Yes great design. Same with the e46 too and most of them all lol makes life easier changing rear plugs or coils

Nick Vernice good looking out!!! I’ve dreaded changing the rest of my spark plugs, specially cylinder 5. I actually broke the hinge off the coilpack on cylinder 4, luckily I had a spare coilpack. “Misfire on cylinder 4” everything cool now.

Same

Anti seize isn’t required or recommended for the NGK plugs.

Derrick G never trust it. They just bang around in the box. Always check yourself. Trust no one.

The SMG gearbox can be very problematic. My father's, however, has been fine so far with 77,000ish miles.

These are the stock grills!

E39Source must be my eyes playing tricks on me. Thanks

I did a Google search to see which plugs the E60 uses, and a popular article on M5Board listed these NGK plugs, so I went with them! I don't have a Bosch/NGK preference.

That's about 3 hours labor and $300 in parts, so probably. But you could do that for you $300 yourself! Where are you located?

I figured, thanks. I live in Detroit Mi

@@rhardey if you need anything I'm a mechanic myself I live in Clinton twp!

I almost did one, but I wasn't in San Diego when his car last needed a thermostat. I know it's a very involved process. If his needs it again before he sells it, I'll try to do it and do a DIY.

Danny's Garage big engine packed into there. Not much room

For sure. Though my 1995 750il had a V12 packed in there and it wasn't too much bigger than an E60 M5 but much easier to work on. It was a SOHC engine though, so that's probably why it had more room.

Danny's Garage this engine is actually pretty easy to work on. compared to a ford focus....no..but it is.

Yeah but it's more complicated to work on compared to what I'm used to, which are the M62tu and S62 engines in the E39 BMWs.

what are you talking about?? a few clips and two screws is hard? wha'ts so hard abut that???

Thank you for that info!

We were proactive with it. Within a few more weeks, it would have come up on the dash and informed us it was time for new plugs.

I think there were other things in the way, I contemplated that.

I definitely would if I had one.

Nope. I destroyed 5 of the 10 on my car, but in my defense, 2 were pre-mangled. I ended up buying all new coils. Can’t hurt as my car now has 150k mi

It's not much harder than E46, no. Just more tedious, since there are two cylinder banks, and two slightly more difficult plugs to get to.

You need to do some more videos about the e60, not a lot of them on YT. Oh and i can't find any videos on that ferrari that's parked next to it, maybe do an exhaust clip and a walk around of it?

I'll do whatever I can on the E60, but it's my dad's car, and he probably won't be keeping it all too long. I can definitely do a walk around on the Ferrari though, it's a 1998 355 F1 Spider that my family has owned since 2005 and 6,000 miles. It has just over 30,000 miles now.

yes def do a video on the Ferrari

I will next time I am in San Diego!

Those could be electrical issues, these cars are extremely sensitive to voltage. I would do the battery reset, and have the battery tested for faults. Then go from there.

I have 2008 lci m5 and love my car I just reached 134000 miles and still runs great .i did my rod bearings and throttle body actuators which were pricy but worth it I would recommend coding the battery but also check your I drive , if your screen is stuck on reboot mode it means the unit is bad .the ccc unit goes bad on this car and can be replaced it’s not that hard to do ,there is diy videos that can help .dont think amp is blown .my guess is that your alternator is going bad cause that happened with my e60 550i all the lights check engine started to come one randomly and found out alternator was bad also u can do yourself.good luck lastly check all the fuses there is a few fuse boxes in the car like trunk glove compartment and engine bay

Of course you can, we do. It's just hellishly expensive lol

Oh that's a fun surprise! We have had a few break on us since this video was made, and got them out with channel locks. Obviously, that (those) coil(s) will need to be replaced.

@@E39Source thanks sparkplugs seemed good so I'll tackle that a little down the road.

When standing in front of the car looking at the engine with the hood open: Cylinder #4 is on the left (passenger's) side, one away from the firewall.

@@E39Source you are right. I got conflicting information. Verified by my pulling that coil (#4) and moving it to #3. Sorry about that....

This could be almost anything. You need a BMW shop to diagnose the electrical system/engine of your vehicle. Find a well-established independent BMW service facility.

E39Source That's the problem, I was in a BMW department. And they did not find anything. I'll look around. Thank you for the quick reply.

Well if they can't determine why an engine isn't running smoothly, they aren't very good at what they do. I'd seek another opinion.

E39Source Do I have to, because these fluctuations pretty annoying.

Go to a different place. Somebody has to be able to figure out what is wrong with it.

I would absolutely not recommend that, there are far too many sensitive components up there. I've never seen an S85 that is dirty though. Take the time to clean it by hand and then keep it nice.

Cool will do, my engine bay is getting really dirty. I'll just wipe it down like you suggested. Thanks !!! Keep the videos coming !

