The Dealer FAILED my "Unrepairable" BMW Supercar! Can I Fix it with this Simple DIY Trick???
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The dealer failed to fix my overheating BMW i8 Supercar, can I do it at home with this old school trick???
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Hello Darkness, it's me. Sam.
U needa help Sammy out Rich
😂
Rich, hows living with sams stepmom are you constantly helping her get unstuck from under the bed ?
So Rich was the one who sabotaged it.
Hows it goin rich! Nice to meet ya! Help Sam out of this plague?
Rich's laugh really seemed genuine, he knows what you're in for
Yeah, reminds me of Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
Let’s hope the mechanic in a bottle can fix this...
Cracked head! I picked it last week. What do I win? Not a shagged out BMW I hope.😄
I just started belly laughing when Rich showed up. This is a classic Samcrac video.
Rich singing "Hello Darkness" and the laugh at the end: PRICELESS
Sound of silence is name of song 🎵
@@imemployed1524 Everyone knew what he was talking about ya jackass
Yo he has too much fun throwing lugs at Rich I don't understand it lol
Sounded like the cross bow guy laugh.
Can they do a Titanic
"My Heart Will Go On" flute solo too?
The confidence he has to use the Jack on the grass is amazing.
Oh you've never done that? Pff, noob 🤣
Stupid would be another word to describe it.
Mmm I thought exactly the same.
last place I want to die
@@MICHAELWALTON1 I often work under my cars also. Even with Jack stands I have this thought of it coming down on my head and people find me under there weeks later.
That ending was just a freaking masterpiece lol
Now we need Stepmom and Linda working together to solve this way worse problem....
This is probably one of the most anticipated videos of TH-cam. Alot of folks wondering what will fix Samcracs car.....
And the answer is... a new engine 🥳🤣😂
@@mundotaku_org PRICELESS
What if it's the water instead of coolant... Don't the sensors rely on conduity or something at times? I'm not a mechanic I just done alot of reading and thought that was a "thing"
Thats a hell of a projection. lol
BMW overcomplicated bleeding of the system. You can choose to do brain surgery or bleed an i8. Brain surgery is quicker
Oh damn man... I really didn’t expect those results. Love Rich’s ending 😂
Richards ending was too good man!
Sad to see it was a head gasket. Definitely not the common i8 issues of needing repeated coolant vacuum bleeds.
How would you not? It was obvious from the start.
@@csorrows I mean, not really that much, but at the same time, it would have been one of the first steps to do here... easiest diagnosing step ever. Instead of throwing parts at it.
Hey randy send him some of the head gasket repair stuff you use
When I heard "step mom" I had to make sure this was TH-cam..
He looks like dollar tree Adam Sandler
When I saw the step mom, I had to make sure it was TH-cam again.
@@justintaylor9458 dude step mom look younger than him..
@@blazebater8913 lol right..
@@cashIND219 must've been a teenager when she had Sam.
I swear his "step mom" is a step mom to maaany maaany other guys in maaany maaany videos 😂😂😂😂
Was just thinking same thing..lol oh ms chase
Is that really his step mom?
Like really?
@@owaisahmed751 why would he lie
lmaooooooo
I think he fucking her cuz it be directly for his videos lol
Next episode "cracked engine"
Episode after that " me and Rich LS swap the i8"
LS is always done maybe a coyote?
Kswap k24 turbo i8 lol
I have a high suspison that the engine is cracked, the gaskit is done why not the whole engine, driving a moddern car while it overheats is dumb as. BMW had to know the gaskit was done and i bet something else is. And the way the engine is a whole ass swap would be cheaper then repair.
@@Chief_5 Or a B58 to keep it all BMW. Though I'm pretty sure that would be way more expensive
And make it look like the V8 BMW i8 from Need for Speed Heat, but that’s not something Sam seams to be into doing
I swear man, I love rich and samcrac’s friendship😂
The original owner probably drove it home after the “minor front end accident “ - over heating the whole way - thus blowing the head gasket or cracking the block. SMH.
Hmm this could’ve been it but there is the overtemp cut off.
Along with “not having insurance cover” on a car like this leads me to believe it was probably a drunk driver type of incident.
