Just wanted to share this with you guys. When removing the pigtail from the electrical sensor, oil filter housing, starter connection etc... you don't have to remove the retaining clip. All you need to do is press/push the clip inward and pull the connector out. This will prevent you from losing the clips. Just thought i mention it.

urban you are a BMW god i haven't seen a better tutorial video on KZfaq this detailed and with all the minor explanations and screws and every single detail great job

Thank you so very much! Excellent job with this video. I worked F/T teaching paramedic school, along with 2 other F/T, and 25 P/T instructors. I've seen a lot of people teach and you my friend have that most excellent demeanor, taking your time to cover everything that you could think of, in a very relaxed and pleasant way. Very nice work again. Also, I scored big points with my wife and son with your help in doing this project, as well as all of that money that you saved us. Thank you again! Rob....Chico, CA

My engine light came on stated that it was the starter. The code it read as "A0B4 Engine Start, starter operation" and "A0B2 Supply, terminal 30E/30L". Well I followed this video and it went smooth. You rock! Thanks a ton! First, I disconnected the battery and started remove one piece by one. I kept track of all parts by labeling them. The fist piece I removed, I put #1 and so on. So when it was time to put them back, I simply followed the order in which they were removed going backward. I just replaced the starter as well as spark plugs last night. Hours later all went well. It was pretty easy if your know where things are located and have some patience. Dealer wanted ~$1200 + tax just to replace the started plus a few hundreds more for spark plugs. Again, thanks everybody, especially the video author - you are the man!

Urbanhowto, this is THE BEST video I have seen on an E90 starter replacement. I watched your video last weekend to replace my own starter and it was a breeze. Two hours and it was a done deal. Not one warning light. THANK YOU!

PLEASE READ!!!!!! At 38 minutes it's a T-27!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT A T-25!!!!!!!! I slightly stripped out the 2 little screws because of this and it held me up quite some time!!!! Otherwise thank you for the help, it was awesome, super helpful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Brotherman Thank you so so much for this video. My wife's car gave out on us three days ago and I brought it back to life today:) and it was all thanks to you. Thank you for taking the time to make this very detailed video. You didn't have to but ya did! You're the MAN!!!!

I just don't know any words that describes how thankful I am of you and this video. Thank you for taking the time to make the video and helping others. You saved me a lot of money! Blessings for you and your family brother!!!!

This video was done so well. Paid attention to every little detail and showed everything you did before doing it so we can get a better understanding. Good job

You sir are awesome! Thanks for the detailed directions. I just finished replacing my starter and it's thanks to you. There's nothing like KZfaq University. 👍

I’m so grateful for your video. My car was sitting for almost two months b/c of the starter. It helped my husband and his friend change the starter and save us $400 at minimum!☺️

23 mins in and I just needed to stop and comment. Thank you for the most detailed instructional video I've ever seen on a car repair great job man

Just did this job on a bmw 630I with a n52 engine , this was a really helpfull video to says the least, thanks to you and the cameraman for a great tutorial.

good camera man as well. He know exactly where ppl need to watch. perfect job. Thank you too.

I really appreciated your repair video. It helped me replace my starter and saved me a lot of money and I don't really work on cars. You have really good mechanical skills. Keep up the good work!

Took my 328i apart and got the starter bolts overtorqued,lost track of all bolts so this is a godsend.you should be doing this for a living,your great at explaining,taking your time so you don't leave anything out....lots of money working on them beemers!!!!!!! thanks 😊

Thank you so much! I’m not that much of a car guy and I was able to do it myself. The 2 screws for the junction box bracket were T27 and not T25 (2011 328i xdrive).

Your video was GREAT man donno why ANYONE would dislike this video your detail was perfect best car DIY iv seen in years bro thank you i have a 128i now I feel a little confident on changing my starter👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽the camera person did a good job too thank you as well

I must say that it is simply the most useful video I have had in my life. I have a BMW 528i 2008, watch the video although a few things were different, I save more than $1,200 dollars, and I bought the spare parts and tools in Autozone, definitely, it is the best video that could be made, I am not a mechanic and I had not done any work well, but with the video everything became simple. 1 month ago I did the job myself, without help from anyone and my car works perfectly. A thousand thanks for the significant contribution. I recommend the video without a doubt and I wish I could give stars. Thank you a lot!!!!!!

