3:15 legend says that by turning this many times, the rod bearings were already done and good for replacement

So that's the guy who didn't torque down my vanos bolts.

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.

Alright- quick everyone with an M3 go and check your engine block number- lets see who's engine we just watched get built

One of the greatest engines ever produced.

One of BMWs last truly mechanical engines. Beautiful to watch it all coming together, and imagine it spinning at 120 times a second!

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.

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!

At the six minute mark. That VANOS looks so nice and shiny and innocent. LOL 😂

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 :)

Wish I could time travel to this moment and have them upgrade my rod bearing, cam gear bolts and vanos. 🙏

S54 is my personal Favorite M3 engine. Old School

Look at that duplex chain!

I cried when I saw him put that vanos on.

Beautiful car I have never ever seen BMW M3 E46 . I have only 330 ci E46 it is also good, M3 😍😘🤩

One of the best engines ever

Essentially a factory race engine.

These are def the guys I want building the Engine in my M3. The S54 is one of the All time Great Engines , Ever.

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。

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.

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

Have 2 M3 E46 best cars ever, S54 amazing engine.

They are looking really happy btw

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

formidable lo que es capaz de hacer el ser humano. que sincronisacion la de estas maquinas.super

There’s something to be said about a Cast Iron Block In-line 6 with a closed deck. Just bulletproof.

...and a performance legend was born!

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

This is also the engine in my Z3 ///M. Great engine.

S54 E46 M3 Baby!

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.

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 🚗

Getting my new E46 M3 soon.

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.

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 ?

Long live the e46 🔥🚀⛽️😎thanks for this video

It's a shame they didn't show the installation of the Vanos and the cams, and the rest of the engine too.

I would love 1 of those engines new 😍 I'm in love

The inline 6 engine the only thing that makes BMW great.

I wish they would still produce it..

Atmospheric engine forever

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........

S54B32 is my favourite engine.

Proper real M engine.

Absolutely mesmerising !

Are you not set tte engine timing & set the directly crankshaft & camshaft.

best job ever

Installs Two valves at once. Fifty percent improved efficiency. German style.

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.

@6:15 No way that was the sweet spot on the VANOS. The hubs moved too much.

Chrysler, THESE ARE PROPER HEMI-HEADS!

Ever wondered how BMW M3 engine was made? yup this is just another example of how great Germans are.

Sir, I don't know there are not fitted any timing pinion.

Beautiful

Wonderful engines

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

This looks so fun.

Great engine but they should have produced more GTR engines tho

I wanna work there :(

Great video of great engine

Great work

Le meilleurs des 6 cylindres il a encore tellement de possibilités a lui donner pour bc plus de chevaux

crankshaft coming in hot

So they also are the n47 misery ?

This video is too short!

Part 2?

Nice motorsport S50 S52 good motoren

S54 B32 Engine build in BMW m3 e46, m3 CSL, z3 m, z4 m, viesmann roadster mf3.

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)

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

why they never used forge rod bearings

Gotten almost as good as that guy with the shims

hmmm why is it 3.2L?

Ahí está el responsable de que fallen los casquillos del S54!!!!!!!!

Is the 3.2L All aluminum engine or is the block steel?

Only Straight Six 👍👍👍👍👍👍best

its a my dream works, like im sponge bob, and the engine its krabby patty.

1:40 those rod bearings are gonna fail bro

Hand built but No final mic of valve stems and stuff.

klasa!!!

And why the bearkngs failed big time on thks engines???

How much cost this motor

////M3 E46 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

i wish bmw used better sealing product, im sure this engine leaked after few hundred miles

6:11 VANOS!!!

S54B32 AG . 01

It’s a beautiful engine, shame they put it into such a heavy car.

why the heck piston 3 and 4 fire in the same moment?

Looks like a four cylinder?

👍👏

03:16 ff *Oil, Oil, Oil!*

Sir Whats price of the piston ring puller .....

밸브에 스냅링 끼우는것 보고싶었는데 안나오네

Should pay a little more attention to the installation. Too busy schedule or engineer does not understand what he is going to do.

07:26 olive oil

Is this the S50-B30, S50-B32 or the S54 B32?

Engine code S54B32 !

👍👍👍

I do so love my S52 engine.....

Good s54 b32