Nice Jake. I've been curious what all this talk about walnut blasting was about, it didn't make sense to me at first. This was cool to see it in action. Doesn't look like a tough job, just time consuming. Looks like you have a pretty nice setup all around, time to get yourself a car lift. Subscribed.
Thanks Eric! I'm glad I could shed some light on the process. Funny you mention the lift... I'm really looking into a MaxJax setup or a Atlas BP9000. MaxJax would fit as-is. BP9000 would require me to notch the ceiling a few inches to fit the posts. My garage ceilings are slightly lower than 9'.
When I did my walnut blast of my intakes I used the small spatula style picks from Harbor Freight to scrap with. The build up was gummy and scarping first is quicker than just blasting until it is all clean. Also there are small ports on the top of the intake ports that go up to the valves or valve cover. I had walnut media in my valve cover that I had to blow and rinsed out. There are tubes in the top of the valve cover that appear to route to the PCV. No one ever says anything about them but they need to be covered some way.
Good to know about those little ports. I didn't think any walnut shell media would go up into there, but it's definitely possible. I also used a scraping tool to loosen up the carbon before blasting. Works great.
Awesome video! Just finished doing the IMS bearing and clutch on my old Porsche Boxster and sold it, now excited to get going on an '09 135i I just bought - fixing oil leaks and giving this walnut blast a go. Super helpful video!
Glad I can give you a peek at the process! If you can find a trustworthy shop that will do it for a reasonable price, definitely worth dropping it off!
I got 07 335 e90 W/sport pkg silver just like yours. has 72,000 completely stock. Super jealous wish I could do some mods like you’re about to do. Love the videos!
amazing content ! love the high quality before and after pictures. i just got my hands on a 2006 bmw 325i 157k Manual and now im convinced i need it! learned some much from this vid, thanks!
Can you update some of the links for the Walnut Blasting parts? There are a few links=, (Brass adapter fitting and vacuum adapter and blasting wand that are no longer working). Great Vid and thanks for the guidance.
Amazing video! Great detail, awesome commentary, & straight to the point. I will be walnut blasting my n54 this weekend. This vid made everything clear as day, I can’t thank you enough. I couldn’t hit the subscribe button any faster Lol . Keep up the great work brotha !!
I hope you're happy, young man... all those homeless walnuts shivering in the cold just so you can have clean valves and a few extra hp. Also, keep up the great work and enthusiasm -- looking forward to your next video!
I just picked up a 2013 F30 335i and it has 100K on it, I highly doubt it’s ever been walnut blasted... I hope it hasn’t damaged the engine in any way I’m definitely gonna get it cleaned ASAP!
I have an e50 tuned 2016 Ford F150 2.7 Ecoboost (15-17 dont have the additional port injectors like 2018 up) that I bought new in 2016 and now has 193,xxx miles. I ran an endoscope down and looked at my valves, they looked pretty bad. Going to do the walnut method, not looking forward to it as it will be far more difficult because you can't get to them standing on the ground and the ports are way down in the center of the engine. But with the mods I have it's obvious that the 9 second 40-100 is not quite what it should be and the carbon covered intake valves plus the likely clogged 193,xxx mile cats are likely choking it down. I will also be installing my new CVF CATTED DOWNPIPE. Looking forward to the results. Thanks for the video, well done.
I'm going to have to do this to my 2008 335i. It's at 127k miles and I guarantee has never been done. I feel like this car just CONSUMES gas and it's all stock internals right now. I'm hoping this will help with a bit better gas mileage. Great video!
@@skylinerthirtytwo2683 it did help. The car runs way smoother now. This did fix part of the fuel economy issue I was having, but I also had two leaking injectors. Once I replaced my injectors and cleaned the intake valves it gets the gas mileage it’s supposed to! Definitely would recommend doing this cleaning especially if it’s never been done like mine.
Lol my 98 b5234t 5cyl turbo eats these n54 for breakfast with port injection and water meth. Running mid to low 12s. No carbon build up whatsoever. Pulled a 200k motor w/ intake valves shining. VW/audi are even worse 30k service..
This video confirms that the catch can on this car did not prevent build up...am I wrong in assuming aftermarket catch cans are installed to keep the intake valves clean?
