Thanks man. This is pure gold and saves a fella hours of looking and figuring.

Man, thank you very much for the video you made..you helped me financially.. may god give you strength and wisdom. Thanks once more.

Hi Zeiten. Thanks for the reply. Your videos are great and very useful. I currently own a 2004 x5 with the M54 engine and has been very reliable. It has 300 plus kilometres and still going strong.

Am going to tackle this job on my 2005 X3 today. Going to try and do it without taking off the intake manifold. In case I have to take it off your video will be very helpful. Thank you so much.

I really appreciate you being so thorough on this how to video! I’m watching it as I work through the same repair and you have saved me tons of time. 👍👍

Really Helpful. Doing mine today in tandem with my oil filter housing gasket, water pump, Thermostat housing, and lower radiator hose. Then onto the Thrust arm bushings, CV boot repair, diff oil change, as well as transfer case fluid. 04' X5 6spd, 214k

Thanks so much. It’s the first time I’ve tried anything so complex and I wouldn’t have even thought about it without this video and your help. Nearly completed rebuild and I do have two hard plastic pipes I can’t find connections for - one comes out any the tank ventilation valve but isn’t the one to the valve (looks like it comes from drive housing near left front wheel), and the other is attached to a bracket with the dipstick - so one front and one at rear of air intake manifold. I’ll just leave them hanging and give it a go, unless you have any ideas or advice. Thanks again - great work.

Perfect, I was able to do mine only difference was whenever I lifted up the intake manifold under it going from manifold to the starter is a electrical wire that has a bolt on it, took that off and manifold came off like a piece of cake

Sir you are the best and most precise I’ve seen yet thank you

Thank you, Tim. I was a little inhibited by the look and feel of European upon purchasing the X5.... You made the unknown look easy.

Good job, congratulations

Tim I So Appreciate you ✌️and you thoroughness in your walk through videos are Amazing 🤩 I have the exact BMW 2006 E53 !!

I learn some new. Good job

Very nice and informative! Thank you, awesome video!

Tim, you are the master mate👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 best explanation on youtube

Thank you so much this job was still a pain but this helped very much

Nicely Done Now I know where my vacuum hoses route too I was getting lean codes

Excellent video tutorial, but I think I may need that link for the longer oil pan to ventilator hose; it’s mentioned in the video, but I don’t see it in the description. I do thank you for one of the best vehicle repair ones I’ve seen/worked with; it’s been extremely valuable.

Excellent video, thank you....

Thank you so much for this video, it helped me a lot, thank you again

Beautiful! Great video.

Great video. I'll be rewatching this while doing the same on my '06 X5 (E53). Can you please provide a full parts list?

Thank you for this information, your the best,,,

I like the way work

Fine job!

Well documented

Really good mister..

My ICVALVE wasn’t rattling like yours. Mine was clicking slow like something thick clogged inside. I’m replacing it. Thank you so much for this video. It was the answer to my problem. I didn’t have a third vacuum line on my crankcase valve so I’m gonna unplug the two sides and add it

Glad you made this I’ll be doing mine soon

I have the same year and motor in my x5 and it ran amazing until I got in and it backfired on me and I got into it and the manifold blew a chuck out ... my question is could have something else failed to cause this to happen... is it worth just replacing the manifold or do I need to replace something else ... thanks for any advice that I could use

Excellent video. Never knew you could attach an additional vacuum line from the back of the intake manifold to the CCV valve. What would be the purpose for doing that? Thank you!

Excellent video

"Don't break it be careffuullll" I broke it 😂😭

great informative video really helpful. I followed your instructions to change my crankcase valse but my intake manifold doesn't have a switch for the secondary air intake valve. I have a 2004 bow x5 3.0i e53 same engine. can you help me or I shouldn't have to worry about it.

Any thoughts on the horrible p0505 code. I've recently replaced the disa and then I got a cam position sensor code and a icv code. Pulled the cam position sensor and re-installed it and erased the code. Drove around and only the icv code came back. Took the icv out and cleaned it real good put it back in erased and it popped back up. Also the car is idling high so I'm guessing it probably stuck open. I've ordered a new icv and really hope that's the problem.

Hi can you please send a link where did you get all the hoses for this?

Do you have a video change steering wheel pump x5 e53

Is the vortex breather Cause engine oil shortages?

Thank you so much Tim this really helped me. Took me about 5 hours taking my time not to break things. I am very greatful for your videos. After this procedure I noticed my idle drops too low when I am coming to a stop and than takes a second to return to a normal smooth idle. Does that sound like the idle control valve to you? I am not getting any codes. Any help is much appreciated. Cheers!

Could you possibly do a instructional video on removing and cleaning the oil pan to the BMW x5 e53 pleasee

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hey Zeiten- I changed my PCV and followed all the Steps- I have a 2001 BMW X5 E53 3.0 -i was able to put everthing back together -but car wont start, it cranks but does not go all the way, if it does , car dies out. Do I need to program the Throttle body since i disconnected t? I also cleaned and remove all the 6 fuel injectors. The Fuel line and Rail has pressure and has gas coming out if i press the release valve, so Gas does flow in the engine.

Great video thank you. Have large amounts of white/ blue smoke from exhaust of my 2006 X5 BMW. Do you think it is the PCV?

Hey quick question so if I use a kit for e46 but I buy a hose separately will it work?

Is this a RR pcv n ccv or RR engine? All that work just to replace PCV?

E53 2004 M54 6spd manual. I did the extra vacuum line off the CCV to the manifold. Replaced CCV, all vac lines and plugs. Carefully reassembled. I am now chasing burn fail codes for cyl 1, 3, and 5 and Lamda codes. Car runs well, then settles eventually into a rough idle when stationary. DISA is holding vacuum. Put an O-Ring over the factory RTV. Fits tight in the hole, but I am suspicious of this seal here. 02 sensors are original most likely with 216k. Bought all 4 to replace. Bosch. Also just did Plugs. Bosch quad platnium. Not doing O2s until I verify DISA and Vacc lines are good. What would cause those Burn fail codes and the Lamda codes if not the 02 sensors? Lamda codes not there before service. Thank you!

I have 2006 Bmw x5 e53 gasoline engine with misfires on 2 and 4, coils and spark plugs are good, injectors are good fixed all cracked hoses and possible vacuum leaks, compression is good too is it possible that it could be the ccv that is bad causing misfires on 2 and 4????

I have fuel pouring from the rear injector. Is there something I didn’t do?

Hello Zeiten, my question is what is the reason for the vacuum hose, the valve you removed did not have one.

Sorry for coming late to the party, but I'm trying this service my X5 2006. The back of my manifold does not have the extra vacuum lines and the switch like your does. Can I still install the extra vacuum line from the second port to the CCV port?

Imam bmw 320i e46 zadržava mi obrtaje kada pustim gas šta može biti tačan uzrok tome?

Do you need to disconnect the battery?

Why did you add the extra vacuum hose? The one you cut to size.

Absolutely no need to remove intake manifold...have performed this procedure 100s of times as a BMW tech

you forgot to connect the candy cane shaped vacuum line behind the oil filter can.

Don't need to remove intake manifold

Took him like 25 minutes to do this but for me like 6 hours

If you are a mechanic, why are you working in the main road?… Don’t you have a workshop?.