW currently uses a conditions based indicator in the F30 which will vary, I believe a reasonable rule of thumb based on the prior generation cars is 45k miles for turbo engines and 100k for naturally aspirated.
did he say unplug the battery
Bryan, I am getting the “12B304 Oxygen sensor heating after catalytic converter activation: line disconnection.” code on my N55 and nothing is disconnected, should I just replace the o2 sensor? Are there other options that are better suited for a catless downpipe? My car has 34k miles and only 10k with catless DP..Thanks for any info on o2 sensors!
Hey, Kies MS, love your videos. Have a 4 series that I do all the work on and I always pick your videos to learn whatever I need to fix. Thank you for your videos, I really appreciate them.
Today I changed my spark plugs and followed all the instructions in the video, but I didn't see you mention how to reset the faulty codes afterwards. Was there not supposed to be a reset process after you change the plugs? Because when I first started it up after I inserted the plugs, it gave me a check engine light and a message came up on the idrive that there was a faulty plug. I turned the car off, plugged in a scanner and it said cylinder 4 was misfiring. I checked the coil packs again to see if they were plugged in correctly, and they were. So I reset the code with the scanner and everything was fine. Drove it 10 Miles and no light ever showed back up. Is this normal? I have a 2014 428i F32
Updates ?
Just had my spark plugs changed at BMW for $400 labor after 107K miles. I wonder if I will ever save the next $400 if they're supposed to last 100K miles..
I have three different 14mm Snap-On sockets and none of them will go over the NGK 97506 plugs - like the base of the plug is 11 or 12 sided and a standard 6 sided socket won’t fit. Anyone else run into that? I hate to have to buy another 14mm socket just for this job.
Only thing i would say is i prefer to just ease the coil pack out, not use a metal bar (if you intend to reuse)
Android Auto for f series BMW (NBT Evo id6) plzzz...
And also controllable google assistant with steering wheel's voice button
Spark plugs still wont come out...fffs
You said sockets in the beginning when you should have said extensions
How much you charge to change my spark plugs n26 engine 428
I wish I waited another week before I took my car to the dealership to get spark plugs changed. It's back at shop for misfires now..... from fuel injectors...
GodKing804 Did they fix it? I want to change mine but I keep hearing people getting missfire after replacing them!
Did you change your spark plugs at 60k or 100k?
Navid Soroush 60
wow, so easy to do, why am i watching this... my F32 has only 20,000 miles...
Ha, knowledge is power!
Why do other Chanel’s say 14 nm
Always disconnect your battery...
Edwinnn 😂😂😂
I just bought Bosch 8165 spark plugs for my F30.
Do I need to calibrate the spark plugs or do they go direct?