Not pointless, because it does catch oil. But it is not a 100% prevention method. The BMS catch can that is installed in the car is for the high side (boost) PCV system. It will catch vapors when you are in boost, but does not function when just driving normally around town. You can install another catch can on the low side to capture vapors during both vacuum and boost. This would be much better at keeping the valves clean. BMS offers the second catch can setup, that way you can run dual catch cans. I plan to do this in the future.
I have one installed and it fills up way more than that every 10k miles. I installed mine after my first intake blast at 60k. At 130k miles now and idle is still perfect. But, I do want to investigate.
@@jake_spence This is correct. If you look inside of ports 3 and 4, there are two runners that also vent crank gas back into the intake ports. For the future, that black electrical box under the throttle body is easy to get out with a few 90 degree picks, contrary to popular opinion.
They are designed to catch your hard earned money. They are useless, and only clutter up your engine bay, and introduce new potential failure points. Turbo engines will always have oil in the intake tracts. It is the nature of the design. I’ve been working on these cars for over 15 years. Never seen a catch can do anything useful. Folks just feel good when they open up that little can and see it full of oil. It’s a placebo effect. Just unplug a charge pipe, and drain that! Same effect, because I assure you, that oil is still making it inside the engine. But hey it’s not my money, so to each their own.
Not necessarily true. My charge pipes,intercooler, and intake manifold/valves are squeaky clean with mishimoto baffled can amd snow performance wmi. But i have port injection. Utilized stock pcv box with larger 1/2 tubing to catch can then routed back to fresh air pipe. Fresh air pipe has a ptc heated element to keep any leftovers vapors liquified.
I loved watching your fix for sluggish valves, however, your EGR was the cause for the problem in the first place. I would love to see your fix for the root cause.
150k and never done. I’m taking mine to a reputable cleaner for $350 though lol. This does not look like fun at all and I can’t wait 5 days for my daily!
Good on you for getting it done ASAP now! It's not a terrible job and can be done in a few hours if you're not getting distracted and having to film like me, lol.
Getting this done on my vw mk6 gli, it’s stage 2 an 140, 000 miles and never been done, it Actually stalls on cold starts occasionally Can’t wait to see how bad it is And how it drives after. But does that also clean the egr valve?
I like the channel bud! I have a 135i n54 myself. Considering going the single turbo route. I saw u did a video on the 335i quarter. Where’s the 135i quarter? Keep up the good feed!
Looking to DIY this and was wondering if the battery needs to be disconnected? Assuming no since you need to use the starter kit? Thanks! Saved this video.
If it's never been walnut blasted the car can stall at low rpms at a red light or at a stop assuming that it's not the vaccuum lines or the hpfp if they've been changed
Love the video, you just gained a subscriber, thanks for posting it. It's definitely going to be helpful as I need to do it on my 09 135i currently at 98k. I had to replace my starter motor recently so I was able to peek at my carbon buildup. It's a little worse than your 1'er at 90k so I'm definitely excited to get this done myself. Does the air compressor have to be 175psi? I currently have a 20gal 125psi Central Pneumatic Oil-Lubed compressor and was wondering if I need to replace it for a 175psi one, although I'm hoping I wouldn't have to. Keep those awesome DIY videos coming!
Welcome aboard! The more pressure your compressor has, the more powerful the blaster kit will be. I'm sure you'll be able to do it with your current compressor, but might just take a little more effort. I hope that makes sense.
Man, those intakes looked like the inside of a coal mine. I've changed my blacked out my index 6/7 injectors after 60k miles for a set of 12s and got better power delivery and fuel economy right away.
What about the rubber&metal piece inside the gun? Do you leave that in?? Also when I pull the trigger all my pressure goes into the hopper and very little out of the extension
@@jake_spence yea its weird, I've even tried two different media sprayers..... My compressor is 114litres p/m at 110 psi. I have no water seperator in the line but, I read that could cause the media to clump up....
I was thinking about getting a BMW. This video reminded me heavily of another reason why I dont actually want a BMW anymore. Hopefully, they figure out and incorporate dual injection. Otherwise, I'll never own another modern BMW ever again
great informative video. now that all's clean have you considered dribbling in 100 to 200 ml of water via a syringe every 6 months or so to keep the intake/ports/valves clean?
