This is my 550i and ever since I've been taking my BMW to Johnny he is extremely meticulous and so knowledgeable about fine German automobiles. My cars have never run better! Here's to you Johnny
I probably could have gotten you 3 of these from a dealer auction for what you paid for the repair! I love BMW's but repairs are another story. Totally kills the value on the secondary market.
I hope Jonny's making fat profit at his shop, he looks like a really hard worker and a humble guy. It seems like he's pulling bmw engines left and right lol
Johnny.Awesome video.I'm highly impressed by your proffesionalism and attention to detail.Wish I stayed near you to bring my cars when I can't manage something myself.I have 8 much older 7Series(E23 ,E32 &E38)& a '83 635Csi.Al so much easier to work on except maybe the 2 750iL's(E32 &E38)).This video has scared me off from buying a newer 7.Labour is insane.Thanks for probably saving me a fortune in future repairs.
@@slainemcroth4052 I lost interest in the 7 series when the E65/E66 came out. Haven't looked back since. E32 and E38's are my 7's (although I only own one 750iL E32 for now, but I love it).
After watching this video, I felt like I was watching a surgeon restoring life in the ER. I had this exact job done on my '06 E66 years ago and seeing this video leaves no doubt as to why this repair is so costly. Keep up the great work Dr. Jonny👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽. Your meticulous attention to detail and keen knowledge of your craft is refreshing to see in the auto repair industry 💯💯💯.
Loved this video!! So cool to see this piece by piece and all the effort that goes into it. Easy to see how a vehicle could be mechanically totaled by needing new valve seals. Excellent work guys.
Johnny, tell John Ross and Tyler to mention your channel on their channels, I did not know you had one. I just ran into it by chance and I follow those two guys.
Nice video Johnny. N62 TU2 is an awesome motor once you silicone all the gaskets for a positive seal and change your oil every 8000 miles or once a year. Marvel Mystery Oil keeps the vanos solenoids,chain tensioners and lifters clean of varnish and smooth running from my experience. BMW had poor assembly procedures and guidelines for this awesome motor.
WOW, dropping the engine and taking the head of just for valve seals... you can do it way faster with a $400 tool from amazon. (not AGA, there are other, cheaper ones)
BMWs remove the motor to take the cylinder heads l have removed plenty of cylinder heads in my life but the engin sfayed in the car why does bmw and other cars make life so hard a car simply gets you from A to B
GREAT VIDEO ! You can clearly see the quality of the shop and tools (that engine stand is amazing); the cleanliness and tidiness of the shop speaks to an organised mind and logical approach; and of course Johnny's expert knowledge comes across very well. If I had a 6 figure car, I'd have no problem letting The Car Ninja work on my car.
Hi Johnny, great work!!! I would just like to know do you inform the customer whether to change the timing chain and guides or do you first check their condition before advising him or her? Is it advisable not changing them in the interest of saving cost, won't it bite later on?
There is another way to do this job using the AGA valve stem seal tool. I did it a few weeks ago and rented the tool. You do not need to take the engine out or the camshafts. It is still very time consuming and difficult but doable for an advanced DIYer. This is still a great video though almost like an engine rebuild. It took me about 40 hours to do the job but could probably do it in half if I did it again. After doing the job, I see why shops charge so much.
