Two weeks ago I bought a 05 330ci. Part of the decision to finally buy my first BMW, was watching your videos and realizing how relatively easy it is to do maintenance on the M54 engine. I plan on doing as much as I can thanks to your clear and concise videos. They are very well done and well lit. Please, keep up the great work. Billy Johnson

Thanks so much for all the videos. You have helped me keep my bimmer going without having to take it to the shop!!! I do all the work myself. 60 year old woman. haha!!

Well taped with no background noise. Instructions are clear and concise. Well done.

Your videos made me look smarter than my dad.. Who has over 20 years of car experience lol keep up the good work m8! You have helped me a lot!

I parked my 2002 330Ci for 5 years and was going to sell it for almost nothing. I didn't have time to work on my car before I parked it but now that I have a spare vehicle your videos are amazing. Just wanted to say thanks again for all your E46 videos!

Kudos to you! Your channel is one of the best I've ever seen on auto repair. We have a 04 x3 that had the codes 171,174 show up. I replaced the intake boot and disa valve. Both bad. Very easy thanks to you. Car is running great again and I have a happy wife. Thanks again.

I fixed my vacuum leak thanks to these videos, and plan on updating the cooling system soon. Thanks for helping all of us non mechanics safely do basic maintenance on these cars. You are the man!

Your explanation and tutorials are the best. I have an e39 and i am almost becoming a bmw master tech. Thanks to you.

You are a godsend 50sKid! This is brilliant. I've been searching for this my whole life. Till now Mariah Carey was my most favourite person in the world. No word of a lie...but you are now my favourite person. Just that tool to get the fan off was enough for me. Its opened my eyes and hopefully so many doors to come. Please keep posting stuff like this for the M54 engine. Brilliant stuff. Now I'll be on my way to go find me that tool. 👌🤛

While I don't have the same BMW as in the video, the instructions are very helpful as reference when I perform general maintenance on the car. Thanks.

I love your E46 Videos.

I used the same kit to rebuild my disa valve about 40,000 miles ago. High quality. I'm very happy with it. Great video

great video I was having a hard time pulling the DISA because that heat shield wall was in the way. All is good now. Thanks for the video.

i followed your seadoo carb videos to fix my gtx. we bought a 330i yesterday. you are my money saving machine.

Now that I'm working on one of these cars, I find your advice very valuable. Your videos are clear to see, your explanations are concise, and you don't mess around with introductions and music, etc. Thank you very much for all your hard work. Now, one piece of advice for you: a set of picks is very handy for removal of hoses.

Thank You for your videos, great detail, helped me out a ton. I got a e46. First time through was a grunt (CCV) I pulled the intake. I can't thank you enough!

Dude, you rock! Just "inherited" a 330xi from my sister (for my 22 yo daughter) and will be doing most - if not all - of this. Thank you (from Canada).

These are an excellent set of videos, thanks for explaining everything in clear easy steps. I have a right hand drive version in the UK. The brake booster is on the right side, and there is an additional pipe clipped to the cabin filter housing. Just thought i would mention this for completeness.

Really love your videos. You saved me so often from expensive shops. Thank you 1000 times. Regards from Germany

Thank you, 50'skid, for these videos, and this video is such a great idea! Your explanations are clear, and very useful. Thank you. PS... You've already saved me a lot of money!

Damn I guess nobody has had anything E46 repairs for 6 years? Your videos got me thru some confusing crap………the first time😅

Most in-depth tutorial with awesome camera views, thanks

I was given a 01 330ci by a friend that's well off. It had problems that were pretty much covered in your videos. Thank you

Awesome Videos, huge help for me. When I did this job just now, my tensioners were a T50 and were covered by dust caps. So you juts pop off the caps and do the exact same process except in a different spot with a T50 and it works great. Looking forward to learning a lot from your CCV video next!

Thank for your videos they are very helpful and you cover every detail and easy to navigate through please keep making more videos.

I have watched almost an hour of your repairs to ccv! I am so impressed! You are awesome! May I bring my BMW to you for repairs when needed? Awesome!!!!!

Hey Jason, I just keep re-visiting your videos, you da man!

This video is exactly what Ive been searching for a long time. Thank you, and Keep up the good work!

