popping in four years later to say thank you for this. I have a 335i with 240k miles and your videos have been a life/wallet saver.

Best DIY's ever bro, keep up the great work. No one else has such detailed videos and you are so underrated! Cant wait for you to get the success you deserve. Thank you for all the videos.

I use you DIY's for all my maintenance and performance upgrades. You have saved me thousands of dollars. I was dreading hiring a shop to perform my oil pan gasket...but now I am confident I can tackle it on my own. Thank you!!!

This is god tier DIY. It’s beautiful. The man works methodically like a surgeon. None of the cursing and cutting up your hands that I’m used to. This job seems tedious, but now at least I can do it if I ever have to.

This is one of those things I try to pretend will never have to be done lol. It's inevitable though at some point. Great diy, thanks as always!

Thanks so much for your contributions to the E90 DIY community!

I'm watching this again as i'm now have to change out the turbos. I'm still amaze how you did this all by yourself.

Wow, it's been a while since I watched one of your DIY's. They were good before but you really upped your game, great quality, explanations and camera work. Some of the best I have seen.

Awesome work bro......I just used your inlets DIY to install downpipes and inlets this past weekend. Keep up the great work !

This has to be the best DIY I’ve seen for the n54. Thank you for the master class sir

Watching this channel for long time and enjoying the contents .. Best DIY ever .. keep up the good work bro

Have to do this on my 2011 e90 and thanks to you, have a good idea what to expect. Thanks man!

As usual an amazing diy showing enough for normal people to get this stuff done and actually be brave enough to tackle jobs Unlucky on doing an unnecessary job but we all make mistakes I’m new to this platform having just purchased an e82 135i and every job I’ve needed to do (ofhg valve cover intake manifold ect)you have already got a guide for it so thank you very much for your time

Cheers bro, you DIY will help people save millions

Oh man, i need to change my leaky oil pan gasket soon. I'll probably need 3 days to do this work! LOL thanks for the awesome video.

Thank you for making this video! Is very helpful!

And hey, thanks for making this video! You do great work!

Heros don't wear capes. You my friend. Thank you for sharing this with the world

High quality work and best DIY vehicular DIY super awesome. After watching this I will be doing my oil pan. Great and Thanks a lot!

Thank you for the useful BMW 328i videos!

Great video. I replaced my oil pan gasket on my E93 Vert and thanks to your video I had very few problems. The BMW estimate was 12 to 15 hundred bucks and maybe a four to six week wait before they could get to it because of Covid. I got the engine support at Harbor Freight just like you said and ordered OE parts from Pelican out in California. I did it all including new oil pan bolts for about $200 bucks. I'm old and slow and I spent a whole day on the oil pan gasket to make sure I got it right for a total of three days. Any DIYers taking it on should order 2 or 4 BMW ForsVara jack stand adapters from eBay to lesson the chance of the car shifting on the stands. BMW's and especially the Wagons and Verts are heavy cars for there size. The only problem I had was shifting the subframe off of the steering rack after I had all of the bolts and hoses removed. You have to shift the subframe to the drivers side first to pass the drivers side control arm and reverse the subframe to the passenger side to drop it off of the steering rack. Installation has to be exactly reversed to avoid removing the steering rack hoses. I had the front end alignment checked after I finished and sense your method doesn't completely remove the rack or any frontend parts the technician said it was still close to perfect. Thanks again, your video saved me at least a $1000.00 bucks.

I did the turbos and hung thr steering rack up but made sure to do it in such a way that there was no pressure on any of the connections in place. Good advice from the owner of the channel on the issue.

Thank you so much for the DIY. Now I can do my oil pan gasket.

Very nice DIY! Keep up posting.

Enjoyed this vid!… knowledge and video editing style🍺🙏🏾

so stoked this guy exists!!!!

You really have amazing content for us new guys to the platform.. Thank you for that. Happy July 4th weekend to you

Thank you so much bro you are legend , the best diy in the whole network , good luck man 😘👌

Nice DIY video. I have changed my E90 328i oil pan gasket. After watching yours, i would like to share a few tips I learned. 1: No need to remove steering rack(no need to do alignment later) 2: No need to remove sway bar links 3: No need to remove all 4 control arms 4: Need to remove Xenon light lever link. 5: You can just loose 6 subframe bolts to lower subframe after removing braces and covers. It will give you enough space to remove N52 engine oil pan.