My girlfriend has a 2010 X5 and had a bad coolant leak (weird I know). I live in Wichita so I decided to give the Car Ninja a shot after seeing him in Hoovie’s videos and honestly I’ve never been more impressed with a mechanic. The quality of work he performs is exceptional and is very pleasant as well, there wasn’t any grumpy mechanic vibes in his shop
Hey Jonny, nice work! I know you hate this engine, and please don’t get mad at my stupid question, but I also have a 550i (2009 Jet Black M Sport) and i’m wondering if VSS failure is inevitable or if it can at least be prevented for a while. I got my car with 43k miles, has 91k now. The coolant valley pipe had already been replaced when i bought it in 2019, thank god. It has actually been rather “reliable” for me. I have a few oil leaks but nothing major yet. I change the oil every 5k with Liqui Moly Synthoil 0W40 and I use their additive package every few oil changes (Motor flush, Ceratec, Motor Oil Saver). I don’t have any white exhaust. The alternator bracket gasket leaks the most out of anything but it’s not excessive and hasn’t gotten any worse. I have to add one liter of oil in between oil changes. Do you think I could make it to 150k before needing to do the VSS job? I doubt the alternator seal will last that long, but that job is significantly less intensive than VSS replacement. What do you think? I’ve done a valve body rebuild with Sonnax zip kit on my 6HP gearbox as well. You may be shocked to hear this, but in my 50k miles of owning it, the only thing the engine has needed was a crankcase vent valve hose, an oil pressure sensor, a crank sensor, and a radiator coolant hose (the big front one that goes from the thermostat to the radiator). I replaced the spark plugs but they weren’t even bad yet. I feel like I got the BMW E60 lemon! The odd one in the batch that’s actually built well! 🤣
Alternator gasket bracket is a lot of work. A 30 min TH-cam don’t do it justice. The whole car really starts falling apart at 115k. I’m at 113k right now. You’re just behind me in miles, at this point we’re up against the material used to seal things is no longer sealing and the rubber used throughout the car is also breaking down. I’ve done quite a few repairs on mine in the past 20k miles.
@@dukedub i’m at 102k now. I’ve already replaced the alt bracket gasket, oil cooler line o-rings, valve cover gaskets, timing cover gaskets, pretty much everything that needed it. My coolant lines are in good shape. I’ve had the car since 40k miles and have done all maintenance on it since i’ve owned it. There are plenty of repairs i’ve done and plenty i will do in the future. I was just asking simply about valve stem seals. I still am not seeing any evidence of their failure. I’m running an ESS supercharger now, making a little over 500+ whp and same number of torques. It’s a blast.
I get dropping the cradle, but why not just install new seals with the heads on? Was the valve lap necessary? Seem like a lot of extra expense. I have done these seals in the car, but its very hard and I wouldn't do it that way ever again.
You are incredibly talented ! Bmw V8's are nightmare. Disassemble basically the whole engine just to change couple of rubbers that should not be problem from the beginning aside form other non ending issues.
You don't need to do this often. Buy the car for peanuts, get it done. Sort the cooling, transmission, and suspension as needed. You'd still be under 20k - and you will have a stonking healthy 7 series. What does 20k for a new car get you these days...
@@oumaniac its for people who has big cash , not some dude working part time at walmart trying to do all this with big rims. I seen many that always asking for service and when you give them a price they try to tell you 200 bucks for parts and labor to remove and rebuild motor. I told them 200 is more for parts. I refuse to take in work when they complaining about minor things costing alot.
@@oumaniac a local guy had a similar issue local bmw wanted 3grand to do the job. I told them its a 3grand job but they want to low ball and offer 450, some people are just odd
@@dcomputers That is true. This kind of toy is for people who have ample play money and/or multiple cars. It's a lot easier today though with Uber and all that. Car breaks down, call a cab quick and easy.
Scott Whittier if you have all of the tools why not? It will not take one or even two days though. Speed comes with repetition. To me challenges are fun but the most important thing is to have a gameplan.
Very impressed but also very intimidated. I have been considering a BMW 650i with this engine and I heard about the valve seal issue. I knew it would be a challenge to change them but I had no idea that it would be this involved. And I'm surprised that he didn't replace the timing chain, guides and tensioners as they are also very problematic. Let's just say I saw enough to steer myself away from the 650i.
Stay away lol If you don't have time n proper lift n tools. 650 also big heavy car to work on. I did the clutch , n head gasket which takes patience n energy. I wish I did valve stem while at it..smh
Great job. I got a quote to do a similar job on an old lexus I’ve owned since it was new. It was $4,000. Something tells me he is charging this customer more than that.
Hey Car Ninja, Really digging your content! Keep putting out videos regularly and just be yourself! The Car Wizard has over 300k subs and if you keep posting you will too!
Hi grand evening ,question are you base in the UK if so where is your business location am in southeast London, My wife and I own BMW e64 650i convertible.
Had my n62 valve seals replaced in 2017 without taking the engine out. Just remove the cams, put pressure on the spark plug hole so the valves shut and pry the seal out. Cost me €1000 back then. If I hadn’t known about this method I wouldn’t have bought the car.
As a hobby-DIY I've changed the stem valveseals on my old E91 N46 motor, was quite the job - now when I got a 523i with the N53 motor, it scares me even more to do that task, if it needs to be done again - Thanks for showing tips 'n tricks! Love the channel.