Dear 50sKid I wished I knew your name. I am now more than 3 years happy owner of an E46 330ci. I touk my car on regular basis to a friend garage. Until a while ago my son told me why I dont watch youtube and learn how to do it myself. And now there we are I am not only a happy E46 330ci owner also a repairer. Thanks to friendly papole like you and two or three more other youtubers. Apart from praising you guys I have one wish. Would it be possible to ad either vocale or edit some more explanation about all connectors visible in your video " COMMON ITEM REMOVAL ". Specialy the electrical connections and all thse vacuum pipes deapear somewhere around and behind or under the engine.??? It would be realy realy great. Many thanks from UK Hemel Hempstead. Roland Bolbolian

Damnnn 9/20/2023 I should’ve watched this before ordering a bilstein Disa valve the rebuild kit is dope

Thank you for your very detail video. I have 2000 330ci and 528 that I plan on diy-ing in the future and your video's will be very helpful. Again, thank you for sharing your experience and skill.

These videos are a life saver. My '05 325i thanks you!

Great videos most helpful and very clear, Thank you

50's kid excellent video!.one word of caution, sticking a rag in the intake boot will help should you drop the DISA valve bolt, don't ask how I know!

Very helpful. 6mm socket for hose clamps on lower intake boots. My clamps were a real challenge. Replacing starter. Thanks!

You are the Man, bro! excellent job for showing it. thank you.........

Everything on a bmw E46 is easy and self explanatory, alot simplier than most cars, everything is easy access, only problem im having with mine is the nut thats on the clutch that holds the fan in place, acts like its seized, I beat the hell out of my wrench and even with a hammer, even with the specialty tool it acts like the water pump want to turn with it too, and yes I know its reverse thread and I am doing it the proper way, that nut is stuck, I wanna eventually change it to the electric fan that the manuals come with, so much easier than that clutch bs, I dont know why bmw didn't just transfer all the e46s to a electric fan, im trying to fix a coolant leak, have all the parts, radiator, upper hose, O rings, and expansion tank, even went to the ends of buying a master 60 piece torx kit and a hex kit for my socket wrench, I wanna get this done before it starts to get cold out

Excellent job! Very well done. Pls keep up the good work...

Love your vids, learned so much about my 330i from you thanks

Thks Kid. These videos have taught me allot about how to do things on my BMW. I Appreciate it. I thk my 99 328I may be at it's end tho.. I can't figure out my problem

I really like your job MAN! your videos are like a reference, A LIBRARY to me.

o at last found a great channel and no doubt its full of knowledge and information.helped me a lot to fix my basic things..god bless you Sir

thank you for these videos, i own a 325ci thats drinking oil like no tomorrow !

your videos are great. So much helpful information. Thank you so much this will save me a LOT of money!

Excellent video, Thanks

Such a huge help to us, thank you so much

Really helpful video :) Pretty sure if it was me doing this some parts would be left out lol Thanks for the video!!

Hey Buddy thanks for uploading these very helpful video's. I was wondering if you could do one on replacing the power steering hoses that go from the reservoir to the cooler on the 2004 E46 330ci. Thanks again

Very helpful video! Thanks for posting this.

Awesome informative I use your videos for al my repairs...

Can you do a full/major service how-to video? Oil filter, air filter, fuel filter, brakes, pollen filter etc?

Great video! Where is the Throttle position sensor on this engine?

You are thorough! Love it! I wish all technicians were careful and meticulous like you! It would make it easier to trust that they are taking good care of your car during repairs.

I was wondering, is it possible to replace the mechanical fan in the auto transmission to an electrical fan like the manual transmission's have. I have a 330 manual so does my dad and mom has a auto. It would just be so much easier to work on and less of a risk of destroying everything should the fan go on the mechanical one?

man i love your vids. thanks BIGTIME!!!

2004 bmw 325i, 2,5l, Some problems. The battery was 3 years old, low voltage in the morning. I parked the car, and I realized that the instrument cluster didn't turn off like I had the key in the ON position, and the lights are on. I replaced the battery and I have the same problem. Starts, drives but don't turn off the cluster, and the lights

Dam, you make it look so easy! Should have been a teacher/instructor.