Use some good full synthetic oil and fuel it up with premium Gas only,this will also prevent the Carbon build up. I heard that the N55 doesnt have that much problems with intake valves ?
Since it's direct injection, it will always suffer from build up. There is no gas passing through the intake valves to help clean them. But good oil and gas will always be better than crappy stuff! Yes, the N55 has a better PCV system than the N54 so there is less buildup.
Mines got 137k on it and idk if it's ever been done..guessing a few things in the future... wanting to do a charge pipe waterpump and thermostat just so I know them are new also
Did you block the holes that lead down from the PCV? Some say if you don't do that you'll end up with walnut shell grains inside the valve cover. I'm doing this myself as we speak and trying to get an answer to whether this is necessary or not...
With everything so torn apart I do not want to start the engine with this remote starter button. Instead I just crank it over till the valves are closed. In older cars it was easy by just disconnecting the spark plug at the distributor. How do you disable "spark" with these new coil packs? Alternatively, on older cars you could turn the engine with a wrench but that is not easy to get to by the looks of it. I am open to suggestions.
I’m having trouble with installing the wand and brass adapter I just ordered from your link to bimmerhelp, I have the harbor freight #37025 portable blaster kit same one as you, is the brass fitting ($6) supposed to be hammered into the gun?? Also the threads on the adapter to the wand don’t seem to be the same pitch, and the silver colored wand appears crooked into the brass fitting also.
It should be a tight fit that is held in with that set screw. See this link for more information on how it goes together: www.bimmerhelp.info/Bimmerhelp_Brass_Fitting.php
Jake Spence I ended up dremel’ing out some of the gun barrel and all is well, also the 3D printed part didn’t fit to my kubota shop vac I had from costco but I found an adapter at Home Depot for $11 that worked after cutting it down a bit www.upcitemdb.com/upc/648846002637
At 4:00 You said it seems to be performing okay, then you took a test drive after you cleaned everything and said it's running better. I'm wondering if the valve cleaning truly did the trick, or if it was one of the many new gaskets you replaced. I retorqed the intake on a previous vehicle, with 100k miles, due to a minor intake leak and that fixed the issue. There are a lot of variables to consider in determining how much this oil/carbon build up truly hinders performance.
I have a cadillac cts gdi 3.6 motor have a loud idle at startup and car rides fine while driving but at idle I have a horrible cabin vibration. I already replaced the motor mounts plugs and spark plugs replaced the plugs twice last year and this year. Not sure what to do next thinking walnut blasting but, cant find a shop to do this.
Which white adapter? All of the links for the items I used are in the description. Otherwise, check out my how-to write-up: bmw335i.com/2019/05/09/how-to-walnut-blast-intake-valves-carbon-cleaning/
I know n54 always have this caked on, but people are reporting n55 , almost don't even need cleaning. Even at 75k miles, I have a m235 with 98k miles now, any input?
Imagine non-car savvy people when they go in for service and are asked, "would you like for us to clean your engine with walnuts?" This was a great video, though. I am wanting a car with a GDI engine and I'm a little weary of higher mileage ones for this exact reason. But I don't want to buy new.
Hello. Thanks for good presentation of your DIY walnut blasting. Question: what grade of walnut shells do you use : 0,2-045mm - the finest, or...? Thank you, and wish you the best inspiration in future in making your DIY videos... :-)
hoping that you still reply to these comments. I just recently bought the same blaster but realized that i need to attach a wand. I stumbled onto your video, but the link for the brass fitting is dead. Do you still know where I could find that brass fitting to attach the wand to the gun?
I got the same abrasive blaster from HF but can't find the attachment to get the tube to fit the fun when I remove the ceramic piece. The link in description is broken, any tips?
Yeah, I was wondering about that too. It might be in my records I got with the car, but I doubt it. Either way, this catch can only catches vapors in boost. Doing regular driving, it's ineffective. You need two catch cans to prevent buildup, one on the high side and one on the low side.
5 minutes in and I already feel the pain of losing the air box clip in the engine bay lmao
Literally the worst 😅
My 135i has 160k original miles. I’m anxious to see how bad the valves are. Great DIY!