Hey Ninyah!! lol.... i recently sold my 2020 m4 comp and i really like the 2018 bmw m6 convertible, but it has the n63 motor.. I never race, track or drive like Tyler Hoovie nor will the car be winter driven or in inclement weather.. just sunny days top down, Hair Nation cranked on the radio.... My garage is heated all winter and i due all my own simple maintenance... I have owned 8 other bmws since 2010, so iam very familiar with them but i have never had a engine with this many skeletons in the closet... If i can get one with very light mileage, under 60000km would this be a good purchase? Some people say the engine has been great with ususal bmw issues some people say its crap..... Just want your honest opinion.. Thank you.. Oh just for reference iam located in Saskatoon Saskatchewan Can.
Man I had no idea you had a channel. JR. Tyler and Wizard need to pitch your channel. This is awesome! Hope this is a great success for you. You have my full support and I’m painting my garage floor white next weekend. 😷
I don't know, if you can get a response from Velocity Garage directly or ask the same question on another comment thread you might get your answer. Good Luck
Hey Jonny I'm a fellow technician from Canada and love your meticulous and clean work style. I just wanted to ask, when you were installing drivers side cylinder head you were using right side camshaft bearing caps. Wouldnt the right side be refering to the passenger side cylinder head?
At our shop (52 years in the biz) I always taught my guys to refer to "driver side or passenger side" when speaking of engine parts or anything else under the hood.
What an excellent video, talk about right tool for the right job. I figured this would be a simple valve seal replacement but you went over and above what many techs would do-I really enjoyed watching this video.
@@machtschnell7452 What fix? Ford had this problem before 95 in the crown vic v8 engines. The valve seals harden up and they smoked at every light. At least you could do it in the car by tilting a special tool against the camshaft. I did 100s of them. No reason for this to be a problem years later. After 96+ the seals could last 400k
What seems insane to me, is the fact that this issue persisted with engines produced from 2001 to roughly 2010. There is no way BMW didn't know about this "design" issue of the valve seals, couldn't they simply source more tight rubbery seals in the later engine production batches?
awesome video, I'm not a particular fan of bmws but I'm a fan of car ninjas :D next time pls put some flashlight under the lift so we (and Johny) see better ty
He makes it look easy and doable… it’s not easy and doable spent 4 yrs with ‘experts’ trying to assemble an N62. The funeral for the car was 4 yrs too late. $’s buried with it.
They criticize Ferrari to drop the engine for a clutch work. Look at this piece of crap 💩 Beamer, to do a valve stem seals you need to drop the engine.....I would simply junk it instead!
Nice to see the Car Ninja getting more comfortable in front of the camera.
This is my 550i and ever since I've been taking my BMW to Johnny he is extremely meticulous and so knowledgeable about fine German automobiles. My cars have never run better! Here's to you Johnny
How many miles on it? Love the car.
@Stimpy&Ren 🤠
I probably could have gotten you 3 of these from a dealer auction for what you paid for the repair! I love BMW's but repairs are another story. Totally kills the value on the secondary market.
how many miles on the car? Thanks!
Looks like you've found a good mechanic. They are worth every penny.
I hope Jonny's making fat profit at his shop, he looks like a really hard worker and a humble guy. It seems like he's pulling bmw engines left and right lol
lol seems that way with BMWs. "Ok, we're going to change the brake pads today. 1st step, we need to drop the engine."
If Hoovie keeps buying failures then Jonny will never be out of work or skint😂
@@deanwinchester7179 so true lol
garage always seems full so he's doing something right.
it is alot of work, work like this I try not to do for customers anymore. abusive customers are the worst. verbally and financial abusive customers.
as an apprentice bmw tech, this kind of content is something that i love to see
Jonny is a great guy. He puts up with Hoovies with so much patience. He also let John Ross use the lift.
Hope these videos bring him lots of business!
I’m a Lexus owner, here to watch unreliable cars get fixed 👍🏻
Hahahaha
What a process! Johnny did a great job of explaining everything he was doing. Great video as always Mike!