I don't even own a BMW but this was a great video. And the potential money that can be saved is crazy.

Great video man thanks for taking the time to film it and describe every lil detail. This is hands down one of the best dyi tutorials for people looking a complete guide to this repair keep it up. Can u make one to replace the springs on the e90 lol

Excellent Video! I like how you take the time to explain things in detail and how you did not blaze through it! Thank You !

Bro keep making these videos, this was insanely helpful.

Wow, you are awesome. This is one if not the best video of fixing a car that I ever watched. You went through the steps one at a time, WOOOOOW you are good, please keep up the good work.

This is the first video I’ve watched of yours and just wanted to say you explain things very well and I need to replace my starter on my 2008 328i 3.0 L also your video is a big help , so thank you very much and from now on I’ll be watching, dam good job....👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Dude! you kick ass bro. You just saved me $1200 that's what the dealer wants. Garage down the street, first said $685 then said $500. shaky! man, shaky. Don't know what to believe. Until I saw your vid. Great job man. Your step by step and most importantly no camera shaking was on the money. I followed your vid followed your step by step and I had the Starter out in 2, well 2 1/2 but that's cool. Just in time for second quarter Navy Army game (Go Navy). Small advice for anyone attempting a starter removal. Tape your screws and bolts and nuts and washers and everything else to the part you just removed. Keep your intakes covered, you don't want anything falling into your intakes. For the two t25 screw removal, located under the manifold; make sure the wrench sits nice and flat and unscrew nice and easy. You can strip the star on these screws easily. For the hoses under the manifold- they're a bitch I used pliers, just be gentle. The smaller hose which urbanhowto said was the hardest was actually the easiest for me. Here's what I did. Instead of getting your fingers from one hand trying to squeeze it , I used both hands my left hand along side the back of the hose not visible to you, my right hand on the side facing you. from the back side and front side I squeezed pulled and it came right off. Anyway hope this helps

Amazing way of showing how to remember bolts and where parts go. great video!

thank you for the awesome video, I just got done with job on 528i. the video was very helpful and cameraman was great

Thank you so much for this video. It was a huge help to all of us DIYers. Knocked mine out no problem. Awesome video!

Great instructions , everything mentioned was usefull. On the wire harness conections the clips that lock them in place don't have to be removed, just pushed in.less parts to loose.great job!

Thanks for this video. I followed it from start to finish. Got my starter on my 328i replaced with your help.

Giving me the confidence to tackle this job, thanks man! best wishes!

Thank you for taking the time to do this and post it. You saved me at least $1000. You rock!

I believe your video was exactly what I needed to watch to change my starter... thank you in advance

You just fixed my BMW (through my hands). I can't believe it worked. It took many hours as I am not that experienced. I have a UK 330i and there was two slight differences. There was an extra sensor lead as you lift off the manifold - be careful. Also, the two leads that attach to the the manifold beside where the throttle body is, is slightly different. My starter motor worked when it was removed but the new one was put in anyway. Car started first time. The new one has enough torque to start the car easily, the old one didn't. My car never even made a clicking noise so I wasn't sure.

Dude great video! Lots of information and great camera work too! Tips for you and everyone here is to use ziplock bags to store screws and bolts. Just label the bags. Use bright masking tape to tape up connectors. This will make it easy to spot cables not plugged in. Use a marker to mark anything to help you not forget. Lastly With these BMWs upgrade any flimsy plastic hose with an engine/transmission oil hose with metal screw on hose clamps. Vacuum leaks suck ass on these cars but when it works right its second to none!

thanks to your video I completed this job in 2 hours and the sizes are t27 and t30 for the 328i.

Hey, THANK YOU for showing the torx bolt placement in manifold next to throttle body (39 minutes in). I couldn't figure out whats holding that wiring bracket in place. FYI you have the only video out there that explains it! good vid. Thank you again.