Yikes! Hopefully it's been done before, otherwise you're in for a treat like I was 😬
Nice Jake. I've been curious what all this talk about walnut blasting was about, it didn't make sense to me at first. This was cool to see it in action. Doesn't look like a tough job, just time consuming.
Looks like you have a pretty nice setup all around, time to get yourself a car lift.
Subscribed.
Thanks Eric! I'm glad I could shed some light on the process. Funny you mention the lift... I'm really looking into a MaxJax setup or a Atlas BP9000. MaxJax would fit as-is. BP9000 would require me to notch the ceiling a few inches to fit the posts. My garage ceilings are slightly lower than 9'.
Sick video, really in depth. We need more BMW content like this on youtube. Subbed.
Thanks! Welcome aboard. More content coming, I'll try to make it just as in depth as this was.
When I did my walnut blast of my intakes I used the small spatula style picks from Harbor Freight to scrap with. The build up was gummy and scarping first is quicker than just blasting until it is all clean. Also there are small ports on the top of the intake ports that go up to the valves or valve cover. I had walnut media in my valve cover that I had to blow and rinsed out. There are tubes in the top of the valve cover that appear to route to the PCV. No one ever says anything about them but they need to be covered some way.
Good to know about those little ports. I didn't think any walnut shell media would go up into there, but it's definitely possible. I also used a scraping tool to loosen up the carbon before blasting. Works great.
Bmw 335i gang! I definitely need that done myself!
Get 'er done!
Me too!! On my 2007 335i🤓
Awesome video! Just finished doing the IMS bearing and clutch on my old Porsche Boxster and sold it, now excited to get going on an '09 135i I just bought - fixing oil leaks and giving this walnut blast a go. Super helpful video!
Pulled off my intake manifold for a starter change yesterday and the valves at 270k didn’t look super bad but thanks for the video!
This content is right up my street! Keep it coming
Thanks man!
Very helpful! Looking to have this done on my 335is. Probably going to have it done at a shop, but at least now I understand what's involved!
Glad I can give you a peek at the process! If you can find a trustworthy shop that will do it for a reasonable price, definitely worth dropping it off!
How much are you expecting to pay for this job on your 335i ?
I used to work as a service tech for BMW and this is a must!!
True! It's absolutely necessary.
That buildup was immense. Nice job!
Yeah, it was really bad... but thanks!
@@jake_spence Mine was bad but didn't look that bad. Will be cleaning soon! Haha
I got 07 335 e90 W/sport pkg silver just like yours. has 72,000 completely stock. Super jealous wish I could do some mods like you’re about to do. Love the videos!
Sounds like a nice, clean car! I'm glad you're enjoying the content so far, you're gonna love the videos coming up!
Awesome and very detailed video! Doing some 'studying' before I pick up my 335i
Thanks! This should help once you get your 335i!
Did mine a few months ago , along with upgrading to index 12 injectors , no more misfires on cold starts .
Okay I'm convinced... I ll clean my car up a bit starting tomorrow
Do it!
amazing content ! love the high quality before and after pictures. i just got my hands on a 2006 bmw 325i 157k Manual and now im convinced i need it! learned some much from this vid, thanks!
jeez, I feel bad about not flossing my teeth. I probably miss a day a week. Great video. Awesome work, especially with a modified vehiicle!!
Can you update some of the links for the Walnut Blasting parts? There are a few links=, (Brass adapter fitting and vacuum adapter and blasting wand that are no longer working). Great Vid and thanks for the guidance.
Yeah new part links would be nice... Specifically for the wand to attach to the harbor freight gun.
Yes I need the same thing. I bought everything at harbor freight and need the brass adapter fitting part numbers.
Amazing video! Great detail, awesome commentary, & straight to the point. I will be walnut blasting my n54 this weekend. This vid made everything clear as day, I can’t thank you enough. I couldn’t hit the subscribe button any faster Lol . Keep up the great work brotha !!
I hope you're happy, young man... all those homeless walnuts shivering in the cold just so you can have clean valves and a few extra hp. Also, keep up the great work and enthusiasm -- looking forward to your next video!
Lol thanks! I have another awesome maintenance video dropping either tomorrow or Thursday.