I agree completely
How does ut overheat if it shyts iff? Unless itets you actually drive?
@@JackRR15 junk it car crusher
No, in an earlier video the engines been pressure tested, and internal inspection. It's fine. Unless he's overheated it since and warped the head or blown the HG.
Well, now you know *why* the dealership recommended a replacement engine!
Thanks Sam! Holy cow!! The offer still (always) stands :) The i8 is awesome and you'll totally get it fixed!! So excited :)
8 minute mark: Do his glasses make him look like Adam Sandler's stunt double?
Now that’s funny!
Phantom
I had the exact same thought. Lol
Make him look like her real stepson.
Yes! haha
I’ve been partially following this repair so I don’t really have all the information but after the first few attempts to bleed the system and seeing the coolant reservoir popping and bubbling I’m very surprised that a blown head gasket wasn’t suspected right away. Especially after the engine had been overheated numerous times.
You stepmom is the holy grail of stepmoms. If she ever gets stuck in the dryer and needs help to get out, behave yourself!
Haha haha top comment
I literally laughed out loud 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Best step mom ever
G
Its on pornhub
“With everyone but Rich’s help” lmao... you gotta be great friends to take those kind of shots
rich can't talk right now, he doin hot girl shiii 😂😂
Sad that Sam spent so much time and money discovering that it's a gasket. His very first video I anticipated to be a head gasket.
I was completely surprised that Rich appeared in his video. 😩😬
@@omf_justus5920 😅😷
@@AwesomeBlackDude It could still be a cracked block.
I’ve never been so excited about an upload in a long time.
Old TH-cam flashbacks intensify
Me at the start “please do a head check before spending money on things”. Gets to end. Sigh.
Waited so long. Constantly checked Instagram and TH-cam for updates. Great series, Sam!
"stepmom" almost blew my headgasket.... No wonder things overheat over there!
*I've convinced my wife that Stepmom is really your Step mother.*
Wife said _"Very eloquent, supportive, and classy. This world needs more of her._
I just nodded. Haha🇬🇧🇺🇸
Just make sure you clear your browser history so she doesn’t find out how you really know stepmom
You sir win this comment section...Kudos brother 👏👏👏@Resilient American
That’s awesome
@@charlie1832 Thanks brother.
Thank god I thought I was going nuts lmao I knew I recognized her 😂
Well, time to LS Swap the thing.
327 with three dueces or Hilborn injection.
Saw your step mom and forgot I was watching TH-cam.... 🤦♂️🤣
Dude same. Wtf!?
Bow chicka bow wow, pornhub making the auto industry even more interesting
Me to😂😂
Lmaoooooo
Now the comments are going to be dudes talking about banging his step mom.
Gotta be one of the best videos ever on TH-cam, the anticipation to find out what the heck is causing the overheating issues. The shop that diagnosed a bad engine in the first place was right all along... Rich’s song and laugh at the end was priceless. Lol 😂
Stepmom is my favorite part of these uploads
BMW community is hands down the best crew goin online. They’ve helped me build and tune my 335i .... all that N54 love!!!
Sam- “someone who previously repaired this bmw did a horrible job.”
The next Ferrari 360 owner- 🤔🤔🤔
Youre ruthless....
@@Jimmy_in_Mexico all in good fun
He has no room to talk. Sam has done so much hack shit on this channel I lost all faith in him. I bet he even dumps that head gasket leak repair crap into that poor engine.
@@csorrows he will, didn't you see any of those range rover videos?
@@Jimmy_in_Mexico you follow his channel? Are you his one subscriber?
Would be pretty funny if you appeared in one of step moms professional videos as a pizza delivery boy in the DXP
In the Dominos car
@@gmugrumbach that would be epic
@@gmugrumbach that's what a dxp is....
@@gmugrumbach Lawyers will be all over you now!
@@jblob5764 And I'm an idiot. Allow me to run away now! I regret nothing!
Sam, I'm glad to see you've found the cause but so unhappy that it is what it is. After seeing so many i8's have "just" a problem with bleeding the cooling circuit, my hopes were that it was just that. Sadly, it was not a common i8 problem at all.
i know right. Pat this makes me nervous about when my i8 comes home after currently 19 weeks under repair. Do i keep it? I will keep everyone updated on my VLOG.
