As an older guy it's no joke that you need to take care of your back. That engine table is a life changer! It was a pain in the butt to do 8 valve seals on my Mk1 VW. Doing 32 on this BMW is a nightmare! Bless you Jonny!

It is always a pleasure to watch a master mechanic deal with a fiddly car so easily!

A lot of BMW owners will mourn the day when Jonny retires. His superb mechanical skills will be missed not only by his customers, but also by viewers who are DIY mechanics. He's given me confidence to do jobs I would have farmed out to $140/hr pro mechanics. One more thing. Jonny you are an instantly likable guy.,

This guy is the hardest working mechanic in the business. He makes it look so easy, yet he is so precise. A master! 💯

I am no need to be this invested in this video and yet I just sat through it front to back. Always great to see a new upload from the Car Ninja!!! :)

Car ninja never misses. This guy's a monster 💪

That valve spring compression tool is pretty slick.

Love the video and I always look forward to the car ninja sharing his expertise.

This style of video is awesome! Great info and thanks for the AGA tools recommendation!

Always a pleasure to watch you work. I wish you were local to me. Cheap tools are a waste of money, to be sure.

You are a fabulous tech. There is no way I could get all that back together.

My hobby is auto mechanics, and I love this channel. It is academic for me, so that I can learn and understand. Thank you very much.

It's a wonder Johnny's head don't explode with all of the information he has stored up there from his great knowledge he has of German motors and cars..

Good analogy. It’s like taking apart and putting back together a very complex puzzle.

Ninja is a real craftsman and surgeon. 👌

Taking pictures is such a great tip. I did a steering column repair on my car yesterday and there was like 20 wiring harnesses, I would've been screwed without my pictures lol

Done SO MANY OF THESE. it’s actually fun to watch someone else do it 😂

Awesome video! Gotta love the intro.

an N63 with 140K on it? scientists must study this specimen at once!

Master Ninja doing what he does💪

Hi Johny, I had the pleasure of being a passenger in my brothers BMW M4 competition, WOW fastest car I’ve ever been in. Between you and me I nearly shit myself.

Great job and is done 👍💯

one exception to what Jonny said about plugs: Mixing up M54 pre-cat lambda sensors. used to happen so often, BMW made a test plan in DIS for it!

Well at least the owner can feel good that even though he was meticulous about oil changes which kept the engine internals "super clean" he can still have the pleasure of paying for a $5k+ plus for an engine out, top end rebuild! Jonny also mentioned replacing the impossible to get to turbo seal that is leaking as well. Of course, it's a BMW and oil and coolant seals always fail creating major repair bills. This car looks to be in beautiful condition. But that beauty is deceptive. Buyers of late model BMW's with mileage north of 100k must plan to budget for major engine repairs. I know because I just dumped a beautiful 2008 535Xi that I considered "mechanically totaled" after getting an estimate of $6k plus to replace turbos, motor mounts and an oil pan gasket. The car had 125k miles on it and I had already sunk $12k in maintenance and repairs, many of which I was able to do myself. But turbos and the pan were beyond my skill set, so I decided to "quit chasing the rabbit down the hole". I did the sensible thing and traded the car in for $3000-ouch! The dealer I traded to sold it in 2 days for $8000. Sure hope the new owner got some kind of warranty!

Again the master at work!!

Johnny could have been an outstanding surgeon.

Best video yet!

Easy and nice when you know things 👌

So glad BMW rectified the issues plaguing the older N63 models. Just get the regularly scheduled maintenance, top off the oil & fluids, change oil every 5-7k miles, and it will last a long time.

Another brilliant video!

10yrs ago I bought The most Hated BMW 2007 750li I’m a Certified Auto And Diesel Technicians Love way vehicle performance but when comes to Electronic side even I Shake my head 😣Great 👍🏾videos CAR Ninja!!!

thats a nice and solid valve spring compressor

Great video, I have the AGA tools for the N62 and used it to do seals multiple times and it works fantastic. The N63 seals in the car I would probably not want to so either 😂. Thanks for the video.

Your great Johnny!!

@AGA for the win again. They should be a channel sponsor! Their B58 oil filter spill containing tool is a hot mess, but otherwise their stuff is spot on in my experience.