Damn!!!!! Nice job man now you got me interested in checking mine and doing this on my 135i some day
Thanks man! It's not a bad idea to check on them if you don't know when/if they've ever been done.
Would have been cool to know about all the stuff connected to intake manifold underneath.
You deserve way more subs than you have. Thanks for this video. I’m looking at a 335is for myself pretty soon.
Thanks man! Hoping to hit 20k next! I love the 335is, great car. I wanted one but haven't gotten around to it yet.
I’ll sell you mine 07 107000 miles
This is easy my favourite chanel on youtube.
Haha, awesome. That means a lot to me!
I just picked up a 2013 F30 335i and it has 100K on it, I highly doubt it’s ever been walnut blasted... I hope it hasn’t damaged the engine in any way I’m definitely gonna get it cleaned ASAP!
Way too sick, enjoy bro. Can't wait for the rest of the mods
I'm glad you're enjoying the build so far!
makes sense... the more miles -> more piston ring wear->more blow by->more crank case P-> more recirculating CC vapors.
I have an e50 tuned 2016 Ford F150 2.7 Ecoboost (15-17 dont have the additional port injectors like 2018 up) that I bought new in 2016 and now has 193,xxx miles. I ran an endoscope down and looked at my valves, they looked pretty bad. Going to do the walnut method, not looking forward to it as it will be far more difficult because you can't get to them standing on the ground and the ports are way down in the center of the engine. But with the mods I have it's obvious that the 9 second 40-100 is not quite what it should be and the carbon covered intake valves plus the likely clogged 193,xxx mile cats are likely choking it down. I will also be installing my new CVF CATTED DOWNPIPE. Looking forward to the results. Thanks for the video, well done.
Mannn...my 2012 Sorento needs this. Did the intake valve cleaner. Had to buy new cats. But...this.....is deff what my engine needs
I am beginning a 335i build right now as well in England. Subbed so I can tag along and Compare!
Awesome! Welcome aboard.
Hows the build going
Man those valves were probably the crustiest I’ve ever seen tbh. Satisfying end result though. Great work.
Agreed! Thanks. Took a lot of elbow grease to get them so clean. But worth it.
Nice description for anyone wanting to DIY this! Keep up the great vids!
Thanks Bob! Happy to help.
@@jake_spence Can you give me the brass fitting adapter part numbers for the blaster gun please?
I'm going to have to do this to my 2008 335i. It's at 127k miles and I guarantee has never been done. I feel like this car just CONSUMES gas and it's all stock internals right now. I'm hoping this will help with a bit better gas mileage. Great video!
Did it help?
@@skylinerthirtytwo2683 it did help. The car runs way smoother now. This did fix part of the fuel economy issue I was having, but I also had two leaking injectors. Once I replaced my injectors and cleaned the intake valves it gets the gas mileage it’s supposed to! Definitely would recommend doing this cleaning especially if it’s never been done like mine.
Whoever disliked this video probably switched to port injection
@Anton Zuykov lol lexus is boring, not in the same league as N54
Hahaha
Lol my 98 b5234t 5cyl turbo eats these n54 for breakfast with port injection and water meth. Running mid to low 12s. No carbon build up whatsoever. Pulled a 200k motor w/ intake valves shining. VW/audi are even worse 30k service..
@@ogfromutube9649 you're probably racing stock n54's lmao
@@erikmoralesrenteria2464 nah I think he meant to say n52
Love the videos you make man, keep them up
Thanks Patrick!
This video confirms that the catch can on this car did not prevent build up...am I wrong in assuming aftermarket catch cans are installed to keep the intake valves clean?
Not pointless, because it does catch oil. But it is not a 100% prevention method. The BMS catch can that is installed in the car is for the high side (boost) PCV system. It will catch vapors when you are in boost, but does not function when just driving normally around town. You can install another catch can on the low side to capture vapors during both vacuum and boost. This would be much better at keeping the valves clean. BMS offers the second catch can setup, that way you can run dual catch cans. I plan to do this in the future.
I have one installed and it fills up way more than that every 10k miles. I installed mine after my first intake blast at 60k. At 130k miles now and idle is still perfect. But, I do want to investigate.
