By far one of the best engines ever built. Won best engine of the year 3 years in row..., howling all the way to 7900rpm with 1 of the most awesome sounds of any N/A engine.
L Cloete My 2005 E46 M3 has a 8200 RPM redline with a (very expensive!) Mustang Dyno tune and no cats. Naturallyy aspirated but still A real blast to drive. Amazing car on a real race track like Sebring in Florida. Forgot to mention the $30,000 in brakes, brake pads, and suspension upgrades.
t800 Bwahahaha! Just for peace of mind, I paid $900 to have my Vanos disassembled. I had new Viton solonoid o- rings added. I upgraded all the bolts on the gears, and red Loctited and torqued to proper specs. 75000 miles on my motor, and my Vanos is almost silent. The motor does not burn a drop of oil either. The Rings Are is Tight as new . I use an additive called Liqui moly Ceratec to keep my connecting rod bearings in good shape. I also use full synthetic Liqui Moly oil 10-60 weight.
Quite a labor intensive process of you compar to some of the more modern "engine production" videos. Having to measure and adjust those tiny shims is tedious but also needs a degree of skill. Also needing to manually time the engine and build the attachment of the Vanos unit is not straightforward. Much cheaper now to have unskilled workers snap plastic parts together on a production line!
Indeed it is cheaper - And thats what these modern turbo engines with plastic used in every possible place will never last as long or be as durable as these old engines from the 90s and early 00s. Cheaper for the manufacturer it maybe, but cheaper for the owner, especially long tern, probably not.
@@mislavkonjik2827 Mercedes bought AMG, which was an aftermarket tuning company.... BMW ///M came from BMW racing. See the difference? Sorry this doesn't answer your question! lol
@@jamesmedina2062 i wouldn't think about cost of block itself, as E46 M3 were top of the price range of 3 series and cheaper E46s with M52TU and M54 had alloy block with iron cylinder liners.
I just financed my first vehicle ever, with the help of my GF.. a 2016 535i M Sport. And I drive it with a smile every time I’m in it.. hands down my dream car 🚗
+("RNA0ROGER") You have no idea of their engine manufacturing history do you? look at all the "S" engines and tell me the I6 is the only thing that's great.
A great engine, such a shame they didn’t reduce the weight of the E46 M3 they really are too heavy as std to fully exploit the engine. Should have been around 1300kg not 1560kg ish. I sold mine, too heavy on tyres and breaks and not nimble enough due to the weight, loved the engine though.
Remember getting very good at changing the big end bearings and the oil pump, or just a complete engine when they spun a big end bearing. That's what you get when you rev the older S52 an extra 1000rpm with a new head and cams etc but dont improve the oil supply to match it........
Well we have seen a hand built S54, engine building back then was an art. Now days there are more machines and computers to aid the process, yet didn’t improve reliability.
Probably torqued the cam caps out of sequence. Not that they don't have the tooling in the factory but if you've even done cams on these cars without the special tools theres a "sweet spot" that you have to utilize or else you'll bind the caps, or worse, snap the cams. They're hollow so one has to be extremely careful to tighten down the caps little by little and alternate.... kinda seems like a few parts in the video were definitely skipped over on purpose. Either way s54's are awesome
Nice ! I thought they put all the same shims because all the parts had high build tolerances and were pretty much the same, but they actually adjust the valve clearance for each cylinder individually ! That's an earlier generation, how did I find out ?
I´d like to join the conversation about how different the AMG and BMW M engines are build. First diference that we haven´t to talk about that the engines made by AMG are more "manufactured". That why every one of them has a badge with the signature of the person who build it and BMW M engines don´t. But what I as a BMW fan noticed is that first of all the 3.2 litre engine is the engine of the pre-pre-M3 (E46). And second the oil cap at the end indicates that this is filmed between February 2004 and end of production in 2006. So I think that it is fair to say that this is filmed ten years ago and we can be shure that AMG engines will still be manufactured as shown in ny video but nobody knows how the M engines are build nowadays. Speaking of a more handbuilt engine it is fair to say that AMG still wins but speaking about mounting them carefuly nobody knows. MikeVonDoom rct5r
I love my e46, mine is a 2004 325ci convertible with the s54 motor and smg 2 6 speed transmission, it cost slightly less than buying a actual m3, only a couple thousand less but worth it because everyone who pulls up wanting to race, mainly millennial hipsters, they see a stock 325ci and underestimate it, long story short, they learn what a sleeper is, I know im evil 😈 funny is my stance gives away that things have been done to my car yet none figure out until I dust them either out the gate or after 3rd gear depending who I'm up against, haven't lost a race yet
3:15 legend says that by turning this many times, the rod bearings were already done and good for replacement
LMFAO
@@syngates9876 me too
😃😃
By far one of the best engines ever built. Won best engine of the year 3 years in row..., howling all the way to 7900rpm with 1 of the most awesome sounds of any N/A engine.