@@Evapors You have to release an update soon. An i8 sitting on the dealer's lift for 19 weeks is unfathomable!
That car is just a series of repair failures. First it was hit in the front.
That probably damaged the radiator. So they replaced the radiator but did not bleed the system properly. No cooling, the head gasket blown.
End of story ...
If it was something so simple someone would of taken the time to do it long before it went up for sale at rock bottom prices I think.
@@dennied7826 Yep. But with the i8, overheating issues are typical once you break open the coolant circuit so that's literally where everyone looks, by default. Me included.
First let me start by commending you for actually keeping your content interesting and completing the repairs before starting a new one. So many other channels start something and keep jumping to other cars never finishing what they started. And secondly I’m sorry to see the damage to the I8 is much more serious than the cooling system. You’re way braver than I am taking that risk. I have been burned so many times when deals that are so good to be true, that now I’m shell shocked. I hope you succeed where others have failed, and without spending too much. But, with that said when you do, you can feel the accomplishment that factory trained technicians gave up and you successfully repaired it without a new engine.
SAM, I ADMIRE THE TENACITY OF IT ALL. NEVER GIVE UP. i LOOK FORWARD TO YOU FIGURING IT OUT. YOU WILL
In a way, replacing the engine would have solved the head gasket issue
I think we may still not discovered the full story. We'll see if a gasket replacement will solve the issue.
Of course it would. The mechanic in one of the previous videos literally said " is that the one that was driving around, overheating" word for word. AND HE LAUGHED!! Getting a Modern engine hot briefly, is sketchy. *Driving around, overheating, pretending that it is no big deal* , then trying to reseal the top end is thowing good money, after bad. A five minute combustion gas test would confirm that, but in the interest of content, the attempt at cheap ass, not gonna work, not gonna listen to the smart people, will continue.
Potentially more cost effective too
Told ya it was a head gasket.. it’s common on diesels when the head gasket fails the over flow boils
@@cbruno12180 but it's not a diesel
This series should be on Netflix. Loving every minute. Looking forward to the next episode!
She's a great actress. Really gets into her roles.
Don’t forget to take out the new thermostat & swap it for the old one before you put that head gasket repair fluid in, remember it will ruin it. 👍
No it wont
I would caution to make sure to read ALL directives from the manufacturer. Personally I prefer to replace the Thermostat anytime a cooling system gets chemically romanced... I agree with the principle Craig Conroy poses of using the old for the chemical exposure risks.
Maybe I am being naive, but wouldn't it be better to replace the head gasket instead of putting something in the engine to try to "repair" the old one? Putting some kind of repair solution in seems like something some fly by night car dealer would do just to make it work, so they can pass the car on...
@@jiminauburn5073 yup. I've never actually seen any of those chemical head gasket repair/ sealer work on anything.
Edit- I take that back, they can do a pretty good job of clogging up your radiator.
Yeah I’m pretty sure it was a joke, that’s the mechanic’s equivalent of snake oil lmao.
"Stepmom does her best to make me feel better" LMAO!
someone else caught that...glad i wasn't the only one.
This man make quality ads. I enjoy them a lot
Sounds like something out of a pornhub title
Safe 🤣
I bet she tries to make him feel better lmfao, love you long time
its been a long time since u post a video this good, fails, stepmom, rich singing and 20 bucks head gasket sealer. love it
Thank goodness BMW owners are such good people , the truth is if they don’t share and help each other with these stubborn problems there is no promise that even BMW can figure it out or fix the problem and they will still charge for the time it took them to not resolve the problem. I’ve learned that if you can’t lease a BMW because it’s not affordable or a dealer is just way too far to make maintenance reasonably convenient then a person should just look for a car that they feel is going to make them just as happy to drive . I got a Buick Verano that has the weight , size , power , and features of a BMW 330i that I really like . If you haven’t seen some of the Buick’s that they are making now you should take a look . I never thought I’d like a Buick but WOW! It’s a fun car to drive .