@@jake_spence This is correct. If you look inside of ports 3 and 4, there are two runners that also vent crank gas back into the intake ports. For the future, that black electrical box under the throttle body is easy to get out with a few 90 degree picks, contrary to popular opinion.
They are designed to catch your hard earned money. They are useless, and only clutter up your engine bay, and introduce new potential failure points. Turbo engines will always have oil in the intake tracts. It is the nature of the design.
I’ve been working on these cars for over 15 years. Never seen a catch can do anything useful. Folks just feel good when they open up that little can and see it full of oil. It’s a placebo effect. Just unplug a charge pipe, and drain that! Same effect, because I assure you, that oil is still making it inside the engine.
But hey it’s not my money, so to each their own.
Not necessarily true. My charge pipes,intercooler, and intake manifold/valves are squeaky clean with mishimoto baffled can amd snow performance wmi. But i have port injection. Utilized stock pcv box with larger 1/2 tubing to catch can then routed back to fresh air pipe. Fresh air pipe has a ptc heated element to keep any leftovers vapors liquified.
Greatest car content on the tube 💪
I appreciate this!
I loved watching your fix for sluggish valves, however, your EGR was the cause for the problem in the first place. I would love to see your fix for the root cause.
How would you go about fixing this the EGR?
Turning by hand is the best option. Good video anyhow
Each cylinder must be at tdc
Jake, thank for the DIY.
No problem, I'm glad it's helpful!
Great progress Jake!
Thanks Nico!
Damn dude that thing looks like it's been smoking a pack a day for the last 10 years
LOL true!
Tj Semeniuk I was thinking the same thing😂
Great video, super informative! First of your vids I’ve watched and I know for sure I’ll be checking a few others out and see what I can learn!
Thanks George! I'm glad you found it helpful. Lots of other videos on my channel that I think you'll enjoy. More coming soon!
150k and never done. I’m taking mine to a reputable cleaner for $350 though lol. This does not look like fun at all and I can’t wait 5 days for my daily!
Good on you for getting it done ASAP now! It's not a terrible job and can be done in a few hours if you're not getting distracted and having to film like me, lol.
$350 where? im getting quotes $600-800 for walnut blasting on my 335is.
Paulo Brandao, what city and state you live in?
LoveMe2Tmes Southern California, LA county
look up No Limit Motor Sports in La Habra on Yelp and ask for Alex. Bmw expert and reasonable prices
Dope video appreciate you sharing your knowledge !!
Bmw for life 🙌🏽
No problem man, I enjoy sharing this kind of stuff with you guys!
Before you start modding you could test with DRAGY to check improvements
I'm going to do that once the roads dry up!
Getting this done on my vw mk6 gli, it’s stage 2 an 140, 000 miles and never been done, it
Actually stalls on cold starts occasionally
Can’t wait to see how bad it is
And how it drives after.
But does that also clean the egr valve?
Hi mate thanks for your videos
I have a 750 li 09 has excessive carbon build up on plugs n bad fuel smell when oil drained
Just dropped mine off to get it walnut blasted today too
Nice! Good thing you're getting it taken care of.
Jake Spence, please update your description section. Some of the links to the parts you used to build the valve sand blaster are dead.
I like the channel bud! I have a 135i n54 myself. Considering going the single turbo route. I saw u did a video on the 335i quarter. Where’s the 135i quarter? Keep up the good feed!
Thanks man! 135i content is coming soon, I'll be bringing that to the drag strip in the next couple weeks, so stay tuned!
The link to the adapter for the gun isn’t working l. Do you have another?
Really good videos mate!
Thanks!
Could you use a socket and turn the crank bolt by hand as opposed to jumping the starter over?
Yes you can.l
Looking to DIY this and was wondering if the battery needs to be disconnected? Assuming no since you need to use the starter kit? Thanks! Saved this video.
That's correct, don't disconnect the battery while bumping the starter. You can disconnect it while blasting if you'd like.
I can tell you love mechanics and your good.
Thanks Roberto!
Great video, Jake, thank you!
Glad its helpful!
If it's never been walnut blasted the car can stall at low rpms at a red light or at a stop assuming that it's not the vaccuum lines or the hpfp if they've been changed
True, but this one never did that. I do want to replace all of the vacuum lines sometime soon though.