Thank you.

Spot on dude!

I have a 2003 325i. One day it was running rough when I was waiting at a light. Got gas and it was fine. Few days later in the morning it was running rough until I got off my dirt road. It runs ok at high speed but sometimes at lower speeds or idle it spitters a little. Fuel economy went down as well. Where would you start first?

best diy video i ever seen !

Some much information, saved me thousands of dollars,,, thank you sir🙏 Unfortunately BMW - breaks my wallet 😭

I done gave up on mines. I took it to 2 shops after my transmission went bad and the second shop I took it too. Kept my car for over a month just for them to mess up my battery wires and my transmission not wanting to grab in gears. It does a big pop when it does goes in gear. Wish I had help and find a new transmission or rebuild it.

Great video. Love it. I have a question about MAF sensor without plugged in the car start, MAF cable plugged in the car try to start then stall. Reading from the forum, this guy replaced the clean the MAF, also replaced the MAF not resolved the issue. Finally, he fixed it by .... saying, " the problem ended up being the connection from the intercooler output to the engine intake had separated from the boost pressure". Here is my question, where are these connection? Thanks

Excellent video! Your Odyssey videos brought me here but I always had a soft spot for a Bimmer, so I am proactively trying to find out how much hurt I am going to be in once I become an owner! By the way, you must have clocks which rotate in the opposite directions than us mere mortals :-)

Thank you for all the videos you have made. I keep on following your chanel for a year and I have a question to ask you and hope you can help me about it. My car is 2002 BMW 323i with M52TU. I had a problem with fuel regulator and I replaced it already. And I found that the hose that connect to the fuel regulator need to be replaced too. But I don't know where it's end up with. I can't see it. Would you my showing me how to replace it, please? Thank you in advance.

Hey there! First, thank you for doing this. I follow your guides and they have helped me so much! I’m following your pulley replacement guide now, but haven’t seen a way to reinstall the fan.. you stopped at “it’s a bit tricky to thread it in”.. I’m not at that step yet... but is it a simple threading in? Or are there additional steps?

Hello boss you the best teacher on m54 engines, i have my 330ci and when i start it its like rough the engine the first 2mins, when i start it if i press the acelerator is like coughing and shaking a bit, but after 1,2mins gets normal, is it possible to be the o2 sensors? As i dont have any code on the obd2, thanks in advice

Excellent video. Thank you. Re: "disa" valve you referred to - what does this do? Appreciate if at some future date, you could give a guide on how to replace starter motor on a BMW

At 3:33 when you are showing how to disconnect the sensor, (I'm not sure if you said "aux" sensor or not), but my 2003!BMW 330i (automatic transmission) does NOT have one of those, nor do I see any connectors for it. I bought the car used and haven't driven it yet. Is this something my car is missing? Or were some models made without it? Hope you can help me answer this. Thanks for all of your great videos!

Wonderful video but how do you remember where everything goes?

I Love your videos! Thank you so much..

Would you be able to show us the inside of the disa valve where the said bolt is. Curious to know and also possibly link where to get a rebuilt kit for the disa valve along with the aluminum flapper. I’m in need of this 11:16

Hey 50sKid, I'm about at my wits end here. Bought a BMW years ago. Been keeping it going along throwing money at it but now I have reached an impasse. Car starts fine when cold but when heated up electronics turn on but motor will not try to crank. Okay, no problem. List of attempts to resolve the issue: 1:Battery good, try new: no luck. 2:New battery, try coil packs: nope. 3:New packs and battery, try new starter: nope. 4:New coil packs and battery and starter, try new ignition switch: nope. 5:I dunno 50sKid, any ideas? Car is a 2003 E46 330ci Manual Transmission 178k miles. Still drives good when she starts.

Great videos love your details so helpful!!

Excellent video. Thanks!

My disa valve comes out pretty easy like there no suction, does that mean the o-ring is bad???? Started getting lean codes and random misfires

the small hose connected to the f-connector from the intake boot has come off as the rubber hose became brittle. How important is its role and can i drive without it? i have a 330ci covertible

your work is super!!! can i use Seafoam to clean the intake, injectors and entire engine if would you do video?