Rich's banter is hilarious. Love you both.
Rich’s cameo at the end?....priceless. 😂 😂 😂
That ending was hilarious!!!
Also poor step mom. Having to deal with such a naughty boy!
yeah right.......
oh she got spanked
😳 “When one of your stepmom’s video has more views than your entire TH-cam channel”
Perfect, lunch time with Samcrac! And his step mom! Lol!
Did she make you guys sammiches?
@@getchasome6230 no, too bad I was already finished. It was a quick lunch! 😂
That ending with rich is just perfect
I have been waiting for this one
Stepmom says it's Anticlimactic
your comment is pinned in the video haha
Yep and it’s out finally
So its a blown head gaskets the whole time
😎😎😎
Favorite all time Samcrac video right here. The stepmom and rich rebuild!!! Love it!
Probably a crack in the block or something?
Coming up next: "Samcrac vs Some Crack"
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Vs Step mom crack :)
Mark Hitman
What?
Diferent crack,diferent fix :)
And after that: some crack vs same crack
Crackheads*
Was anyone else screaming “just change the damn water pump!” 😂
Me too. Why put the new one on a shelf. Daah!
No idea why ANYONE would buy a new part and cannibalize it. Especially in this case when the water pump could be part of the problem. SMH.
@@pontoonfamily1 because Samcrac.
It was already replaced... it was covered the last video.
Yes ! Knowing full well he can't hear me I just kept telling that like a crazy person ! He literally has a new pump just sitting in a box ...
I was contemplating on buying an i8, but you sealed the deal! Steer clear!
The new supra is sweet, or maybe aston martin/maserati/Mercedes-Benz they all have cars in that i8 price range
Buy a C8
This just confirms it for me to stay away from BMW. I have been told they are real pain to run long term.
@@TheMinecraftgosmoo I was thinking of it! Saw it at the Autoshow last year and fell in love.
@@KinuGrove Only BMW Id buy is one with an M series engine. Like in the E46 those are good cars. Anything with N series or now B series Id stay clear of.
From my younger days in manufacturing, we used rubbing alcohol to lubricate rubber parts or tubing for assembly. It evaporates quickly and will not harm or contaminate most applications.
Poor Sam. I actually yelled "nooooo!" When I saw the colour change.
He is doing all of this on purpose. If he got a Toyota he would have no horrible stories to make videos about - he would just be driving around in a car that won't break.
@@kirkjohnson9353 yeah. "I just bought a 1993 Toyota corolla at a salvage auction for $50 and it works perfectly" doesn't sound like great content.
@@droidtigger No story there- except it sounds like you done really good. Congratulations. I love the Corolla. I have a 1986 Toyota Pickup I bought new and put hard miles on pulling a tool trailer. Over 500,000 and still going strong. Needed the tranny rebuilt at 350k but no problems since.
@@kirkjohnson9353 those are amazing cars. Marty Mcfly had one in back to the future.
This was hilarious lmao. The fact that the dealers knew what was up......the lengths you went to and the laughter of a true friend to top things off. LMAO
So basically the dealer advice of "needs a new engine" was correct.
A rarity of truth this time
Pffff just a head gasket no big deal
Oh crap. I forgot that.
@@chadthompson5970 In a BMW LOL oh wait it's an i8 that is much worse he needs a new car. Literally it would be cheaper to buy another car which is why it was totaled.
@@greyfox78569 Exactly 💯 These cars are like condoms - single use.
Sam, I am a Florida resident, a mechanical engineer, I had the opportunity to work with some very knowledgeable marine power engineer’s, I learned alot about engine design and troubleshooting. Based on watching the video’s I have the following comments;
#1. Cooling is based on volume of cooling flow. You don’t know if you have sufficient cooling circulating thru the engine block. Obviously it is not sufficient since it is overheating. I have done more than average of diesel marine power cooling design. Engine cooling design is not by guessing or luck. A little thermodynamic’s, and high school math, you will know approximately what you need in cooling flow. The rest is engineering of pump selection.