@@jake_spence those vaccuum lines are often neglected much. Upgrading them saves the hassle from boost leaks
great explanation dude
Doing this Monday! Got 130k n never been cleaned so hoping to get some power back
You'll definitely notice a difference if it has 130k and has never been done!
You will notice more power and response. Much smoother like he said as well.
It's be nice to see how you use the starter switch.
Good job having that catch can on but why did the carbon still built up on the valaves while having the catch can installed.
Love the video, you just gained a subscriber, thanks for posting it. It's definitely going to be helpful as I need to do it on my 09 135i currently at 98k. I had to replace my starter motor recently so I was able to peek at my carbon buildup. It's a little worse than your 1'er at 90k so I'm definitely excited to get this done myself. Does the air compressor have to be 175psi? I currently have a 20gal 125psi Central Pneumatic Oil-Lubed compressor and was wondering if I need to replace it for a 175psi one, although I'm hoping I wouldn't have to. Keep those awesome DIY videos coming!
Welcome aboard! The more pressure your compressor has, the more powerful the blaster kit will be. I'm sure you'll be able to do it with your current compressor, but might just take a little more effort. I hope that makes sense.
Great video Jake I just subscribed! Thanks
Man, those intakes looked like the inside of a coal mine. I've changed my blacked out my index 6/7 injectors after 60k miles for a set of 12s and got better power delivery and fuel economy right away.
Yeah, they were bad! And that's good to know. I'm going to try to use these index 7 injectors until they take a crap.
What about the rubber&metal piece inside the gun? Do you leave that in??
Also when I pull the trigger all my pressure goes into the hopper and very little out of the extension
Any idea why my walnuts don't get shot out of the gun? I have the oem wand..... Is it my compressor?
I'm not sure. Is it hooked up properly? Could be the compressor if so.
@@jake_spence yea its weird, I've even tried two different media sprayers..... My compressor is 114litres p/m at 110 psi.
I have no water seperator in the line but, I read that could cause the media to clump up....
I was thinking about getting a BMW. This video reminded me heavily of another reason why I dont actually want a BMW anymore. Hopefully, they figure out and incorporate dual injection. Otherwise, I'll never own another modern BMW ever again
It definitely has it's pros, but this is a serious con.
Get a 130i.
@@ringbimmer slow
great informative video. now that all's clean have you considered dribbling in 100 to 200 ml of water via a syringe every 6 months or so to keep the intake/ports/valves clean?
I don't think water would keep them clean. Maybe some seafoam or something like that tho!
How does one clean the edges/rims of the valves and port openings?
Use some good full synthetic oil and fuel it up with premium Gas only,this will also prevent the Carbon build up. I heard that the N55 doesnt have that much problems with intake valves ?
Since it's direct injection, it will always suffer from build up. There is no gas passing through the intake valves to help clean them. But good oil and gas will always be better than crappy stuff! Yes, the N55 has a better PCV system than the N54 so there is less buildup.
@@jake_spence i dont say that it cleans,it just prevents :)
Great work!!
Mines got 137k on it and idk if it's ever been done..guessing a few things in the future... wanting to do a charge pipe waterpump and thermostat just so I know them are new also
seems like the charge pipe was the hardest part so why cut it out???? how did you get it out???
Did you block the holes that lead down from the PCV? Some say if you don't do that you'll end up with walnut shell grains inside the valve cover. I'm doing this myself as we speak and trying to get an answer to whether this is necessary or not...
Owner of the car has a dinan cf air box but a stock charge pipe? Damn my stock charge pipe failed so early
Don't worry, I have an aftermarket charge pipe... just need to install it :)
Great Video Jake but, thats exactly what I was thinking... $1000 intake and a plastic CP lol ;)
Do you need to remove the spark plugs while doing it or no?
Hey amigo the link to the blasting wand and adapter is dead any help
would be greatly appreciated great work btw!
With everything so torn apart I do not want to start the engine with this remote starter button. Instead I just crank it over till the valves are closed. In older cars it was easy by just disconnecting the spark plug at the distributor. How do you disable "spark" with these new coil packs? Alternatively, on older cars you could turn the engine with a wrench but that is not easy to get to by the looks of it. I am open to suggestions.