I may have to do this soon. Your video is much appreciated. Very detailed and great camera work. Thank you,

Great video, it helped me remove my manifold and replace the CCV. Just wanted to add that you don't need to take the metal clip of the connector at 49:33 you can just push down on it and pull it out. This way you don't run the risk of losing the clip. Cheers!

Excellent video. Swapping out the starter on my E90 tonight and this just made it a hell of a lot easier. Thank you for the effort you put into doing this.

Great video...thank you for all the ideas, really appreciated and saved me hundreds of $$. I was able to get starter out without disconnecting the breather hose at all, I did not remove the throttle body or the wire harness screws and did not disconnect the small lower hose. I was able to get starter out without removing the IM.....it was tight, but was able to access screws on starter. Held manifold in place using bungee chords. I did replace the gaskets on the IM. Got three quotes: Dealer-$1,100.00 two independent shops $814.00 and $774.00. Starter cost me $82.00, IM gaskets $18.95, breaker bar $7.99 and flexible angle wrench $14.99. It is a tedious job, but I enjoy working with my hands and on my car, learned something and saved money!! Thanks again.

This video is great. Very professionally done. Keep em coming !

Hey man, I don't even wanna do this job Once, and you did it Twice just to give us a good DIY video. Greatly Appreciated!!! Definetly the best diy video I've found for this job.. 👍👌🙌👏

Tackled this job last night , didn’t remove the intake fully , only loss I had was the brittle crankcase tube on the rear busted

Good and detailed. Thank you. It took me forever, but I got it done. By the way, that part that you said not to disconnect the electrical cable from looked like the throttle body. Thanks again.

Thanks for taking time to do this video! You are awesome 😎 my car is back on the road due to the advise and very well high quality video! 🙏🏽

thank you . your instructions helped me breezing through the process. but the last screw facing cabin on the started is really peace of art by bmw engineers.

Thank you. Done in 2 hours with the right tools and I saved hundreds of dollars.

Best Video I could find showing step by step! Thank you so much!

Great Tutorial Bro! Very Specific and detailed, best ive ever seen

this guy is awesome!!,, you can tell he is a young guy by his voice,, but he gave an excellent direction piece by piece instruction how to get to the starter!!. thumbs up homie!!!!

Best diy video I’ve ever seen. Keep up the good work

Thanks for posting! This is very helpful since the starter on my E90 needs replacement soon. Really appreciate the detailed steps you've provided and the great camera shots. You sir have given me confidence to do this myself vs taking it to the dealer and paying top $$.

Very helpful! Good job showing to two little bolts that hold the harness on the bottom of the manifold.

Hi I checked your video out and it was very helpful. I actually did my this morning and everything worked out great, continue the great information thanks.

Wanted to let you know that you saved me a lot of money. I replaced my starter on my 535i. I could not have done it w/o your help. Have been watching this hooping to see if you posted something else. Thank you and hope to see something from you soon.

You Da man!!! took me less than 2 hrs to open it up. Hardest part was to take the 3 plastic hoses off of the intake manifold. There were 2 more on the farther end, of which I got one and the other one just broke..

Great video! This helped so much and the detail is great. Thanks!

AMAZING VIDEO!!! you are a natural at this. Thanks very much for the video.

Great Video always wonder where the starter was on my e90. Going to bookmark for future use. Keep up the great vids.

Hey man awesome video, my car starter just fail me like two days ago. I imagine the steps are the same to a 08 328i couple. I will study your video and make notes. When the time is ready I'll replace my starter. Liked and subscribe. You should make more DIY. You sir have save a lot of people money .

Thank you all I need was to take my intake manifold off and this was the best video so far 👍💪💪

A MILLION THANKS FOR YOUR GENEROSITY !

About to try this out today and excited to see where it takes me.

thanks for this step by step how to video it really helped me out ..

Thank you so much for taking the time to explain it all well done .

Keep em coming bro. Great work great angles. Very informative!

congratulation for such a comprehensive diy to remove starter motor. Thanks.

Awesome, saved me serious money following your video.