well said
For sure it's one of the best. But nothing can compare with the F20C of the unique S2000.
aniki937 S2000geek alert
ProjectGenesis 9000rpm screaming can't be beaten haha 😉
L Cloete
My 2005 E46 M3 has a 8200 RPM redline with a (very expensive!) Mustang Dyno tune and no cats. Naturallyy aspirated but still A real blast to drive.
Amazing car on a real race track like Sebring in Florida.
Forgot to mention the $30,000 in brakes, brake pads, and suspension upgrades.
So that's the guy who didn't torque down my vanos bolts.
t800
Bwahahaha!
Just for peace of mind, I paid $900 to have my Vanos disassembled. I had new Viton solonoid o- rings added. I upgraded all the bolts on the gears, and red Loctited and torqued to proper specs.
75000 miles on my motor, and my Vanos is almost silent. The motor does not burn a drop of oil either. The Rings Are is Tight as new .
I use an additive called Liqui moly Ceratec to keep my connecting rod bearings in good shape.
I also use full synthetic Liqui Moly oil 10-60 weight.
hey you did the vanos video!
Hey my too
No he just grabbed the wrong bolts. Lol
Get him!!!
One of BMWs last truly mechanical engines. Beautiful to watch it all coming together, and imagine it spinning at 120 times a second!
132 times a second you mean
Imagine fu the first step lol. Metakpeckering.
Alright- quick everyone with an M3 go and check your engine block number- lets see who's engine we just watched get built
+rasvial Not mine :(
100% positive that owner isn't watching this.
Well not with that attitude
You would have to remove the motor mount to see the number.
Just checked it’s not mine
One of the greatest engines ever produced.
Yes, its like half the F1 GTR engine,
Zombie Head every car has common faults, owners cheaping out is why others have to pay the hefty bill to repair parts.
True
@Zombie Head those components can be replaced making this engine amazing. There is not many motors that come exactly how you'd like.
Except the ones that kept grenading in the first two years of production.
Quite a labor intensive process of you compar to some of the more modern "engine production" videos. Having to measure and adjust those tiny shims is tedious but also needs a degree of skill. Also needing to manually time the engine and build the attachment of the Vanos unit is not straightforward. Much cheaper now to have unskilled workers snap plastic parts together on a production line!
Indeed it is cheaper - And thats what these modern turbo engines with plastic used in every possible place will never last as long or be as durable as these old engines from the 90s and early 00s. Cheaper for the manufacturer it maybe, but cheaper for the owner, especially long tern, probably not.
the s54 is a legend. loved it in my e46 m3. lacked a little torque low down but from 5-8k revs, it was mind blowing. Mechanical perfection.
It's an s50b32
viperz888 no, it's an s54. I know because I owned one.
I love it too
Like its predecessor, the S88. Now, if l could only mine to run. ECU is good, but there's a bad sensor hiding somewhere.
At the six minute mark. That VANOS looks so nice and shiny and innocent. LOL 😂
Deplorable Dave плр
So good to see that this production is still much more human than any other I have seen on videos. :) this is why a BMW has soul :)
dude this is 16 years ago.
+waclosh that can't be true! It's 3L inline 6 which the current m3/m4 use
S54 is my personal Favorite M3 engine. Old School
s52 👌👌👌
+3P1CAtomicVideos i only liked your comment because i too am stuck with the s52 and wish i had an e46 m3
S54 💎
@@mislavkonjik2827 Mercedes bought AMG, which was an aftermarket tuning company.... BMW ///M came from BMW racing. See the difference? Sorry this doesn't answer your question! lol
Wish I could time travel to this moment and have them upgrade my rod bearing, cam gear bolts and vanos. 🙏
These are def the guys I want building the Engine in my M3. The S54 is one of the All time Great Engines , Ever.