Hey man thanks so much for this video. I had to change the subframe because there was a large crack on the weld. Was going to take it to a shop and they quoted me a little less than 800$. It looked hard the first time I saw it. But after watching it 15 times I finally got it. Thank you so much.

Dude. Youve got skilllllz.... Thanks. Also thanks for your video on cleaning valves.

Thanks, great DYI for my F10.

Awesome videos bro love your details and knowledge to help us diy you helped me a lot

Awesome video, very helpful. Thanks.

Best diy channel ever

Thanks for posting this.

Fantastic work! Thanks!

Amazing DIY, thank you so much🙏🏽

This was an awesome video. Job well done 👍.

about to do this to install my upgraded turbos on my 335i finally next week, thank u so much for the videos

Bro good looking… this is legit bro I cracked my subframe and I’m doing it myself… wow made it look easy man.

Just did this last week! Haha would have loved to have this guide lol

Thanks for sharing mate👍

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the video. Your car is probably the best and most well maintained 335i in the World. If was for sale id buy it immediately... Great channel.

Great Video!!

Great Job Mate..

Absolutely Fabulous!!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!

Good video bro! I’ve seen many people not remove the subframe completely, however, it makes sense to me to remove completely, as it’ll be much easier I think. Doesn’t look hard at all. I just did my shocks/struts and and new springs on 128i, so I feel confident in tackling this. Thanks for a good quality video

Well done doing it solo!

Looks easier than I expected. Great tutorial 👍

dude that was classic, concise you covered all the important stuff thanks ! I own an f10 535i now I should be able to bang it out,I am still not sure how you were able to suspend the steering rack so far without dislodging something

thanks. for everything, i still love my bmw even though it does require some bs. repairs!

Thanks for the video. About to do my headlight conversion so I'll be using your videos for that and some forum help.

You always do the sickest DIY! 🔥🔥 can you do a rear subframe bushing swap video please

Thank you bro

I'm late to the party I know but for info E93 has a vertical V brace which runs up from the front of the subframe. There is a bracket with two bolts either side which the 'other' V brace feeds into at the front of the car. You need to also remove the bracket (2x16mm bolts). You will find a third 16mm bolt which the bracket is hiding which runs through the vertical V brace and into the subframe. Had me puzzled for a while why the subframe wasn't lowering with the jack. 1st class video which I am using to upgrade my turbos. I'm using your other 'Change your turbos at home' vid for that. Thanks for your efforts in making my life easier VDIY.

Your videos are very excellent. Thank you. How much harder is it to get to these things if you have the "XI" instead of the "I" version? I'm very concerned that it's going to be a nightmare for me to do my 335XI O2 sensors to be honest LOL. (I know that's a different video). I'm not as young as I used to be so it's not quite as exciting as it used to be to wrench on crazy big projects like this one. LOL.

Wow, this job is really not too bad. Great vid. Where'd you get the subframe from?

Great instruction, thanks for sharing. ?: any concerns with that style of engine support bar resting only on the fender seams and not, say, on the shock towers?? I'm looking at one for my 128i in order to do the oil sump gasket job. Thanks again! Hope y'all are safe down in Texas.

Thanks!

A lot of work to find out yours was fine, and for that reason, huge appreciation for providing one of the best diy’s on YT. The other ones are obscure and poorly lighted! May I ask: What prompted you to think the subframe may be an issue? Other than your visual inspection?

Did you have any alignment issues with your suspension after removing the subframe and lower control arms at all? Or, did you have an alignment done afterwards? Thanks and great content.

great DIY. question- I will soon need to do my oil pan gasket. will this be the same process for an 2015 f30 n55?

fantastic videos.. promoted me to subscribe. curious why did you replace your sub frame w/ a replacement one? maybe i missed it in the video

Your DIY's are the best on KZfaq bro for sure. Question did you change the subframe completely or did you just show how to take the subframe out to change the oil pan gasket etc.

Needs DIY on removing coolant return hose from Tstat , trans cooler, expansion tank!!

Great DIY 👍🏼 By the way did you use the stock tow hook ? On my n55 it doesn’t thread all the way in

Sir you are the truth!

When I did mine, I had to drop the suspension from the top via the strut bearings. When you live in the rust belt of the country, you don’t mess with the control arms attached to the hub.