#2. I suggest using your garden hose and circulate water thru the engine thru the main piping connections below the car. On video you have shown these pipes disconnected from the radiator located in the front of the car. Remove the thermostat from the cooling pump assembly. The garden hose and its inherent pressure with the pump should be able to cool the engine no problem. Cool water from hose will pass thru the pipe under the car, thru the engine cooling pump, thru the engine and dump out on the ground from the other pipe under the car. The entire point here is once thru cooling. Does sufficient cooling flow pass thru the engine? You will be able to see the water dumping out of the return pipe onto the ground. Since it is once thru you don’t have to worry about a pressurized cooling system. If the engine over heats you will be able to see limited or no water flow thru the engine. Bingo restriction in the engine somewhere.
This is an indication of lack of water flow. As a point remember you can use a hose to cool a 225 hp outboard engine. It will easily once thru cool the three cylinder engine in the I8. If there is a lack of flow you will know immediately. You will see it.
#3. If you wanted to I have an ultrasonic flow meter. My engineering company specializes in commercial and industrial system testing and troubleshooting. We can put the ultrasonic flow meter transducers on the cooling pipe and directly measure flow. We will immediately see a lack of cooling flow.
#4. The thermodynamic heat rejection of the engine can be easily calculated. We can calculate the approximate cooling flow. Compare the actual flow rate we measure with the ultrasonic meter the heat rejection of the engine.
The problem you are having right now is you don’t have any idea how much cooling fluid is circulating. You are throwing darts backwards over your shoulder at the target. I am not saying the suggestion so far are not good, but you have no idea still what the problem is.
The simple test I am suggesting will be visual and will probably point to a water flow restriction in the engine block.
#5. Using the garden hose and with the thermostat valve out you can switch the hose to the return pipe and flow water backwards thru the engine cooling jacket. You may find doing this dislodges debris and clears blockage in the engine. You would see debris blow out of the other pipe when you back feed it.
#6 You changed the radiator, the thermostat. It is highly unlikely those components are the problem. I basically think a restriction is present.
Remember stay calm when troubleshooting. Stick to basic concepts. You will find the problem. I have been doing troubleshooting of very complex industrial systems for the past thirty years. Believe me this I8 engine is repairable. The problem is basic. Incremental testing is the key. Wild guesses and throwing parts at it will be expensive to get to the solution. You have to engineer the solution.
Regards
Greg
The shop pocketed the money for the replacement and just “repaired” the headlight. Very common
Could also be that the wait for the new headlamp was quite long and the shop offered a quick repair so the customer could take the car. Then for one reason or another the customer never came back when the new light arrived.
@@vtseller IRC If u have car up to 90days in shop u can totaled it.
Common on Saab 9-4x if its body part
They also stole $1000 dollar voltage regulator.
Or they bought the cheap "reconditioned" headlight the insurance asked for and the tech didn't send it back.
OK, Sam, after all these years, you still have not invested in a lift, I'm sure you can get a cheap used one on auction somewhere :)
Well, his stepmom can!
He can write it off as well!
Its his gimmick tho
A good used in Facebook marketplace go for $1500+
Samcrac is quickly becoming one of my favorite youtubers. Well done!
Dang Spud! You just now finding Sam??? You got a lot of catching up to do!!! Us OG’s been here for a while!!! 😂😂😂
You will find this channel very entertaining! Sam has really evolved into a true TH-cam personality, not just a guy in Florida doing repair videos in his barn anymore!
@@christopherhamilton5557 Actually I have been following for a few years now but the quality of writing lately makes me think he missed his true calling as a comedic writer or stand-up. Really wonderful stuff maybe I just never paid enough attention before.
@@SpudMagnum 👏👏👏
Sam rocks up to auto store in Lambo, goes straight for bottom shelf stopleak. Comedy gold.
I thought everyone finishes with that "step- mom".
I do every time
Same
That ending cracked me up 😂
Damn Sam, been watching u for a while. Probably your best episode. Great intro, editing, and overall quality of content.
watched the whole series on this, cylinder leak down test/block tester should have been the very first thing done, along side the compression test you performed.
that being said, content is needed so i understand why you chose other processes to be completed first.
keep up the great content, hope the repair bill is not to steep
Right, the the test won't tell you what it is but it'll surely tell you what it ain't.