Beautiful car I have never ever seen BMW M3 E46 . I have only 330 ci E46 it is also good, M3 😍😘🤩
Have 2 M3 E46 best cars ever, S54 amazing engine.
This is also the engine in my Z3 ///M. Great engine.
only 320Hp in the Z3 ///M ; )
One of the best engines ever
...and a performance legend was born!
Perfect words !!
Look at that duplex chain!
Wish I can order one of these brand new from Germany and install it in my e46. Would love to do the break in process again.
There’s something to be said about a Cast Iron Block In-line 6 with a closed deck. Just bulletproof.
@renewer cast iron withstand vibrations at very high rpm much better than alloy. Doubt if would be so robust with alloy block.
Tomasz Dąbrowski its also simpler and cheaper to use iron
@renewer They are. Different engines, different layouts, different rod/stroke ratios, different oil system, which mostly was a problem at high rpms.
@@jamesmedina2062 i wouldn't think about cost of block itself, as E46 M3 were top of the price range of 3 series and cheaper E46s with M52TU and M54 had alloy block with iron cylinder liners.
I just financed my first vehicle ever, with the help of my GF.. a 2016 535i M Sport. And I drive it with a smile every time I’m in it.. hands down my dream car 🚗
Good luck with the CBU on that DI engine.
S54 E46 M3 Baby!
Essentially a factory race engine.
I cried when I saw him put that vanos on.
That’s right ladies and gentleman. That’s the last, and best slant 6 ever made.enjoy the video. In 30 years there will be none
Long live the e46 🔥🚀⛽️😎thanks for this video
All the DIY videos on how to put the vanos on with proper timing. This guy just looks at it and puts it on lol
They are looking really happy btw
50B32 (3201cm3/321ch/350Nm) - E36: M3 3.2, Z3 M
S54B32 (3246cm3/325ch/350Nm) - E36: Z3 M
S54B32 (343ch/365Nm) - E46: M3 - E85: Z4 M
S54B32 (360ch/370Nm) - E46: M3 CSL
cast iron block
S54 in an E36? Source please.
formidable lo que es capaz de hacer el ser humano. que sincronisacion la de estas maquinas.super
わお！僕のラグナセカブルーに入っていたS54B32もこうして組み立てた一基なのですね。感激しました。
The inline 6 engine the only thing that makes BMW great.
+("RNA0ROGER") no,
+("RNA0ROGER") You have no idea of their engine manufacturing history do you? look at all the "S" engines and tell me the I6 is the only thing that's great.
Some of their straight fours are legendary.
ThrowingItAway
GM, Lexsus and merk make better v8's than BMW
A great engine, such a shame they didn’t reduce the weight of the E46 M3 they really are too heavy as std to fully exploit the engine. Should have been around 1300kg not 1560kg ish. I sold mine, too heavy on tyres and breaks and not nimble enough due to the weight, loved the engine though.
Proper real M engine.
Who is 'bashing' other versions? Other versions are fine, only not proper M engine in comparison.
see how do the clearance valve checked in the end of video so if you have knocking in your s54 you can adjust it again easily from another bmw engine.
Atmospheric engine forever
I would love 1 of those engines new 😍 I'm in love
Remember getting very good at changing the big end bearings and the oil pump, or just a complete engine when they spun a big end bearing. That's what you get when you rev the older S52 an extra 1000rpm with a new head and cams etc but dont improve the oil supply to match it........
Ever wondered how BMW M3 engine was made? yup this is just another example of how great Germans are.
Getting my new E46 M3 soon.
I wish they would still produce it..
MrVaderino I heard they are planning to bring back the inline 6
They still make the in-line six it’s just not the same with turbos
Well we have seen a hand built S54, engine building back then was an art. Now days there are more machines and computers to aid the process, yet didn’t improve reliability.
best job ever
It's a shame they didn't show the installation of the Vanos and the cams, and the rest of the engine too.
Probably because they neverseem to do it right haha
Probably torqued the cam caps out of sequence. Not that they don't have the tooling in the factory but if you've even done cams on these cars without the special tools theres a "sweet spot" that you have to utilize or else you'll bind the caps, or worse, snap the cams. They're hollow so one has to be extremely careful to tighten down the caps little by little and alternate.... kinda seems like a few parts in the video were definitely skipped over on purpose. Either way s54's are awesome
S54B32 is my favourite engine.
Nice ! I thought they put all the same shims because all the parts had high build tolerances and were pretty much the same, but they actually adjust the valve clearance for each cylinder individually !