I have a 04 325CI my car cranks but won’t start. I already had the DME redone. Fuel pump is fine. Just don’t know why it won’t start?

You alright mate. I'm having a problem with throttle position sensor and was wondering if you have any video's on how I can fix it or how the clean the throttle body??

Do you recommend to clean the MAF, Idle CV and body throttle? I saw another of your videos where you only recommend to clean the MAF (with a MAF cleaner) as the last resort. Why? What about the idle and body throttle? Thanks a lot! Your videos are the best.

Great explanations during the step by step process. Do you reccomend a fuel additive to keep things clean, or is that stuff just "snake oil"?

Where does the smaller of the two vacuum hoses go? Reference 8:00

Very well done!

11:42 that specific line broke broke when I pulled it the bottom end was brittle af 😭 I wanna replace it but I don't know where the bottom end is supposed to go 💀

Just an add on - Before re-installing disa valve - check to make sure there is no loose pin - flap is moving properly - gasket is good - clean - linkage is good- all nicey nice? DON'T FOGET TO CHECK VACUUM! THERE IS A VACUUM PORT THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO TEST OPERATION! Sorry for the caps but I wish I knew I could check before re-installing and feeling like I did every single thing right and still got a code. If you hold the disa valve in the same orientation as it is installed - run your finger down the part where you plug into. go all the way until you have to turn the unit over - keep following until you come to a little hole. if you open the valve and hold it open - cover that hole with your finger - then let go of the valve and it should not be able to close all the way - it should stop and hold at about a 45 degree angle. Or better yet - search how to test the disa valve - there IS a youtube video... my 2 cents for a little less frustration for you!

Sir isnt it whenever you loosen the ac belt and main belt you pull the wrench clockwise

Great job on this video!

Hey 50skid, I love your videos. They've helped me a ton. I recently replaced the intake boots on my 325i, and while doing so, dropped one of the clips that holds the brake master cylinder heat shield on. I'm a bit picky, and would like to replace it, but can't seem to locate them online. I even tried finding the part number on RealOEM. Do you happen to know what they're called/where to find them?

Hey, the "fan wrench & pulley holder" link doesn't work anymore. Is there an alternative?

Hi and thanks for your videos. I'm planning to install a new starter on my 2004 BMW X5 3.0i. I'm only going to dislodge the air-intake and tilt it away from the block and not remove it completely. First, do you see a problem with this method. And also when you have access to underside of the manifold what parts would you change? Thanks

I did the CCV valve replacement and when re-installing the oil dipstick tube, I find it does not go in all the way, in fact, there is about 1/4" difference in height between the fixed bracket with the 13 mm bolt and the dipstick tube bracket - so I cannot bolt it down. I tried wiggling the tube, hammering it down and it does not budge - any thoughts? I'd appreciate some input, thank-you.

Hi, I am Baris (peace). I'm writing from izmir Turkey. I have an E46 318i N46 engine automatic car ( 200.000 km ). After 300 - 500 km of use Orange cogwheel light on,( A faulth as caused the transmission to switch to the emergency - run program. this indicates a transmission system malfunction. All lever positions can still be selected, but in the forward positions only certain gears are actually available when the car is driven ) , The MAF and Valvetronic engine adaptation error is given. Electrical wiring was checked. 4 ignition coil, MAF sensor (2 times), Valvetronic adjustment motor (2 times) eccentric position sensor changed. timing cain adjustment (2 times). now 500 km after the same failure, the automatic gear shifts to the emergency - run program (the center of the exclamation point is lit). Do you have any idea? the oxygen sensor, throattle body or vanos solenoid and oring can do? thanks.

Thanks for pointing me to this video. Solved my issue. I do have 1 last question..... My disa is dirty so is the inside of the manifold (gassy oily smell)... how can I clean that an easy way without taking it all apart? Any sprays out there?

Excellent viedio!! Thanks

I have a problem removing the lower intake boot (like at 12.02) the hose clamp for that small elbow is facing down and i cant get to it to losen it, so what should i do now?

I love your Videos.

Does the fan and shroud have to come out to change oil pan gasket. If so, why? Thank you for your videos. They are very helpful, and save me a lot of money! -Nick

Great jobs, thanks