Thanks buddy
Thank you buddy
Johnny.Awesome video.I'm highly impressed by your proffesionalism and attention to detail.Wish I stayed near you to bring my cars when I can't manage something myself.I have 8 much older 7Series(E23 ,E32 &E38)& a '83 635Csi.Al so much easier to work on except maybe the 2 750iL's(E32 &E38)).This video has scared me off from buying a newer 7.Labour is insane.Thanks for probably saving me a fortune in future repairs.
@@slainemcroth4052 I lost interest in the 7 series when the E65/E66 came out. Haven't looked back since. E32 and E38's are my 7's (although I only own one 750iL E32 for now, but I love it).
I don't know where Jonny got his training from, but, I wish all mechanics would get the same training!
He really knows how to get that money from TH-camrs who spend $4000 and then have to sell the cars bc they are junk, LMFAO.
im 100% sure he is portuguese
he sucks really.
@@hugocunha30 Albanian
I suspect he's a former BMW master technician.
I love how calm , methodical and professional Johnny is.
It's almost therapeutic watching him work.
man that's a scary looking job. respect to johnny
Lots of steps in this job. I can only imagine how many parts you have to keep track of. Excellent job Johnny.
Tell me this doesnt fall under “general maintenance” he pretty much rebuilt the whole engine lol bmw just has quality control issues smh
All that work for a $.50 part.
osp80 💀
some BMW bean counter was like, we can save $5 an engine using a cheaper seal. What can go wrong?
This showed up in my suggested videos... I didn’t know he had a channel 🤷🏻♂️
After watching this video, I felt like I was watching a surgeon restoring life in the ER. I had this exact job done on my '06 E66 years ago and seeing this video leaves no doubt as to why this repair is so costly. Keep up the great work Dr. Jonny👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽. Your meticulous attention to detail and keen knowledge of your craft is refreshing to see in the auto repair industry 💯💯💯.
Much respect to you Johnny, that amount of work taking apart and putting back the car together is a whole world of nope for me
Loved this video!! So cool to see this piece by piece and all the effort that goes into it. Easy to see how a vehicle could be mechanically totaled by needing new valve seals. Excellent work guys.
Thank you
Thank you
No problem, appreciate you guys! Take care.
Wouldn’t it be cheaper to just buy a brand new motor from BMW and change it??
Great to watch an expert technician at work, could watch these all day, keep up the great content, subscribed
Johnny, tell John Ross and Tyler to mention your channel on their channels, I did not know you had one. I just ran into it by chance and I follow those two guys.
What a huge amount of work. There can't be many people on the planet who can do this properly. Well done!
I realy hope this channal take off... this is so enjoying to watch... First time see him in hovies vid.. great guy.
I'm happy to see you have your own TH-cam channel. I enjoyed watching you on Hoovies and JrGo. Beautiful shop.
I would give up right before starting this process :) well done
Sup Johnny, im an Audi tech and i hate working on cars bare handed 🖐🏻 i always wear gloves 🧤 .. is there a reason you dont?
because he is a man
Don't need remove cylinder head to do the job.
Nice video Johnny. N62 TU2 is an awesome motor once you silicone all the gaskets for a positive seal and change your oil every 8000 miles or once a year. Marvel Mystery Oil keeps the vanos solenoids,chain tensioners and lifters clean of varnish and smooth running from my experience. BMW had poor assembly procedures and guidelines for this awesome motor.
This is a trained professional. Do. Not. Try this at home! :D
WOW, dropping the engine and taking the head of just for valve seals... you can do it way faster with a $400 tool from amazon. (not AGA, there are other, cheaper ones)
That job best left to the ninja.
The Car Ninja is about the only guy who can say "Step 1: Remove engine" with a genuine smile
You can’t pressurize the cylinder to do Valve seals? That’s how did some seals awhile ago.
BMWs remove the motor to take the cylinder heads l have removed plenty of cylinder heads in my life but the engin sfayed in the car why does bmw and other cars make life so hard a car simply gets you from A to B
This has been going on in all N Series engines for years. Why haven't BMW fixed it.
Only the N-series V8's.
Why do you take the heads off to change the seals? Can't you use compressed air to hold the valves closed?
Great stuff ! Thank god there isnt any crap music !
WOW 🤩 fantastic video thanks ninja...lots of respect !
Man ..... this dude is serious!
I just found this channel. Johnny boi! Good to see you out here. Look forward to future content.
