HOW TO: Valve Cover Gasket Replacement BMW 7 series (e38)

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HOW TO: Valve Cover Gasket Replacement BMW 7 series (e38)

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In this video I hold your creepy little hand as I show you step by step how to replace your valve cover gasket on your oil stained E38. Grab a drink for this one and take some notes.
#e38 #bmw #bimmer #diy #arperez

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@BroncoSolid 3 жыл бұрын

It is criminal.....CRIMINAL!...that this video isn't getting the views it truly deserves. The quality is off the charts. The explanations are off the charts. The camera shots are off the charts. Probably the best how-to video I've ever seen on KZfaq, seriously. Major props, and best of luck on your channel!

@user-cl6yd2wk5j 3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@ARPerez 3 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks, that’s gotta be one of the nicest thing I’ve heard on my channel. Means a lot, I do put a lot of energy and love into my videos!

@josesandoval1537 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you bro best explenatory video best I seen in you tube clean from the start..

@loardknowles3880 2 жыл бұрын

Undisputed facts!✍🏽💯

@danielhenneberger6142 2 жыл бұрын

So many clips, wires, parts & more parts to remove & secure out the way to staunch your oil leakage which is endemic to the e38’s valve covers that you almost say the hell with it… but don’t because low and behold we have this yTube video which shows you exactly what to do… and not to do… I am truly grateful.

@ARPerez 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man thank you so much! Knowing that this is helping people out there makes all the hard work I put in my videos worth it. 🙏🏽

@EduardoRodriguez-uj4ri 3 жыл бұрын

AR you are an extraordinary mechanic, a fabulous, well verse, eloquent and intelligent (thinking and speaking) instructor-speaker, clean and organized. I love your video. I will work on my car 200 BMW M-740i. today June 10th, 2021, you have deeply inspired me. I would like to know if you have, by a chance a video on hoe to replace my starter. Thank you so much. keep showing us your passion for this field. Eduardo

@ARPerez 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! I have not done the starter yet, but if the time comes I will make a video on it. 🙏🏽

@tiann899 2 ай бұрын

NEW BEAMER OWNER HERE I WILL SEE YOUR VIDS ALOT MORE. JUST CHANGED MY IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS THANKS TO YOU.

@TS-qd2uj 25 күн бұрын

Thanks for a very clear explanation on what to watch for. This is much appreciated.

@ARPerez 9 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@e30life_91 8 ай бұрын

hands down you did the best simplest video thank you man

@josesandoval1537 2 жыл бұрын

Good video bro I can save 500 bucks now just takes a litle patience very well explained keep them videos coming bro good job....

@ARPerez 2 жыл бұрын

🙏🏽

@bernardpullon4632 2 жыл бұрын

Hi from New Zealand. I'm about to have this done (with me assisting I hope) on my 97 540i and have watched a couple of other videos. Thanks for this, this is by far the clearest video. Really appreciate the detail and attention you provided.

@ARPerez 2 жыл бұрын

Man thank you so much, it gives me a great feeling to know you are getting so much benefit from my video! Consider leaving a "Super Thanks" tip and stay tuned for more e38 videos!

@frankfitzgerald4536 3 жыл бұрын

Good video. I hate those little connector clips but your point about taking it slow was great. It got me through it, no problem. I did the driver side without removing the injector box but had to do it on the passenger side. Thanks for posting this!

@ARPerez 3 жыл бұрын

🙏🏽

@letank2 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, very good details on the injectors clips, and the studs and nuts differences

@ARPerez 4 ай бұрын

Yep, often overlooked

@natalian35 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, those clips I remember haha. Like you said,you need patience.Good job.

@ARPerez 3 жыл бұрын

🙏🏽

@jeehwanyoon3782 2 жыл бұрын

Superb video!!!! Instantly subscribed... a little bit of courage added to work on my e38 ;)

@ARPerez 2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome to hear, that is why I make these videos. You got this bro!

@sarfdhillon Жыл бұрын

the most detailed and thorough process video. I was struggling with the electrical boxes on top. Got frustrated. But your video is superb. Your videos should have mega million viewers.

@ARPerez Жыл бұрын

Well you know, it is what it is, maybe one day when the algorithm notices my channel I'll blow up and then everyone will say I was an "overnight success". Joke is on them, I've been a success for a while now 💪🏾

@spaceexplorer6636 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid, this is my next project on mine next few weeks. Off subject but I just installed a new updated lower timing chain tensioner, old one was weak not much spring to it. Very easy to do (15 min diy, one bolt) Hugh upgrade for longevity of timing chain components.

@ARPerez 3 жыл бұрын

On my gigantic to-do list :)

@masonkelly6694 2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean 15 minutes...?

@skyborg8236 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job boss . Will do mine this Wednesday - feel a lot more confident after watching this - thank you !

@ARPerez 3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah brother that’s awesome! Happy to have helped!

@fiszti9162 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos bro✌🏾 from Hungary e38.730d😁

@derMaex 2 жыл бұрын

Exceptional good video! Finally tackled this job on my '96 735i. Thank you for this great tutorial!