How did multiple shops fail to diagnose a blown head gasket? I'd be so embarrassed I'd move my shop somewhere else.
The dealer claimed it needed an engine, might not of been misdiagnosed
@@noobster965 right lol
even if the head gasket is leaking a bit, that is not what causes it to overheat, and it should also have water getting into the engine, but it doesnt.
@@Gustav4?
@@Gustav4 depends where the leak is. sometimes it only happens under high pressure and you get exhaust gasses in to the cooling lines
Thank you for this wonderful distraction from the events in DC right now.
Its all engineerd.
Awwwww cause you're so in danger sitting there on your computer right? Poor baby
I usually expect Rich references early on, but Rich singing at the end was too funny. 😂
Comedy gold, Jerry... comedy gold
I’ve had one car that a blown head gasket caused that problem. No other symptoms. Replaced about every part in the cooling system first....but in the end, it was a tiny head gasket failure
Did you call it
Finally, I’ve been waiting to see what’s next hahaha
Between the "Step Mom", "Amen and Awomen" and Rich singing the end you are winning even with a blown head gasket!
, step mom is deffo Cory chase 😄
“Amen and awoman”. 😂 I love that you snuck that in.
I have never in my life bothered to turn on TH-cam notifications. Now I have to because I do not want to miss the next episode to see if the gasket repair fixes the system. I deal with laboratory high vacuum systems so every time there are issues with a sealed system it's a great chance to identify a new gremlin or improve our diagnostics repertoire. Thanks for sharing your homework with us.
Is Uncle Rich's version of the Sound of Silence available on Spotify?
It's on Not-ify.
Paul Simon should endorse this rendition. Listen to it on headphones! It's AweSOME.
7:55 Adam Sandler but from Wish.
100% 🤣
😂😂😂
You an asshole for that one right there. But that shit funny as hell
😔
What’s Next? what would Aaron do?!?!
😄
"he's probably going to ask me for more of his dads money. well, I know just how he can earn it. the same way I did!"
cue *bow chiki bow wow* music
If he got that and got paid for it? That'd be more proof that some have all the luck...
it might be leaking a bit of exhaust gasses into the cooling system, but that is not what makes it overheat. The water is not circulating.
If gas is leaking into the system it leads to the same problem that having air trapped in the system in the end (hot spots in the highest points in the cooling circuit due to lack of contact)
The water is displaced and because it is pushing air all the way thru the water jacket to the overflow tank it is serious problem.
He had heat during the last test drive. Wouldn't that mean water is circulating?
Guys do we know if the water pump was working?
Why would BringMoneyWallet supply whole assembly?
The bubbling in the overflow was a sure sign.
“Only Wrecked Once” and “Someone’s Been Here Before”!
Vehecore for the win. Into the Pile!
@@lear60man and it’s not a Ford!
The best part of this video was Rich's outro 😂 love it! Unexpected from the puns at the beginning
Best ending to a video EVER!
That feeling you get when they didn’t find Bigfoot at the end of the documentary
nothing better than a great Samcrac video
No
Don't talk yourself down,you're doing something that even BMW can't fix,don't despair,you'll win this
When you first said there was bubbling and “popping” in the reservoir I would have done a block test. I’ve been screwed so many times by head gaskets releasing exhaust into the cooling system and causing air bubbles and all kinds of weird symptoms along the way.
It could also be a crack in the head between the combustion chamber and a cooling channel, possibly a crack that only opens up when the engine is warm. I dunno if the block has cylinder liners but if it does, that's more likely than it going through the block. Still less likely than the head gasket, though. I've forgotten who it was but there's a volume manufacturer who started integrating the exhaust manifold into the head and they were getting heads that either cracked or had excessive porosity and blasted coolant out into the exhaust so it can happen.