GREAT VIDEO ! You can clearly see the quality of the shop and tools (that engine stand is amazing); the cleanliness and tidiness of the shop speaks to an organised mind and logical approach; and of course Johnny's expert knowledge comes across very well. If I had a 6 figure car, I'd have no problem letting The Car Ninja work on my car.
Hi Johnny, great work!!! I would just like to know do you inform the customer whether to change the timing chain and guides or do you first check their condition before advising him or her? Is it advisable not changing them in the interest of saving cost, won't it bite later on?
Hi, I'd like some hassle and stress.
How about a wife?
No worse, and more expensive please.
Can I interest you in a V8 BMW?
No? Not enough for you? Okay, here's a 1988 BMW 750i V12!
The filming and editing have greatly improved, nice job ! Thanks for the great content !
Why don’t you use the AGA tool that does the seals just by removing the rocker covers?
Can't charge as much
Glad you started your own channel,wish you all the best bro
Thank you very much
You are a true craftsman in your work. It clearly shows that you care about what you are doing and your customers. Thanks for the great video. 👍🏻😊
Thank you
Like a Surgeon
These videos would be MUCH more interesting and instructive if he told us the cost of these repairs.
There is another way to do this job using the AGA valve stem seal tool. I did it a few weeks ago and rented the tool. You do not need to take the engine out or the camshafts. It is still very time consuming and difficult but doable for an advanced DIYer. This is still a great video though almost like an engine rebuild. It took me about 40 hours to do the job but could probably do it in half if I did it again. After doing the job, I see why shops charge so much.
My girlfriend has a 2010 X5 and had a bad coolant leak (weird I know). I live in Wichita so I decided to give the Car Ninja a shot after seeing him in Hoovie’s videos and honestly I’ve never been more impressed with a mechanic. The quality of work he performs is exceptional and is very pleasant as well, there wasn’t any grumpy mechanic vibes in his shop
@@rgt33 indeed! That car is long gone, and thank god. I loathed working on it
Hey Jonny, nice work! I know you hate this engine, and please don’t get mad at my stupid question, but I also have a 550i (2009 Jet Black M Sport) and i’m wondering if VSS failure is inevitable or if it can at least be prevented for a while. I got my car with 43k miles, has 91k now.
The coolant valley pipe had already been replaced when i bought it in 2019, thank god. It has actually been rather “reliable” for me. I have a few oil leaks but nothing major yet. I change the oil every 5k with Liqui Moly Synthoil 0W40 and I use their additive package every few oil changes (Motor flush, Ceratec, Motor Oil Saver). I don’t have any white exhaust. The alternator bracket gasket leaks the most out of anything but it’s not excessive and hasn’t gotten any worse. I have to add one liter of oil in between oil changes.
Do you think I could make it to 150k before needing to do the VSS job? I doubt the alternator seal will last that long, but that job is significantly less intensive than VSS replacement. What do you think?
I’ve done a valve body rebuild with Sonnax zip kit on my 6HP gearbox as well.
You may be shocked to hear this, but in my 50k miles of owning it, the only thing the engine has needed was a crankcase vent valve hose, an oil pressure sensor, a crank sensor, and a radiator coolant hose (the big front one that goes from the thermostat to the radiator). I replaced the spark plugs but they weren’t even bad yet. I feel like I got the BMW E60 lemon! The odd one in the batch that’s actually built well! 🤣
Alternator gasket bracket is a lot of work. A 30 min TH-cam don’t do it justice.
The whole car really starts falling apart at 115k. I’m at 113k right now. You’re just behind me in miles, at this point we’re up against the material used to seal things is no longer sealing and the rubber used throughout the car is also breaking down.
I’ve done quite a few repairs on mine in the past 20k miles.
@@dukedub i’m at 102k now. I’ve already replaced the alt bracket gasket, oil cooler line o-rings, valve cover gaskets, timing cover gaskets, pretty much everything that needed it. My coolant lines are in good shape.
I’ve had the car since 40k miles and have done all maintenance on it since i’ve owned it. There are plenty of repairs i’ve done and plenty i will do in the future. I was just asking simply about valve stem seals. I still am not seeing any evidence of their failure.
I’m running an ESS supercharger now, making a little over 500+ whp and same number of torques. It’s a blast.
Lot of work to fix an oil leak. 🤑
I get dropping the cradle, but why not just install new seals with the heads on? Was the valve lap necessary? Seem like a lot of extra expense.
