I've had a V8 M62B35 (Non-VANOS) on the go in my E38 for the last 10 years as my daily driver. I've put on about 245,000mi in that time and it's never turned a hair. I rarely give the car the business, sometimes I kick down into 4th to overtake. I once went into my BMW Dealer to ask whether I should think about having the chains, tensioners and guides sorted at the front end, and the technician (Classic technician, rather than the new car servicing technician) said that if nothing had gone wrong so far, it was very unlikely to go wrong at this point. Like the Alusil and Nikasil liner issues, you either got a good one, or you didn't, and if it hasn't caused a problem in 25 years, it won't be causing an issue. Great video though, really informative and love the cold-start at the end!

Good service advice, but especially so for later M62/M62TU evolution engine which unfortunately went to a simplex timing chain and large U guide, in place of the M60s duplex chain sprockets. Frankly, the M60, 3 or 4 ltr, is relatively bulletproof...luckily for you. Enjoying your content. Been so helpful. Thank you!!

Thanks for the extra minute

Now,that's what I call a complete video!Very good idea the dry crank.This,also,reminds me to to clean the ICV in my Bimmer.Thanks for reposting,great job.

Man!!!! Love your content! Thanks for this! Will definitely check my idle control unit out and do this as you did! Great job!👏

Great work on restoring the 5er. Love these getting the attention they deserve. Not sure how Trudeau is on swaps up there, but a B40 swap would really wake her up. Now to the issue at hand. The M60 V8 doesn’t have timing chain issues, like the later M/S62 V8 does. Especially the M62tu and newer. If you drop the pan you will see a chunk of guide material on one in a thousand, but you will have oil pump bolts in all of them. One look at the design will show you why. I’ve had 4 of these now and have never done guides or tensioners. Now our E38 M62TU has had it all done. They upgraded the tensioner spring when the TU’s started popping like popcorn and superseded all of them, so the new design applies to the M60 as well. Looking forward to the rest of this build. Keep up the good work.

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As a bone fide 'pimp' I resent your comments...... I only get angry on a Tuesday night! 😁. Great video dude, that V8 beast sounds like a pimp who's high on gas fumes!

I changed the tensioner in my E38 M62 after i read about it online. The chain immediately stopped making sounds. Small price, big effect.

Thanks for the video. Can I pull out the fuel pump fuse instead of the relay to build up the oil pressure?