Nice, Very Very detailed!! Best N52 manifold removal video out there!!

I watched a couple of starter replacement videos and though that this is something I'll leave it up to the mechanics because all the other tutorial videos are very fast paced and skip alot of steps where they assume the person watching already is a decent mechanic, and also don't go over the specific tools they use. After watching this it made me feel like I can definitely do this myself. Thank you for taking the time out to be patient and explain everything. Best tutorial video I've seen so far. I hope to see more videos from you in the future. P.s.:What year is your car? and I think the little clips u pull out from the connector using screw drivers are just meant to be easily pushed in and pull the connector out. just an FYI. But yeah, would love to see more videos from you.

Thanks for the vid man. It helped a lot! Cant thank you enough.

Awesome job, your video was a life saver, huge thanks.

dude thanks so much .....did it myself thanks to you and saved a grand!

Thanks for Video. I just Change Starter on 2011 328i, and with air tools, it only took me an hour and 50 minutes done.

Diving into this work soon on my E90 330i.. great tutorial here and additional comments for my specific car, although the recaps on bolt IDs and parts inventory are a little much! ;-)

Your video saved us a ton of money! Your video was awesome! thank you.

excellent video , great camera guys, excellent job

Great video!! saved me 1300 bucks!! Thank you, much appreciated sir!!

Just an update to my last reply - my fix completed, swapping the starter motor worked!!! And unplugging the throttle body plug seemed to have no affect, which was good as I was able to clean and examine it a bit easier. Unplugging those CCV hoses was such a bear that I really only got one of the three underneath the manifold disconnected and then decided to just move the rest out of the way while I got to the starter bolts and maneuvered the starters through, not bad at all. I did use a brand new dealer starter motor at $240 (after a slight discount!), and sprung for a new battery which replaced a 4 year old battery that was probably OK, but oh well. This went from a no-click no-nothing start condition to the healthiest start I've gotten from that car. My only real clue before total failure was the engine cranking more and more slowly when starting -- but only in the mornings when extra chilly. I had taken the removed one into Autozone and it ran on their no-load tester, so the solenoid wasn't bad. They also commented it sounded weak, so the motor was simply worn out to the point of not being able to crank. There was carbon powder all around the starter gear, which I've seen before in bad starters (= carbon brush wear particles). Thank you again for doing this video. Seeing the process really helps gain confidence in my own attempts to do the same. And now I know most of the steps to do an eventual CCV system replacement. I did see signs that its days are numbered...

Your amazing your the best thank you so much for your patience and and detail video hey if I had a million dollars I'll give it to you just because of your attention to detail god bless you so much !!!

THANK YOU SIR YOU ARE A GOOD HELP GOD BLESS YOU

The best diy video ever. Thanks man.

just did mine thanks alot! respect

Really good break down man am about to change my oil catch can same procedures thanks a lot ,

Excellent video, very thorough. Thank you!!

Great video man. the detail is helpful

Good job, made the video longer than it needed to but you did great 👍🏾

You saved me a lot of money bro haha. Big thanks man.

Great video! Very thorough.

Awesome job carnal, about to handle this tomorrow!

This video attracted my attention because the starter motor in my 2011 BMW 328i needs to be replaced. I was curious to see what the service department of my BMW dealer has to do to replace the starter motor. Today's cars are a lot more complex than they were in times past. With many old cars one can get at the starter motor by jacking up the front of the car and the starter motor was easily accessible from beneath the engine.

Great video! Thank you for doing it, you saved me 500 bucks! It took me 5 hours to do it, but I did it 😀

Great video, well explained 👏 Thanks man

great video! very detailed. thanks a lot!!!

Great video, well organized. Nice job! Thanks.

Thanks you saved me so much money!

thanks for the video going to replace my starter tomorrow

thanks for this really good video! I was able to not completely remove the Intake Manifold, just move it out of the way. I could not get the T25 in the back/bottom that secures the wireharness nor did the squeeze to disconnect pvc connections under the IM. (was 8 degrees out and was cold lol) nt fighting with these saved me hours!