Operating a Dremel by borescope to remove a stripped bolt in a blind area, and linguistic canine coincidental censorship? We salute you.

Respect to the man who treats his videos like transmission oil pan

I could watch my wife washing up all day long.....and nothing, but watching you washing parts, gives me warm fuzzy feeling........

Sreten's enthusiasm for vapour blasting is highly entertaining. It's the shear enjoyment of watching someone who wants something to be shiny and perfect knowing that, soon, it will be, like a big Christmas present is about to be opened!

I don't know how you manage to maintain 100% of my focus for one hour. It's incredible the content you make.

Can't wait to watch this for a 2nd time. Love your dedication to professionalism in getting the audio cleaned up, but the first one wasn't unwatchable by any means.

19:44 good trick for in situ flushing, replace the lines and keep the old connectors, chop the pipe portion and mate the connector to some hose, same for the other side, then you can either marry the whole thing to a cheapo aquarium pump (high volume) and fill the system with some detergent based cleaner or just use regular water to flush it from the tap. I personally run the system through a small bucket with a pump, changing the liquid to increasingly cleaner water. Works great for rads and other finned implements. It's particularly good if you have the time to run some deposit breakers through the system. I use a little bit of zep calcium lime and rust remover and it works a treat. In 4 or 5 flushes the water goes from raw sewage to clean, and there's a lot residue that's spewed out in the bucket, so i know it also "cooks" off the stuff inside the walls too. Worth doing to a system that's been poorly treated.

As a VW Porsche Audi "technician" while in college in Columbia, MO, decades ago. at the (now defunct) John Riddick VW Porsche Audi, looking at how you painstakingly restored the auto trans components brought back not-so-fond memories. I wish I had KZfaq before I ruined that poor couple's Type 3 trans during a routine service! I'll never forget the look on their faces when they rode in the tow truck back to the dealership after I wrecked their transmission because I had zero training, and was paid flat rate to 'get the job done quickly'.

I was lucky enough to watch it entirely before it was pulled off and now I'm watching it for the 2nd time :)

Man!! Your videos are the definition of perfection!! Editing, transitions, music, quality of filming and finally the content! Your videos should be the benchmark of modern youtube! The gold standard of fixing car! Best car fixing channel ever!!

im 43 year old and you are my teacher. Thank you Sir for great and amazing information.

Look at the front left wheel when you change from D to R. I think there is a really bad bushing somewhere. Great work, great videos!

I am so happy this channel exists. It got me to change the oil pan gasket on my s54 powered M3 and while I was doing the work found soooo many other items that needed service from the tire rods with torn boots to leaking vanos accumulator. Even found the AC bracket badly cracked so I replaced it. Now I have really no fear on that car for any service and will do the valve shims and other vanos items in the winter.

I watch a lot of car related KZfaq channels, each different in their own way. But one thing I can say about you is that your attention to detail, your meticulousness, and pride in your work is unrivalled. Please keep up the amazing content, your a funny guy with an amazing talent, keeping many BMWs on the road at the same time. Your favourite UK viewer right here 👍😁

I am amazed how dirty parts almost become brand new evertime you clean them with the Aquablaster. I ❤that machine 👍👍👍

You have a masterpiece approach to cars, it’s a pleasure to watch if everyone treats their cars like that, and doesn’t buy dead cars and then say that BMW is a broken bucket of bolts.

Never in my life did I expect toI enjoy a video about an X5 getting maintenance SO damn much. This was awesome Sreten. Thank you for the quality content!

Was waiting for the re upload so desperately. I’ve never been so addicted to any channel/content ever before.

you are the best mechanic I have seen on youtube

AGAIN many many "thank you's" for the loving work you do keeping cars working. Also the effort you put into bringing us these videos.

Another great video Sreten! I'm sure you noticed as well but at 50:15 and the subsequent shots the wheels jerk forward noticeably. Maybe worth checking when you do the suspension. Have a nice vacation!

Ko ceka i doceka,ova ce biti za laku noc odgledano! Hvala ti 😉

You serviced a transmission!!! Props my man. Loved my X5 35d. One of the best cars I had. Until the mirrors darkened, the EGRpipe cracked, the infotainment screen went screwy, the turbo died…. Lol. I would still get another in a heartbeat.

This 3 second delay in reverse is exactly what my X5 is doing. You are a very brave and patient human being. Your technique looked perfect. I salute you.

2 minutes in and I'm already impressed- by how precisely you placed the parts in the exact same spots on the table for the before/after media blasting shots...