Man if only I had money for your Paterion, hopefully my likes and sub. Will grow your channel
Much appreciated! I appreciate you following along and watching the videos.
I’m having trouble with installing the wand and brass adapter I just ordered from your link to bimmerhelp, I have the harbor freight #37025 portable blaster kit same one as you, is the brass fitting ($6) supposed to be hammered into the gun?? Also the threads on the adapter to the wand don’t seem to be the same pitch, and the silver colored wand appears crooked into the brass fitting also.
It should be a tight fit that is held in with that set screw. See this link for more information on how it goes together: www.bimmerhelp.info/Bimmerhelp_Brass_Fitting.php
Jake Spence I ended up dremel’ing out some of the gun barrel and all is well, also the 3D printed part didn’t fit to my kubota shop vac I had from costco but I found an adapter at Home Depot for $11 that worked after cutting it down a bit www.upcitemdb.com/upc/648846002637
At 4:00 You said it seems to be performing okay, then you took a test drive after you cleaned everything and said it's running better. I'm wondering if the valve cleaning truly did the trick, or if it was one of the many new gaskets you replaced. I retorqed the intake on a previous vehicle, with 100k miles, due to a minor intake leak and that fixed the issue. There are a lot of variables to consider in determining how much this oil/carbon build up truly hinders performance.
want to see you work on an N55
I like the N54 lol.
I have a cadillac cts gdi 3.6 motor have a loud idle at startup and car rides fine while driving but at idle I have a horrible cabin vibration. I already replaced the motor mounts plugs and spark plugs replaced the plugs twice last year and this year. Not sure what to do next thinking walnut blasting but, cant find a shop to do this.
Hey I am wondering where you got the white adapter for the abrasive gun. I only have the original one and its not fitting with the wand.
Which white adapter? All of the links for the items I used are in the description. Otherwise, check out my how-to write-up: bmw335i.com/2019/05/09/how-to-walnut-blast-intake-valves-carbon-cleaning/
@@jake_spence nvm my brass fitting was not fitting in the gun barrel for some reason. I sanded the barrel and fitting with 60 grit and it worked.
Are the brass adapter fittings for the media blaster nozzle available elsewhere ? The link you listed in no longer good.
Thanks for the vid, intend to do my soon minus the actual walnut :) Thanks!
You go with those index 7 and see how it works ? i mean with the future upgrades u plan to do.
Yeah, I'll probably try to stick with the index 7's unless I start having issues. Gonna see how far they take me!
From now on use Liqui Molly DI Jectron fuel cleaner it works.
I know n54 always have this caked on, but people are reporting n55 , almost don't even need cleaning. Even at 75k miles, I have a m235 with 98k miles now, any input?
It doesn't hurt to check, but I know N55's don't require as much cleaning.
Imagine non-car savvy people when they go in for service and are asked, "would you like for us to clean your engine with walnuts?" This was a great video, though. I am wanting a car with a GDI engine and I'm a little weary of higher mileage ones for this exact reason. But I don't want to buy new.
Hello. Thanks for good presentation of your DIY walnut blasting. Question: what grade of walnut shells do you use : 0,2-045mm - the finest, or...? Thank you, and wish you the best inspiration in future in making your DIY videos... :-)
Great job!
Thanks Steve!
Nice!!!!! Job bro well done.
Thank you!
hoping that you still reply to these comments. I just recently bought the same blaster but realized that i need to attach a wand. I stumbled onto your video, but the link for the brass fitting is dead. Do you still know where I could find that brass fitting to attach the wand to the gun?
how about a 12ga copper bore brush on a drill? Is that too rough?
You could try it, I used a soft metal brush to help.
I got the same abrasive blaster from HF but can't find the attachment to get the tube to fit the fun when I remove the ceramic piece. The link in description is broken, any tips?
I wonder at what point the catch can was installed.
Yeah, I was wondering about that too. It might be in my records I got with the car, but I doubt it. Either way, this catch can only catches vapors in boost. Doing regular driving, it's ineffective. You need two catch cans to prevent buildup, one on the high side and one on the low side.
I wonder how long the oil catch can was on the car prior to the clogged intake.
Catch can hasn't done much