Hell yeah, great info

You are missing out on some power.

Lol had mine till 230k miles

Get it done.. it’s not a hard DIY at all

Get it done. It’ll feel like a completely different car

It’s every 30k miles. I’ve had it done 2 time. It’s part of inspection 2.

Still is...

Khumo Matlakane not even close. When the F80 M3 shares its engine with other models, it’s no longer special.

Ride Catch is it though.. cause the M4 is technically the coupe M3

True

This was the most famous M3 among all the M cars. It was just way ahead of any sports coupe/sedan at the time. The subsequent V8 and then turbocharged L6 was heavy, and wasn't really a stand out compared to other cars. These BMWs aren't so special anymore.

a is for auspuff

@@n3on_face659 No its not.

Glad you enjoyed it man!

DBO Where are you guys located? I need a good mechanic here in southern Cali.

Denver.... BUT if you have something cool we like to travel and make friends... Haha

Master pain in the ass.. More like it..

You my friend are awesome. Thank you for the comment.

Happy you enjoyed it! Unfortunately we don’t have any s54 videos in the works, but we’ll be doing something this year hopefully

Loved mine in my '07 Z4MC

Cheers man! Have you checked out our more recent video? we're putting an entire M3 everything into an e46 330CI

Honestly the prices have dropped quite a bit, of course high price means better maintained for the most part. And if you love learning about them, then im sure you would be able to maintain it yourself and save a bunch of money. They are relatively easy cars to work on and have a huge amount of guides online with a great community who will lend you the specialized tools when needed. You should definetly get one if the opportunity reveals itself!

Glad to help! You made the right decision!

@@DENVERBEERANDOIL Thanks man, that S54 just seems so complex to me. If I had experience with them, it would be my main choice no doubt. I just have more experience with ls motors and they are stupid simple to fix and work on, so imma just go with what I know for now. Lol.. I'll always respect that S54 tho, its a beast 😎 For the right person with the right tools and knowledge about these S54's they can't go wrong. 😎

Sad to hear your car got totaled, but way to make it live on. I am doing a similar thing this weekend everything, and I mean everything besides body panels, from a wrecked M3 into a 330ci compe. We will film it and probably upload it. So you might find it helpful. -Chris

Really appreciate the support

Supercharged e23? Sounds like a good time! We've got a similar plan for an e23 of our own. If you're interested, subscribe and you might see it happen!

@@DENVERBEERANDOIL I had originally as a plan to swap in S85 V10, since it is 7 series and has a plenty of room under the bonnet. But pandemics kept me from going to another country to buy an M5 so I ended up with this solution S54 and a supercharger in near future.

Thanks Frank

Chelsea does have a crazy built S54 in a 318ti. They weren't just lying around, too bad motors to build 1 good one for Wills e30 M3. We appreciate the love. -C

Happy to hear that! Welcome!

Thank you!

what about the N55?

Feel free to get in touch with us by emailing at milehigheuros@gmail.com and I'd be happy to answer any questions I can! -W

I'm rebuilding my S54 now from 2004 M3.. this is my rebuild config: JE Pro Seal 11.5:1 CR Forged Pistons, Molnar Billet 4340 H-Beam Con Rods w/ ARP bolts, King Racing Rod & Main line bearings, ARP studs main line & cyl head, JE Pro Seal cut/cooper ring head gasket. Crankshaft is being brought into the shop come Monday to be re-polished due to scoring on x3 main bearing journals, block is also being brought in for; complete clean/degrease & re-paint job, deck, bore, hone w/ plateau brushing, ensuring a torque plate is used during bore. Cyl head has already been de-greased & skimmed. DME/ECU tuning to occur post-reassembly using K+DCAN & BMWFlash. Goal is to bulletproof motor for supercharger application to 600HP conservatively down the road, but under N/A configuration be as durable and as high performing as possible. Cooling also bulletproofed w/ Mishimoto alum radiator w/ silicone hoses + electric fan w/ NPT + performance oil cooler. Valve job to be performed upon re-assembly. Perf mods AFE Stage 2 intake + Megan Racing catless headers + Status Gruppe sec 1 rasp eliminators + sec 2 unresonated X-pipe + DNA muffler, along w/ full suspension refresh (Bilstein B6 shocks, H&R springs, strut bars & adjustable end links/control arms, poly bushings thru-out + IRP 80A poly engine & trans mounts) already performed, solid steering coupler, new Sumitomo P02 tires.. DKM clutch kit w/ single mass flywheel conversion & upgraded organic clutch disk.. Really can't wait to get the rebuild completed.. she's going to be an absolute beast! Hope you get yours rebuild successfully also!

I'd lap the valves and measure everything from seats to springs.

That's a bummer, really glad you liked the video though. Hows his car now?

@@DENVERBEERANDOIL well 6 hours before the engine blew we fixed the trans after it snapper in half and 2 weeks after we fixed the engine the rear diff exploded into pieces and now it just sits in a field sadly

matt leger m3 power :)

@Crooked Skate Supply Co awesome, however not typical/common

no they dont need doing every 50k, do some research before you spout shit

mine has 97K miles...original rod bearings. no issues...but will Blackstone next oil change to be sure

Definitely a good idea

What chassis 5er?