As a fellow E70 owner I can sympathize with getting those pesky valve covers to clear the shaft sensor! Also apparently I’m not the only one who has to climb up into the bay to get anything done 😂 This channel is the only one I look forward to notifications from. Keep it up!! 🎉

On top of the hard work fixing these cars, I can’t imagine how do you have time to make such studio quality videos! It’s always nice to watch you fix and restore these beautiful engines. Thank you!!

To date (mid-June 2024) I have probably watched this episode 10 times...like most of the films on this channel! The special thing here is the line with the lead engineer who must be Mickey Mouse...I'm laughing even now as I type this. Epic! Absolutely epic! If Sreten didn't have a soft spot for old cars, he would definitely have enough talent as an entertainer for a Vegas show!

I took audio production classes in college and I totally understand your pickiness when viewing audio recordings, especially your own. You just catch every small thing & it makes you go insane

This was a most enlightening episode. My wife’s car is an E70 4.8i and it has the issue with reverse gear being slow to engage. Now I have something on my list to do.

I have nothing else to say other than like usual, I love your work. Its a treat to watch you go about your methodical process of diagnosis and repair.

Great job on the trans! Again, it reminded me of my old E53, it had original fluid at 150k which I replaced with ZF factory fluid. What a difference that made. What you did here with the mechatronics unit was next level, must be like a new trans now.

Thank you so much for getting this re-uploaded so quickly, great work as usual.

The level of maintenance you go to is amazing. I would love to see you do a before maintenance dyno power run and one afterwards on the next car you get. To see if there is any noticeable gains from fresh fluids, filters, plugs, sensors, etc

Despite having sold all my BMW's, I still watch regularly. Serendipitously, my non-BMW fleet gets bunches of BMW parts to keep on the road. Thanks and keep up the entertaining, motivating content!

omg I remember opening a valve body of an older auto box at mechanics school and freaking out by never really understand how it works lol. I learn so much with this channel and kinda keep me fresh. I never became a mechanic, but went to be a car journalist so..

It’s amazing to see how many other KZfaqrs have “picked” up your editing style

Great video as always and worth the extra wait. Just so people know, Bmw brought these out as a 'filled for life' transmission. What this actually meant was its not a service item whilst under warranty (5 years). It was still meant to be serviced but obviously every 5 years or 150,000ks as all automatics burn its oil eventually. These transmissions were alsp used in our aussie falcons but had a service schedule in place from ford. Hence why the E70 have trans related issues and people/ mechanics take the life time fill for granted. Just a fact i learnt in my auto career working with ZF and Bmw

I was at a business trip when this came out and I just wanted to return home and watch it. Now I finally did!

I'm blaming this channel for contributing to my unhealthy addiction to buying used BMW's. It's one of only two channels on YouTune that I check daily to see if a new video has been uploaded. Thanks for the great content.

Nice customer service man! Promise in 24hours and 2 hours later its fixed! Nice work mate!

Started watching it earlier today, had to pause and was waiting forward to it the whole evening..just to find out it's been removed..what a bummer, but oh well. It's almost 1am, Ive got work tomorrow and Im sure as hell going to watch the entire thing.

My brother-in-law GAVE me his 2007 4.8 X5 because it wouldn’t start. Can’t wait to get into it. Thank you for the great video!

one of my favourite cars the x5 ,, great video

Here for a second time to support the channel. Thanks for your high quality production and efforts to provide the best experience possible. Looking forward to the next installment.

You should put xHP's gearbox software on the clunkomatic. It makes the 6HP feel way more modern and responsive, better fuel economy too ;)

Congratulations on the Road & Track article.

I am hooked to your channel since Malaga project, the city where I live and where you rescued the car of my dreams, the 850. Impressive content that you make. Greetings from Spain.

You are a Serbian legend, Sir! God bless you!

this is the most amazing step by step resto channel of em all. Keep up the great work you are extremely informative and your work is impeccable!

Simple, calm, professional work. This is what I love as an official BMW mechanic.

I love the contemporary 80s music everytime you fire up the vapor blasting machine.

New video from M539?! Best day of the week!! 🎉 I can't get enough of your BMWs! And Mitsy is a star 🌟

This car is a treasure trove for 10mm sockets now.

Hey Sreten, great video and fantastic results. Your jubilation when the car went into instant reverse after the transmission service came through very clearly! Always a pleasure to watch your videos and see the meticulous work that you do.

The patience and attention to detail amaze me every single episode.

Love your videos, have watched since project Dubai part2, have seen every single video. You could actually make another channel for some easy fixes with regular tools and some troubleshooting videos, all car enthusiasts always try to fix their car issues first themselves! Could be amazing.