@ARPerez 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, please subscribe as this helps me out a ton

@rollorescue1582 2 жыл бұрын

Just in case someone finds this, it's good to tighten up all the oil rail bolts and they are 10nm torque spec per the Bentley Manual.

@cinderella8719 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful and with focus on the details - thank you!

@ARPerez 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! That's why I make these videos. Don't forget to sub and drop a Thanks if this is your type of content 🙏🏾

@cinderella8719 2 жыл бұрын

Done! :-) And as someone else already said: these videos really deserve more viewers. Nicely made!

@ricorengue 2 жыл бұрын

Great job EP I definitely need to change my valve cover gaskets

@ARPerez 2 жыл бұрын

Get ‘er done!

@daneitor97 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the video!!! You have no clue how much this is helping me for making the same for my M60 740i :)

@deaneffendi6285 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much AR!

@ARPerez 2 жыл бұрын

Abso-freakin'-lutely! Like and share!

@tabasamashfaq1680 Жыл бұрын

Sir thank you so much for a great diy tutorial. I watched a few and I love how in depth your detailing was. Thank you very much for the time you took out to help us help our E38's ❤

@ARPerez Жыл бұрын

Just trying to add value to the E38 community and help everyone out there keep their cars on the road 🙌🏾

@loardknowles3880 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, I learned some details and tricks that helped, thank you🙏🏽💯

@ARPerez 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Don’t forget to subscribe if you wish 🙏🏽

@southothehighway 2 жыл бұрын

I'm doing an M60 today and jammed up with the brake fluid reservoir in the way as well as the power steering reservoir. I've got to figure out how rmto move them aside.

@abduMalik070 3 жыл бұрын

Nice and professional job bro

@ARPerez 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@aramos811 3 жыл бұрын

Good job with the video Mr Perez.

@ARPerez 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you wholeheartedly my friend. Thanks! 🙏🏽

@lipentsao1146 3 жыл бұрын

Great content, probably one of the better and detailed explanation on m62 VCGs i have came across so far. Any chance you might be coming out with a upper timing case gasket video soon?

@ARPerez 3 жыл бұрын

Oh thanks man, if I get around to it I will

@lucase3047 3 жыл бұрын

Great editing man, i've gotta swap my diff out... hardly any good vids on that...

@lyc-lostson7923 9 ай бұрын

😊thanks you for it am going to be doing my 740il soon ❤

@iscuben7598 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I was wondering if you could make a video on how to tighten the handbrake on the e38?

@alkalineph9446 3 жыл бұрын

Just subscribed. Good video! The purist M62TU owners would like a video on repairing the self leveling components (ride height valve etc( located on the rear axle. This is found on cars with EDC/SLS.

@ARPerez 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah mine is not equipped with that...

@benm6899 Жыл бұрын

great video man thank you :)

@ARPerez Жыл бұрын

So glad it helped you out! That's why I do this, to be of service to the BMW community

@-Shortclips Жыл бұрын

This video turned me into a mechanic

@ARPerez Жыл бұрын

You and me both

@user-hg9mg6xr6k 5 ай бұрын

can you push the injectors back on with the 4 clips already on? thanks, great video

@leshamonbilton6526 5 ай бұрын

Great video my man. 🙌

@ARPerez 4 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

@mauriciomarino6669 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Ar, thanks for taking time to make all these videos to help us. I'm on the east coast Maryland and I have a 2000 E38 740il (100K miles original owner) with an oil leak from the timing chain covers. I love to work on my cars but I don't know if this is should be left to the experts. Any advice will be welcome. Thanks (Mauricio)

@ARPerez 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not comfortable with anything timing chain so I leave that to the experts

@sebastianjoh5320 3 жыл бұрын

Tip: Do the upper timing cover gaskets while you are in there. They will fail at almost the same time as the valve cover gaskets. Ask me how I know ;)

@theheavyride 3 жыл бұрын

Any videos on this job?

@sharpiesailor 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video! Even though I might have my shop, do it instead of me.

@ARPerez 4 ай бұрын

You can do it! It’s all just patience and hand coordination

@geebcole8047 2 ай бұрын

Sometimes you got to take the gloves off I heard that. Nice work my friend.

@ARPerez 9 күн бұрын

If you know you know

@loganvagrant 6 ай бұрын

Muy buen vídeo, enhorabuena

@ELEDUCADITO1 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

@user-hg9mg6xr6k 5 ай бұрын

great video, can you push the injectors back in with the 4 clips already on

@ARPerez 3 ай бұрын

Yes absolutely!

@user-vn1jk3np3y 3 жыл бұрын

super fantastic

@ARPerez 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!! 😊

@2009adtommy Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@ARPerez Жыл бұрын

THANKS!