That's an earlier generation, how did I find out ?
Chrysler, THESE ARE PROPER HEMI-HEADS!
Installs Two valves at once. Fifty percent improved efficiency. German style.
Absolutely mesmerising !
Le meilleurs des 6 cylindres il a encore tellement de possibilités a lui donner pour bc plus de chevaux
Wonderful engines
This looks so fun.
@6:15 No way that was the sweet spot on the VANOS. The hubs moved too much.
I´d like to join the conversation about how different the AMG and BMW M engines are build. First diference that we haven´t to talk about that the engines made by AMG are more "manufactured". That why every one of them has a badge with the signature of the person who build it and BMW M engines don´t. But what I as a BMW fan noticed is that first of all the 3.2 litre engine is the engine of the pre-pre-M3 (E46). And second the oil cap at the end indicates that this is filmed between February 2004 and end of production in 2006. So I think that it is fair to say that this is filmed ten years ago and we can be shure that AMG engines will still be manufactured as shown in ny video but nobody knows how the M engines are build nowadays. Speaking of a more handbuilt engine it is fair to say that AMG still wins but speaking about mounting them carefuly nobody knows. MikeVonDoom rct5r
Great video of great engine
I love my e46, mine is a 2004 325ci convertible with the s54 motor and smg 2 6 speed transmission, it cost slightly less than buying a actual m3, only a couple thousand less but worth it because everyone who pulls up wanting to race, mainly millennial hipsters, they see a stock 325ci and underestimate it, long story short, they learn what a sleeper is, I know im evil 😈 funny is my stance gives away that things have been done to my car yet none figure out until I dust them either out the gate or after 3rd gear depending who I'm up against, haven't lost a race yet
Okay buster . Can’t wait for you to get gapped by a mustang.
Great engine but they should have produced more GTR engines tho
Nice motorsport S50 S52 good motoren
Beautiful
Are you not set tte engine timing & set the directly crankshaft & camshaft.
crankshaft coming in hot
Great work
Only Straight Six 👍👍👍👍👍👍best
its a my dream works, like im sponge bob, and the engine its krabby patty.
Gotten almost as good as that guy with the shims
Sir, I don't know there are not fitted any timing pinion.
look closely at the 4:26~4:39:BMW M engine have 2 valve springs per valve
you can see a small spring inside of big spring (I mean double spring)
that was a piece of dirt. notice it only moves when being punched@Chuck Taylor
////M3 E46 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I wanna work there :(
+zRA1Nz me too!! :-)
+zRA1Nz We have a couple of positions open for a crash test dummy ;)
zRA1Nz only virgins get the job cuz they smart
+Mickey Bauer mi
But how you work , M3 E46 production was stopped in 2006,
Ahí está el responsable de que fallen los casquillos del S54!!!!!!!!
This video is too short!
S54 B32 Engine build in BMW m3 e46, m3 CSL, z3 m, z4 m, viesmann roadster mf3.
i wish bmw used better sealing product, im sure this engine leaked after few hundred miles
It’s a beautiful engine, shame they put it into such a heavy car.
why they never used forge rod bearings
I do so love my S52 engine.....
6:11 VANOS!!!
yes
klasa!!!
Ktura?
Should pay a little more attention to the installation. Too busy schedule or engineer does not understand what he is going to do.
Hand built but No final mic of valve stems and stuff.
So they also are the n47 misery ?
1:40 those rod bearings are gonna fail bro
Part 2?
07:26 olive oil
Avo.
Good s54 b32
S54B32 AG . 01
hmmm why is it 3.2L?
DoubleTap DMR its a bored out three litre block
Is the 3.2L All aluminum engine or is the block steel?
Iron block, aluminum head
03:16 ff *Oil, Oil, Oil!*
Teach a robot to install timing chain assembly !
Engine code S54B32 !
👍👏
For all the rod bearing comedians, I took my bearings out at 120k miles just last month, and could have easily done another 30k on them.
And why the bearkngs failed big time on thks engines???
why the heck piston 3 and 4 fire in the same moment?
They don't. The firing order on this engine is as follows: 1-5-3-6-2-4.
One of them is at TDC after compression stroke, the other is just finished with the exhaust stroke.
4-stroke 101.
밸브에 스냅링 끼우는것 보고싶었는데 안나오네
Pleuellagerschaden inklusive!!
How much cost this motor
ASMR