It's "E" for "Einlass" (literally inlet) and "A" for "Auslass" (outlet).

Good stuff!

Yup he’s exactly correct. This is how I taught myself

N62 valve stem seals can be done in the car pretty easily, but for the N63 it's definitely an engine-out proposition.

Hopefully he did the bottom timing chain guides those always go brittle and fall to pieces as well. Plus the oil pump chain, or at least adjust the preload. I dealt with way too many of these original N63 when they came in at shop work at.

How many times have you had to replace the valve guides as well?

Is this n63 better then it was from the bmw factory new with the parts you used? What’s the life expectancy of the engine now if well taken care of? Is it stronger and more reliable than new. Thanks

I just got my timing guide bracket and VCG replaced plus couple hoses fixed and the aux intercooler pump pump by Indy ( $2000 even ) SC upstate area. I’m scared now watching this hoping he changed the seals as well. 12’ x5 50i 124k miles ran great before the i started smelling burning smell through air vents.

Looks like that engine table thingy is worth its weight in gold. Paid for itself many times over I imagine.

tnx for the video

If those upper chain guides were toast, would not the lower ones be the same? With the engine already out it would make sense to change the chains too?

What other updates would you recommend to a customer on a job like this with the powertrain already out?

Nice job! Where I can get that tool for the valvesprings?

How much did all of this cost the customer in total?

Hey car ninja I’m in the works rn of doing a bunch of work on n63 13 550 do you think out of your experience is it possible to pull out the valve covers while in vehicle?

The to Chain guide that was broken you fixed, what about the others if it had broken would it not be wise to replace all of the guides? Just wondering if they are all becoming brittle probably would be wise to replace them all. I know some folks would resist, but if that were my car I would want all the timing chain guides to be replaced.

Ninja you love Florida? You should move down here we need your expertise!

Z18XE 181,000 miles, no oil burn.

How do I best get a stripped oil drain plug out from an n26 engine when the Allen hole is rounded out? Thanks and love the channel!!

I'm curious how long does it take to do this job, plus timing chain on these cars? Looks like the customer would need a rental for sure! @carninja

is the airpressure/leakdown test recommended, all cyl, before determining to pull the heads or not? This customer wins my praise for the extent of engine overhaul. @140K much to replace with new. That there are special tools for the valve stem seal replace speaks to the value repair these cars - prolong quality service life/less polution, lower taxes, etc.

I had a 2012 550i with the N63, engine failed with 58000 miles. Rod bearings gone. Lucky it was a certified preowned so warranty paid for it.

18 m550i w the n63tu motor, 95k miles with no problems riding strong

My local BMW mechanic retired and there's no one other than the dealer :( Dealers are expensive and only knows how to work on newer cars!

Hey Maestro CarNinja, I have a friend with a 2010 750 with 198,000 miles and randomly started misfiring on cyl 4 he was driving in the highway. Now it’s getting misfire cyl 4, 7 and random. We replaced spark plugs, coils, pcv with pipes on both sides as they were cracked yet issue still persists. Where should he look next besides getting a new car?

So did it get new chain tensioners and guide but the original chain got left in it?

Hi can you remind me of the make of dust free brake pads thanks

So it didn’t get its timing set service as scheduled (typical)?

how about a video on what you and your crew daily drive

Where are you located brother

Anyone know of a mechanic workshop in Sydney Australia that will do this for me? I would love to have the engine fully checked as Car Ninja did in his awesome video.

Super easy

Johnny what's the approximate cost on a job like this on an N63? Just curious.. as much as you hate this job, it must be a good money maker for the shop since they all will eventually have valve stem seal failure..

What a job like that cost?

One thing I've learned from watching these videos is don't buy anything with a BMW badge unless it's under warranty and if the warranty is about to expire get rid of it

What do you normally charge for a job like this on the n63 platform?

how much would this job cost?

He's back:)

Are there “better than OEM” replacement parts for these? I would hate to have this entire process re-done in another 50,000 mi or so.