I have done these seals in the car, but its very hard and I wouldn't do it that way ever again.
Which is why the engine gets dropped. We do 2-3 of these a month, easier to drop the engine.
Shum punë te paq ki bere, te lumtë, pershendetje nga Belgjika.
Why did the vales need to be grinded / lapped again?
And for his first solo video brilliant .look how well the wizard has done
You are incredibly talented ! Bmw V8's are nightmare. Disassemble basically the whole engine just to change couple of rubbers that should not be problem from the beginning aside form other non ending issues.
bmw never improved those seals since 2002. its just a money maker for the bmw shop
You don't need to do this often. Buy the car for peanuts, get it done. Sort the cooling, transmission, and suspension as needed. You'd still be under 20k - and you will have a stonking healthy 7 series. What does 20k for a new car get you these days...
@@oumaniac
its for people who has big cash , not some dude working part time at walmart trying to do all this with big rims. I seen many that always asking for service and when you give them a price they try to tell you 200 bucks for parts and labor to remove and rebuild motor. I told them 200 is more for parts. I refuse to take in work when they complaining about minor things costing alot.
@@oumaniac
a local guy had a similar issue local bmw wanted 3grand to do the job. I told them its a 3grand job but they want to low ball and offer 450, some people are just odd
@@dcomputers That is true. This kind of toy is for people who have ample play money and/or multiple cars. It's a lot easier today though with Uber and all that. Car breaks down, call a cab quick and easy.
Can’t believe I was actually going to attempt to do this on my 550.. Hell no. Glad I watched your video first!
Scott Whittier if you have all of the tools why not? It will not take one or even two days though. Speed comes with repetition. To me challenges are fun but the most important thing is to have a gameplan.
Thought about doing it on my 545i also. Watched a video like this and had about the same reaction you probably did lol
Just finished up my wifes X5. Did it with the engine in the car using the AGA tool. It was tough! But she no smoke no more....
Johnny looks and acts like he could be a brother or cousin to christoph waltz
Just found your channel, never subscribed faster in my life
Very impressed but also very intimidated. I have been considering a BMW 650i with this engine and I heard about the valve seal issue. I knew it would be a challenge to change them but I had no idea that it would be this involved. And I'm surprised that he didn't replace the timing chain, guides and tensioners as they are also very problematic. Let's just say I saw enough to steer myself away from the 650i.
I bought mine knowing they were bad, done em on my 4 cyl shitter so how hard could it be? I’m gonna be out for a week on this job this spring hahaha.
Stay away lol If you don't have time n proper lift n tools. 650 also big heavy car to work on. I did the clutch , n head gasket which takes patience n energy. I wish I did valve stem while at it..smh
Great job. I got a quote to do a similar job on an old lexus I’ve owned since it was new. It was $4,000. Something tells me he is charging this customer more than that.
I've done the valve seal failure job using the AGA tool which was tedious but this is on a whole different level.
Hey Car Ninja, Really digging your content! Keep putting out videos regularly and just be yourself! The Car Wizard has over 300k subs and if you keep posting you will too!
Hopefully.
Jeez this was a full disassembly
Been binging on this most excellent channel!
Great advice Johnny you are a true BMW ninja
Thank you
Hi grand evening ,question are you base in the UK if so where is your business location am in southeast London,
My wife and I own BMW e64 650i convertible.
My god. What he has to do to do valve seals and the extra work he adds onto it.
Well worth the money spent! That engine will run like brand new thanks to the meticulous work Johnny did to it!
Had my n62 valve seals replaced in 2017 without taking the engine out. Just remove the cams, put pressure on the spark plug hole so the valves shut and pry the seal out. Cost me €1000 back then. If I hadn’t known about this method I wouldn’t have bought the car.
As a hobby-DIY I've changed the stem valveseals on my old E91 N46 motor, was quite the job - now when I got a 523i with the N53 motor, it scares me even more to do that task, if it needs to be done again - Thanks for showing tips 'n tricks! Love the channel.