@@DENVERBEERANDOIL Still deciding between E28 and E34.

@@PavelVasilev I'm parting out my E60, if you're in Cali hit me up

Man I bet that LS roadster rips

Denver Beer & Oil it’s a lot of fun for sure!

Denver Beer & Oil it wasn’t very hard either, pulled the old motor, and trans, dropped in LS1 and t56 without pulling the front clip off, had drive shaft made, and did some trimming for the shifter. I did it on jack stands in my 2 car garage and had it driving in about 2-3 weeks

Hell yeah

The timing is a pain, other than that is pretty easy because you only have to deal with 1 head.

its not that hard at all. just requires the right tools to set timing. I rebuilt mine and it was my first time rebuilding an engine. so far it has 6k miles on it and hasn't exploded lol. But compared to lets say a 2JZ... yes this engine is more complicated LOL

Vanos and valve adjustments are the main things to keep up with. rod bearings every 100k is smart, but if its not puking oil and smoking I say keep driving it.

A Miata B6ZE and BP engine has this ...

Good job, that's a big project.

How much did it cost u pls?

Tarak Alsafe depends the ecu on mine is fully tuned so I paid like 9k to get the engine only

I takes less than a day to do. Or probably around $1000 to hire someone else. I bought a new box of s54 shims for like $300 and do mine myself.

What is an exhaust hub tab. Also I didn't know Beisan made S54 vanos stuff, I just thought they made stuff for single vanos and M54 stuff. Appreciate any new knowledge.

@@DENVERBEERANDOIL The exhaust hub is the part that drives the vanos pump, which you referred to in your video. The hub has two tabs that fit into the corresponding holes in the pump. The holes are too large, inexplicably by design, resulting in resonant vibration which eventually causes one or both of the tabs to sheer off. If you're lucky, the broken tabs stay in place. If you're unlucky, a tab will fall out and get wedged between the timing chain and the cylinder head, resulting in a catastrophic engine failure. Beisan's fix for this problem is to drill two new smaller holes in the pump disk, reducing the clearance and eliminating the problem. Beisan also offers other parts and recommendations to further improve the vanos unit. Anyone that wants to properly take care of an S54 should do all of their recommended fixes. If you visit M3 Forum, you will find lots of threads about this, including my own. Also, not to nitpick, but your comment about that particular engine being mis-timed is not correct. Cam timing is measured by setting the engine at TDC AND retarding both cams. Then and only then, can you measure the timing. If you remove the vanos unit from an engine, there is no guarantee that either or both of the cams will be fully retarded, so they will appear to be mis-timed. There are lots of wrong ways and only a few right ways to correctly time the cams. Beisan has a very detailed procedure which if you follow EXACTLY, you will end up with perfectly timed cams the first time.

I've had S54 for 10 years in my E46 M3 (22K - 95K miles). Daily driver, not tracked, but wind it up as often as possible. I do oil every 7500 miles, 10W-60 Liquimoly, mahle filter. No engine issues at all, except for a weeping VC gasket now. I changed exhaust to full stepped headers, moved cats (200 cell) to Section 2, X-pipe, stock exhaust with a dump pipe. The pull up to (and I will speculate past 8K RPM with a tune, etc.) is simply amazing. With the dump pipe open, the sound is full "race car" and glorious. YT videos don't do the sound justice

Sounds like someone botched the head gasket job.

But usual causes are blown head gasket, cracked block, blown oil cooler IF it has a water to oil heat exchanger.

@@DENVERBEERANDOIL thanks for the reply It was done professional. If it doesnt have the oil to water then it's a cracked block. How shit

Well I'd be surprised if that was the case. Even shops who claim they know what they are doing mess up maintenance on these motors. My bet is a cracked head, it's EXTREMELY common for these heads to crack when overheated. They may not have caught it before putting the head back on.

Oil actually came from the engine being upside down on the stand while removing the oil pan. It leaked past the rings slowly.

@@DENVERBEERANDOIL I thought I recognized you in your video. I may have been running my 850i at Harris Hill Raceway in San Marcos when you were down here visiting with Matt. I just bought an old 633csi and I am tempted to swap a twin cam 50 series engine into the car.

Do it!

If you can find a running engine for less than $4k with less than 150k miles. I would do that. If the crank is messed up on yours, it will get expensive quick.

@@DENVERBEERANDOIL I am tearing it apart now. there are metal shavings all in the oil I drained. Hopefully know more later on today. Where is a good place for a long block if need be? Is there a way to build these to where crank bearings and vanos wont be a problem in the future?

Most likely that material is rod bearings. Ebay is good or just local bmw parts people, try craigslist and facebook.

www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=596037

Thank you for linking it, I tried looking and couldn't find it

Thank you

Around 6-8k at a reputable shop using the best parts

@@DENVERBEERANDOIL thanks for info. Great video by the way, nice to see inside the S54 👍👍

Thanks man!