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BMW started replacing the engines, rather than doing this job anymore. Because they dropped the engine price to around $3k, which is insanely cheap So you will probably only get this job done, in a BMW Master Tech home garage for $2500 now. With that being said I own a 2009 BMW 750Li, with this engine of course. I bought it 2 years ago for $7500 with 60k miles Say what you want but I drove it back, 600 miles from Virginia to NYC straight. With a shaking engine & I was getting 22 MPG lol, so I have to give it props for that. Never broke down With that being said I got it all sorted, with new vanos solenoids & new exhaust camshaft gear with new bolt. For a total of $1300 including labor can’t complain, dealership quoted me $20k btw Not sure how bad my valve seals are, but there’s a product I bought called Liqui Moly Motor Oil Saver…it rejuvenates all rubber & seals inside the engine. It works wonders believe me This engine is definitely notorious, but if you tackle the known problems…it’s a very nice engine/vehicle. Replace the PCV hoses & wrap them with heat resistant tape. Replace the coolant hoses by the turbos, wrap those with heat resistant tape also Replace the y stem that connects the coolant hoses under the turbo, with a metal one or wrap it with the tape also. Change the oil on time & use the motor oil saver…you’ll be good to go Heat & and bad oil is what kills these engines, because they run abnormally hot by design. So if you take those preventative measures, the engine will last a long time

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Wish I was closer to your shop Ninja, I have a Audi A5 S-line 2 door coupe... I have my 35k Service due.. Plugs and oil change 700 bucks the Audi dealership says .

so does this repair bulletproof the engine or does it still happen afterwards?

Yup! I agree with most of that. However, according to a Technical Bulletin on my 2014 VW Passat with a 1.8 TSI engine, it's designed to consume 1/2qt oil every 600 miles.... WOW! I don't get it!!!

I wonder if baby Jonny had a wrench in his hand instead of a rattle?

@car ninja Sir. I know you're busy 🙏 but i need your help i own this nightmare

What is it with German car makers that cannot get an engine to not leak oil from several spots?

Johnny I remember you saying the N62 is the worst engine, but that can't be true, I know that you know the N63 is much worse

How long does it take you to drop the engine?

It's actually Auslass = Exhaust and Einlass = intake :D Nothing to to with highways.

Why not get a rebuilt from BMW? They’re only $4k for long block (since the class action)

Can I get a ballpark price of what this cost to have this type of service done. My 2011 X5 has close to 158,000 Mi. Personally, I just use the at-205 valve seal conditioner to get rid of the little bit of smoke I had coming from my exhaust. And the little bit of smoke that was coming out only started coming out after I decatted her. I would be more worried about my timing chain, and I'm sure the valves need a walnut blast. Does anybody know if it's easier to do this job with the engine in the X5 over a 750 or 550 because there's more room, or is it just my imagination? There's more room in the X5. Any help would be appreciated.

"...after taking off the valve cover" ummm did we miss 'step 1, pull engine'? 😊

Einlass und Auslass. Intake and exhaust.

Could never do all that in a million years

Top chain guides turned brown and became brittle and broke into pieces. What is the chance the 4 guides behind the front timing cover in good condition? I am guessing 1% (if not now, it will be in 6 months) and you could have removed the oil pan (easy for N63) to check for guide chunks more than what the top guides can give you. If so, do it right and pull the cover to replace 4 guides but that means heads out and upper oil pan out. Ouch. That is why N63 sucks.

How much for a job like this?

While engine is out and the upper timing guide looking like that, shouldve also replaced the chain and all guides

I agree with dropping the engine to do this kind of work. Leaning over the car for days and hating the back pain the comes with it isn't worth it. It's only a couple hours of work it takes to drop the engine out from the bottom, and save yourself from a lot of swearing and back pain.

Nice. I agree aga is nice quality. I will say they have some overpriced items. Their crankcase oil cap (vacuum test cap) rubs the chain on bmw v8 m60 as an example. I assume it rubs on m62 as well. Their videos are also funny. The problem is you have a smoking bimmer!

Best engine if you take care of it. I did my with AGA tools in my garage I took me three days. I would have to say take your fuel injectors out just because I guarantee there tips are dirty and doing all the work and not taking them out is big mistake

I did this job with engine in the car. Never again.

cant believe the n63 has the exact same problem as the n62 - i thought they realised the issue and used better parts?

my pensky bmw dearler would Not sell(order) me a bmw oil filter wrench for my s63 eng..one of their mechanics ordered it and i paid him.