I was quoted $4k to do our X5. It’s now mechanically totaled. The AGA specialty tool to do the job is $1200. 😢
Hey Ninyah!! lol.... i recently sold my 2020 m4 comp and i really like the 2018 bmw m6 convertible, but it has the n63 motor.. I never race, track or drive like Tyler Hoovie nor will the car be winter driven or in inclement weather.. just sunny days top down, Hair Nation cranked on the radio.... My garage is heated all winter and i due all my own simple maintenance... I have owned 8 other bmws since 2010, so iam very familiar with them but i have never had a engine with this many skeletons in the closet... If i can get one with very light mileage, under 60000km would this be a good purchase? Some people say the engine has been great with ususal bmw issues some people say its crap..... Just want your honest opinion.. Thank you.. Oh just for reference iam located in Saskatoon Saskatchewan Can.
Man I had no idea you had a channel. JR. Tyler and Wizard need to pitch your channel. This is awesome! Hope this is a great success for you. You have my full support and I’m painting my garage floor white next weekend. 😷
Great information.
Thank you!!!
unbelievable skill, many thanks for posting, this is well beyond my ability by a galaxy mile! but great to watch your amazing work
Word of the Day....
Pugilist: A person who works on BMWs.
I think 'masochist' fits better...
Cam gear after 18 nm you don't give it a 90 dg ?just need to know
I don't know, if you can get a response from Velocity Garage directly or ask the same question on another comment thread you might get your answer. Good Luck
Ninja says, yes. You have to. Always follow manufacturer's recommendations.
Enjoied your video and the explaining you do, greetings from Belgium
Hey Jonny I'm a fellow technician from Canada and love your meticulous and clean work style. I just wanted to ask, when you were installing drivers side cylinder head you were using right side camshaft bearing caps. Wouldnt the right side be refering to the passenger side cylinder head?
At our shop (52 years in the biz) I always taught my guys to refer to "driver side or passenger side" when speaking of engine parts or anything else under the hood.
What an excellent video, talk about right tool for the right job. I figured this would be a simple valve seal replacement but you went over and above what many techs would do-I really enjoyed watching this video.
I love watching videos where talented people repair complex cars. I also watch these to remember to never buy a BMW V8 of that vintage.
Man, this has got to be like 30 book hours. I'm amazed somebody did this rather than junk the car.
@@machtschnell7452 What fix? Ford had this problem before 95 in the crown vic v8 engines. The valve seals harden up and they smoked at every light. At least you could do it in the car by tilting a special tool against the camshaft. I did 100s of them.
No reason for this to be a problem years later. After 96+ the seals could last 400k
Once that job is done the car will be good for a very long time. The N62 isn't a bad engine. It can last for hundreds of thousands of miles.
What seems insane to me, is the fact that this issue persisted with engines produced from 2001 to roughly 2010. There is no way BMW didn't know about this "design" issue of the valve seals, couldn't they simply source more tight rubbery seals in the later engine production batches?
I like the way you work! You're like a surgeon - everything precise, clean and meticulous!!
Your the go to guy. Outstanding work Johnny!
Is a good idea to change chain tensioner on E 46 320i motor at 200000.00 km if noi chain rattel audible. Vehicle serviced every 15000.ks.
Nice to watch your video's Jonny !
bout to buy a 550i e60, coincidence that ninja has a video up on how to do this! Lol
There's a lot to love about modern BMWs . . . ownership is not one of them. Thanks Ninja!
WOW! That's A lot of work :O
This channel is exactly what I needed, thanks for creating it!
Love his work, humble, professional
awesome video, I'm not a particular fan of bmws but I'm a fan of car ninjas :D next time pls put some flashlight under the lift so we (and Johny) see better ty
always a joy watching your experpertly work/rebuild a broken engine Ninja, great job!
How many miles did that car have on it,my 650I has 44000, just wondering. Thx
Fred
He makes it look easy and doable… it’s not easy and doable
spent 4 yrs with ‘experts’ trying to assemble an N62.
The funeral for the car was 4 yrs too late.
$’s buried with it.
They criticize Ferrari to drop the engine for a clutch work. Look at this piece of crap 💩 Beamer, to do a valve stem seals you need to drop the engine.....I would simply junk it instead!
hello johnny I have a 2006 bmw series 6 n62 4.8 v8 has 2 codes the p0391 p0024 if you can tell me what is the problem with my car thanks
I've done valve replacement on a Lancer w/ head off. Wondering if I need to buy this AGA tool: th-cam.com/video/YacOx2ydMbI/w-d-xo.html