@@spankeyfish i just replace the whole engine nowadays. by the time you tear it down and determine the source of the failure its usually cheaper to have just put in a new engine. especially if you need machine work etc. its rarely ever "just a head gasket failure"
@@BrandanVenne
Why wouldn't BMW have done that fix then when he took it to the shop? Unless they recommended that 😏
@@BrandanVenne Thars what all the specialists have concluded all along,,,, Mmmmmmmmmmm
@@shiveringsand I guess my point is most shops will just charge you diag and say it needs an engine because its overheating and they see bubbles but not actually go as far as a block test. at least that's my experience in working at multiple dealerships and private specialist shops. Technicians are lazy and just would rather throw an engine or transmission at something rather than risk tearing it down or even just spending some more time doing the proper testing, but I'm glad he came to the proper conclusion with the proper tests, I'm just saying based on everything I saw I would have done a block test along time ago way before pulling thermostats and all the extra vacuum filling etc. But after 10+ years working on German cars you learn the ways to recognize certain types of failures and what tests to pursue.
repairs headgasket*, okay guys its still overheating i cant seem to fix this car.
The cracked engine block: MUAHAHHA
Had same problem. This guys videos are dejavu to me. Changed all cooling circuit, later changed gasket twice, just to find out that my block kad tiny cracks around cilinders.
@@asateika how mad were you Jesus 😂
Rich at the end! That was a great edit, lol
Ok an unfortunate outcome Sam but Rich's cameo, priceless. ❤️
The only times I have heard that sound come from an overflow is when I had a bad head gasket. I have had my share,
I'd rather do a head gasket on a tiny 3cyl then bleed the coolant again🤣
So you're saying you want to do both.
@@shawbros keyword "again"
He needs to do both 😁
would be the sensible thing to do instead of screwing with a can that is going to f up the rest of the cooling system making the new radiator a total waste of money. just replace the head gasket send the head out put back together and know its done right.
With all the time wasted in these last couple of videos, could have rebuild the engine by now.
Balasts are for high pressure sodium lights led lights have “drivers”
Yeah bro. A ballast provides extra power for starting the fluorescent bulb, and drops down after start to let it run. A driver is a power supply meant to convert the power down to drive the LED without a bunch of flicker and stuff.
Don't this have the BMW laser lights?
In a headlight, the ballast are for the high voltage for a HID bulb.
they're basically the same thing.
a ballast is for limiting current but also usually includes the starter so u call the whole thing a ballast.
led drivers are simply constant current power converters.
@@Aluzcz I may be mistaken but I don't believe the US DOT has approved Lazer headlight technology yet. The US DOT is so far behind in testing and approving current lighting technology compared to the UK. 😞
A simple BMW hack. Dig this to my old 520. And it fixed the overheating problem.
5:32 replacing the thermostat will not fix it, because your friend already put the housing without the stat and ran it open.. and that still didn’t work and over heated.
i had a chevy blazer that overheated for some reason when i idled the thing more then 20 min but the temp went down soon as i started driving it, i thought it was the water pump too
@@funnypranker34 that would be not enough pressure in the cooling system while idling
Uncle Rich ended the video like Michael Jackson ended Thriller
Hahaha
That was bad.
OMG you lucky guy!
I always wanted a stepmom
I CALLED IT. SEEN IT BEFORE.
Not on an i3, because I'm too scared to own any BMW (but somehow a Touareg V10 TDI is perfectly acceptable in my book). But anyway, this is actually not unusual on turbocharged German engines that maybe overheated from a loss of coolant in the first place. The cylinder head warps some, but the gasket stays sealed well enough that you don't get a loss of compression, you don't get coolant out the tailpipe as steam, but you DO get exhaust gases into the cooling system, super pressurizing the system and eventually ejecting coolant out of the pressure relief in the reservoir.
Been there more times than I care to count. It's a good idea to see what normal cooling system pressure is like from just some thermal expansion vs the excess pressure you get with a bad headgasket. Can save a world of time in diag if you know how to recognize excess cooling system pressure.
Wow for the first time ever Bmw recommendation and diagnosis was actually correct looks like u need a new engine
The plot thickens! This is a really strange one and it unfortunately looks like the dealership is right in the fact that it needs a new engine then.
She’s my stepmom too!!! Such a small world 😂😂
hmmm seems like I suggested to do a hot leak down test as it takes no time on a 3 cylinder and you wouldn't be chasing a coolant problem. Wish I was wrong for your sake, love your channel Sam