I've washed down my engine before, just be careful with it and don't get too close. I live in Phoenix and the sand gets everywhere! First time was about 2 years ago, never had an issue :)

Zawisza Czarny did you put it on a dyno? I did the same but haven’t taken it to a dyno yet

Perhaps they've just been in there a super long time? If the engine is running well otherwise, with new plugs, I wouldn't worry about the color of the old plugs too much. These engines are very unique.

Which cylinder(s) is it misfiring on? I would start with replacing all 10 plugs. If you have a misfire on say cylinder 3 and 7, move those coil packs to maybe cylinders 1 and 9. See if the misfire codes move WITH the coils. If so, you know you have bad coils in those cylinders.

It’s 1-7 that’s misfiring. Might be best to change the spark plugs and coils. Any recommendations for them?

7 of the 10 cylinders? Wow. Use the NGK LKR8AP for plugs. The coil packs are part number 12137841556 and made by Bremi.

Yes a whole 7. I was giving false service records. So I’m faced to rebuilding it. Got her from a dealership

I can't find anything online about that code.

E39Source sorry I mean p0306

Looks like common faults of that code are spark plugs, coils, injectors, vacuum leak, low fuel pressure, cam sensor, crank sensor, head gasket, compression (valve seals or head gasket) or poor quality fuel- in that order. I would start with spark plugs. If plugs don't do it, switch the coil on that cylinder to another cylinder and see if the code moves with it. If so, replace the coil.

E39Source thanks a lot will do that ..

Yes, '98 355 F1.

E39Source is the S65 4.0 V8 in the E92 ///M3 easy to work on compared to the S85 5.0 V10 ///M5?

It's the same as the S85 V10, minus two cylinders. I wouldn't expect much else to be different at all. They have the same con-rod bearing and VANOS known issues.

E39 for sure. The E60 is only 'better' at chassis/handling dynamics, and then of course high RPM (7,000 RPM plus) horsepower.

@@E39Source ok, but you still did not describe what you like about the E39 at all?, I mean make a little effort to put it into words please, "why" do you like it more, what is it about it when you push the gas and go through the gears that is better, how is it better? I own an E60 M5 this is why I am asking you, I am genuinely curious.

@@31acruz The E39 represents a different time for BMW. All of their energy and focus was put in the driving experience. I personally prefer the styling and ergonomics better, too. The E39 M5 makes gobs of low end torque, and the horsepower builds with RPMs, so the entire rev range is very usable. The car feels very mechanical and analog, and you have so much control over it as a manual. It has so many personalities, depending on how aggressively it is driven. The E39 feels more german, more restrained and stealthy. The E60 does feel more exotic, however. The V10 is incredibly unique, but I find it to be less usable and far less practical.

@@E39Source thank you, that is the answer I was looking for. Helps a lot.

That's doable too, but I'd rather not go through having to remove all of those plastics, since 'building the tool' inside the cylinder head isn't that bad.

18lb/ft

Thanks buddy, I just found the specs and it looks like 23 nm or 17 ft/lb. Appreciate your reply

@@E39Source I thought you said it's 22ft/lbs on the e60 m5?

@@mightymoe4635 Depends on the source, most sources say 23nm or ~18lbft. 22lb/ft should't hurt them either.

Of course not, I just meant behind the firewall trim, and slightly more difficult to access. A simple u-joint solves this problem.

Because it hasn't warmed up yet.

Cold start is 6.8, but warmed up can rev to 8500

Be patient! Use a 3/8 3-6" socket extension in the flip up part of the coil and firmly pull straight up with an even amount of force on both sides.

What worked was spinning the coil 180 degrees a few times. The driver side was much harder. The left came out in just a few minutes. Completed the whole thing in 2.5 hours! 😁 Most of that time spent on driver side coil removal. Cheers.

We have K&N air filters in there. The box protects the filter the ambient dirt and grime.

I've never seen a need before, and have never used it. We have also never had trouble getting the plugs out.

Thats certainly a good thing

We recently changed the plugs on ours again and broke two coils. We replaced all 10 of them. If anybody needs good used working coils, I'll sell them for cheap!

@@E39Source Make sure you purchase them from FCPEuro. They have a lifetime warranty on everything they sell. So if you need to change all 10 again they would all be FREE!

Pig Farmer Ben got mine changed for 1800. bot a big deal

That's good to know. That's not a bad deal for what it is.

Bufan666 MuayThai is that like 17 ft lb?

Joey $10000.00 bucks for a belt service on those.

Joey cuz it's his dads and he can own what ever he wants.

The look and the sound of this car makes whatever it takes to keep it going worth it. It does need timing belt services, which are engine-out services, every few years though. Which are annoying and expensive. But once you find a good shop, it's not that bad.

It's also not a terrible DIY if you don't care about resale value. One guy did a 7-part series on KZfaq showing how he did the engine-out service himself.

10k your better off buying a LP640 LAMBORGHINI as those are similar to maintain and Lamborghini LP640 is a much better car.