Yo! You can actually just loosen the bushings for the thrust arms and forelinks to do the oil pan. Once you get the subframe to swing down, you get the clearance for the oil pan :)

The subframe is light enough, such that you can go under the car if it is high up on tall jackstands, then use your legs to push it evenly into place and hand tighten the bolts on. No need for jacking up and adjusting forever and a day to bolt it up. Caveat...you have to be VERY flexible.

Should do a full how-to swap video for an M3 steering rack

you can loosen the motor mounts from below too, it's a little easier.

This is amazing!!! Could someone in the community tell me if this is close to the same process for a 2011 128i (e88)? Not many videos out there for the 128i. Thank you!

Hey did you disconnect the steering shaft or did u keep it connected and just drop the steering rack a tiny bit and move it forward to remove the subframe? I’m comfortable with doing everything else except I’m confused on the steering rack if you can please tell me that would be great, I’m planning on replacing my turbos next week

Great video , Any torque specs ?

Good vid as always. So this does not apply to the e93 right? Does anyone know what goes into the e93 oil pan gasket replacement. Someone please let me know.

Excellent video. Now re-do it with your Sony A7lll.

thank you so much for this , my sump gasket is leaking

Was the rack still connected to steering column?

What are the torque specs for the subframe bolts? I see different values from online search and can't seem to find a value from a trusted source.

And the dealership wants to charge 2k for an oil pan gasket job. Hahaha. Thankyou sir. Definitely doesn't look like a 10+ hour job like the dealership states.

can you please share the link on where did you buy the engine support mount? Thanks

This its great , i thought the only way to remove the subframe was by also removing the steering rack.

I had my e93 328i jacked up by the front center jacking point, had jack stands on both sides by the jacking points. Its a new jack, I went lower the jack, it went down too fast and slammed into the jack stands after being up 3 or 4 inches above the js. The car fired up fine n ran great. About a month later I'm feeling vibration in the cab at idle in park, it increases in drive foot on brake. it idles great n steady just vibration. Do you think maybe I just pan caked my motor mounts? Didn't notice anything with the normal mm test. From under the car I put my hand on the mount n rubber while the car was running, no abnormal shaking. From the engine bay I took a telescoping magnet(metal) extended it out to reach the mm, I did feel vib on the metal, not much on the rubber, that's strange to me, should be the other way around. I got more vib from the header mount that's by the mm on passenger side. Thinking maybe mm vib is transferred to it. Any help would be appreciated.

How did you get the steering rack down? I know the two e bolts and bolts on the side, but how about the knuckle its connected to? Did you unbolt that ?

4:30 you can actually just lower the subframe a few cm with the steering rack stil attached and then loosen the bolts, it's much easier that way even with a normal box end wrench!

thank you sir. now do you need a tire alignment after you are finished? is there a place i can access all torque settings for all bolts on the 335i? THANK YOU SIR. You are awesome. No Fear in what you do. Great.

Did you leave the rack steering rack attached to column? I can’t tell in the video if that’s what it’s on.

Question: Did you leave the steering shaft connected to the rack the whole time?? It looks like you did but I wanted to be sure. I'm doing my 128i oil pan gasket. I was able to remove the pan by only lowering the subframe (six bolts) but it looks like a bitch to re-install the pan afterwards. Your video shows it's not difficult to further disconnect the subframe from the suspension to allow more room. BTW your tip about the swivel 16mm gearwrench was awesome! I purchased one after watching this video several months back and it was the cat's left nut, thx!

Idk if you’ll see this but I have the f30 n55 and my tow hook is too big to fit in the engine thread for the motor support any suggestions ?

Those two bolts in the middle of the v brace that go through the subframe... the welds for the nuts on the backside have broken and the bolts just spin. Any idea how I could get them off?

how much different is this process on an xdrive e92?

Is this job possible without impact wrench , and do you know if all e90s have bolted/tightly clamped steering racks , mines is 2010 323i without active steering

I am swapping my turbo on my N55 335i E91 rear wheel drive UK right hand drive. I don't want to take the engine out to swap the turbo , would I need to remove the subframe to get good enough access underneath ?

I have a 09 335xi is this process relatively the same I need to install Downpipes but hear subframe drop is required, also what are the motor mount bolt and subframe torque specs ?

Where did you get that engine hook from I can't find them anywhere

Help me out. Looks like you did not remove the steering column bolt? Only the 4 steering rack bolts / nuts?

Is there a way to remove that coolant line without dropping your subframe?