@derin111 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Here’s a weird question for you, or anyone who might know. I’m mid way through doing the job on my 1998 E31 840Ci Sport. I have owned this car for nearly 20 years and it only has 27K miles on the clock. I’m pretty sure no one has been into this engine before. I have made a weird discovery! On every single one of my Oil Spray bars there is only ONE nut holding the down. On every single one this is the very FRONT nut. The other studs that the bars sit on have no nuts! So they can lift a bit with just your finger. I had figured this must be ‘normal’ and how they are meant to, given the above. However, I then saw in your video that your four spray bars have nuts on EVERY single threaded post holding the spray bars down. You have 16 nuts, whereas I only have 4…..I don’t think my engine has been opened before. I’m totally confused! Any ideas? TIA

@ARPerez 3 ай бұрын

That's is weird, BMW QC department must have gone to get schnitzels and beer early that day.

@val581 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@neolerades2987 Жыл бұрын

Maybe this news will be surprising - but in Europe they drive on the same side as in the US. 🤣 Only in the UK do they have the steering wheel on the opposite side.

@rileyandiggy3608 2 жыл бұрын

I lost the square piece for the positive termimal on top of the valve cover opposite side of the oil cap what do I do can i just tap off the end of the postitve wire to move the car around

@ARPerez 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that should work

@user-hg9mg6xr6k 3 ай бұрын

AR, any suggestions for getting the rear passenger side clip off, i can't even see it! thanks

@ARPerez 3 ай бұрын

Sometimes a quick firm pull on the entire electrical box can do the trick, but do at your own risk

@rileyandiggy3608 2 жыл бұрын

Where does the metal ground wire goes under or top of the coil not the brown ground wire I know that goes on top of the coils I just dont remember

@ARPerez 2 жыл бұрын

Under

@idrisbabatunde6629 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is cute as his voice.

@IAMISEE 3 жыл бұрын

I was going to attempt this, but now I’m not so sure.

@ARPerez 3 жыл бұрын

I get it, go at your own pace

@IAMISEE 3 жыл бұрын

@@ARPerez I contacted a shop and the guy told me that replacing the valve cover gaskets would be “putting a bandaid” on the problem and that what I should do is replace the timing chains for $6k instead…That doesn’t sound right to me.

@ARPerez 3 жыл бұрын

Well what’s the problem? Oil leak?

@IAMISEE 3 жыл бұрын

@@ARPerez Yeah. From old, compromised valve gasket cover seals I’m assuming. Worst on passenger side.

@ARPerez 3 жыл бұрын

I would say if your chains are not making noise take it to another shop. A simple valve cover gasket is not an excuse to do the chains

@e28biased 2 жыл бұрын

Sandals working on cars always make me go hmm...to each his own I guess.

@ARPerez 2 жыл бұрын

Usually if I’m doing under car stuff I will wear shoes, but for under hood stuff meh

@Jean-he6oh 9 ай бұрын

do they sell just the injector clips?? i might as well buy all of them and just replace

@ARPerez 9 ай бұрын

If they don't sell them you can always go to a junk yard and pull them from any motor

@javzee2315 4 ай бұрын

How long to complete the job being to end?

@ARPerez 4 ай бұрын

Depends, when I film these videos it takes longer, so I do it over 2 days. You can get it done in a few hours

@e-man6406 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you need a timing chain

@y0vrs3lf 3 жыл бұрын

S62 swap?

@ARPerez 3 жыл бұрын

😈

@nitroitis7880 3 жыл бұрын

I've got a 96' E38 that needs that done and it has oil on one coil.... you wanna do it! $$$

@ARPerez 3 жыл бұрын

If I had the time.... I’m booked for the next few months

@nitroitis7880 3 жыл бұрын

@@ARPerez Oh well, I guess I'll have get someone to handle it..... Thanks for the response tho!

@angelmartinez-sg4ys 5 ай бұрын

WHERE’D THE THIRD HAND COME FROM😂😂😂😂

@ARPerez 4 ай бұрын

👀

@germanmpower7010 5 ай бұрын

Tecnología Alemana que a pesar de ser descendiente Alemán ya no me gusta mucho, prefiero tecnología Japonesa

@ARPerez 3 ай бұрын

Eso si, pero me gustan mas los dolores de cabeza lol

@joelgraba1077 2 жыл бұрын

in europe the drivers side is the same lol

@Paios Жыл бұрын

How in the FUCK do you get to the injector clip off cylinder 4?!??!

@ARPerez Жыл бұрын

There's no special trick my frustrated friend, with that one you have to feel it, like Luke with the "Force". But seriously, it's patience and perseverance. I suggest a good flashlight, some sort of mirror and a magnet along with a thin 90degree pick tool or hook tool. May the Force be with you.

@Paios Жыл бұрын

@@ARPerez yo I got it. the window to even see what you're doing or get a pick in is teeny tiny cuz of that wire conduit to the fuse box and it didn't help that apparently my clip was rusted to the injector collar so even when i had it it would not budge. i was SUPREMELY frustrated in the dark trying to do this at like 11pm lol but thank you. also my torque wrench only goes down to 120in•lbs (13.6nm) so I just used the ugga dugga scale. gave her about 3/4 of an ugga dugga or 1.5 uggas seems good enough to squish all the grommets but didn't strip anything. Not all the beans, maybe just one lil bean..

@ARPerez Жыл бұрын

@@Paios The official ugga dugga scale is totally acceptable as a means of guesstimating the tightness of any give fastener to a surface. Good job!