Thank you once again Sreten. Your videos are always making my days so much better🙏🏻

Hallo, ich folge Ihnen jetzt seit mehreren Monaten, ich finde, dass Ihre Videos zu mechanischen Eingriffen super gut gemacht sind, Sie erklären klar jede Demontage und Neumontage in den Regeln der BMW Mechanik. Ich danke Ihnen für Ihre wertvollen Ratschläge, die mir erlaubt haben, alleine einzugreifen, und ich bin stolz darauf, auch dank Ihnen.Machen Sie so weiter, ich gratuliere Ihnen zu Ihrer Arbeit und Ihren Ratschlägen, die uns sehr wertvoll sind. Danke👍🏻🥇

Once again, a fantastic episode. I'm so impressed by the way how you pick up all the technical challenges like rebuilding a complete engine but also fixing the automatic gears. Super interesting content and I'm always enjoying a new video from you, so keep them coming :). My hat is off to you.

YES Sreten thank you so much for uploading the corrected version so quick! Just came home from work. Perfect way to end the day

Cheers Sreten👍 Hope the M3 is going well over there 😎🇺🇲

I dnt knw about the other subbies. But everytime i hear your mention the words BRAND NEW i feel like i get a bargain for my money for the car being fixed even though its not even my car. I psychologically smiley everytime.....in my mind im like...YES! YES! YES! Im from South Africa and here what you have replaced on this car i could have gone and bought myself a brand new vehicle they way things are expensive. If you were my mechanic here i would have said stop half way through the repairs because i wasn't going to be able to afford the bill for all that brand new part🤣😂👍

Когда смотришь работу на видео, кажется легко 🤣 А когда начинаю делать сам, оказывается есть много сложности 😂👍

Awesome work as always! I noticed at 50:15 and other shots when you you were testing reverse that the front wheel jerked forward, maybe bad control arm bushings or ball joints?

I CAN FINALLY HAVE MY DINNER IN PEACE WATCHING THIS.

Love that aqua blaster results.

What a fantastic EP. Having a slush box on your channel is rare.. but you showing all the details on the break down, and replacing of all the parts and then reassembly.... when it's maybe one of if not your first time doing it.. meanwhile over a precision transmission.. they show hundreds of disassembly video's and maybe recently they have shown a build.. but I stopped watching that channel since all they did was tear downs and often would bad mouth others work... meanwhile they at least when I stopped watching, refused to show a build video of any kind, as they kept saying they were to busy.... I get that your channel is your job.. and they run a busy shop.. but still. Thank you for showing the amount of detail that you do.. It really is a zen type experience for me to watch your videos... I mostly do not skip any part of your videos, unlike so many other channels out there that don't use editing to keep the pace up.

Very subtle way to tell your viewers you’re going on vacation 😂. As usual top notch episode.

I’m amazed by the efforts you make and how carefully your are maintaining these beauties ! Nice work as usual, every time i enjoy watching your videos, keep going… Good luck !

Heya Sreten, I’m a parts manager for Volvo and trust me it’s not just bmw that’s cunning with the bushings for sway bars and anti roll bars, Volvo make you change the whole thing as well. The same goes for a lot of the control arms, core exchange parts that are easier to replace the whole control arm rather than just the bushings in those arms. Difference in cost of control arm price vs bushing is saved by saving on labour time to replace the arm rather than the bushing in the arm.

Fantastic content and the best automotive channel on the youtubes!

just a heads up, when he selects reverse the front wheel moves abnormaly back and forth it is visible in 50:15

Damm, your wife will get the most sorted "old" BMW in Germany.

Watched your channel before, I enjoy your straight forward approach, you're obviously very knowledgeable when it comes to BMW's I just purchased my first bmw It's a grand tourismo 550i twin turbo v8 2012 121000 km with full service history only one of 3 in New Zealand , it's so nice to drive Regards ian Brunt

Believe me, I don't get any joy in seeing you get frustrated with a BMW, however, I am glad that I am not the only one that goes through a multitude of emotions while working on a BMW. Love your videos...keep up the excellent work!

Seeing the end results of your work here is unbelievably satisfying. Like a dopemine rush! Great work.

I wait for your videos with more expectations than a chapter of Rings of power!! I was thinking "why is he taking so much time to upload a new video!" And then... A huge 1 hour video with this quality where everything goes well and MUTSY is happy and the suv it's coming back to life. Thanks for all the effort and dedication, i leave you a few word in spanish from Argentina... SOS UN CAPO!! Y TUS VIDEOS SON EL MEJOR CONTENIDO DE KZfaq!! VENITE A COMER UN ASADO Y TOMAR UNOS VINOS!

I love how this man was wearing the seat belt while test driving in the yard. Just marvelous :)) Great work as always! 💪❤️

Thank you so much for taking along this massive technical job...You're a star mechanic...

50:14 Am I hallucinating or does the front wheel go a nudge forward when the car is put in reverse? :D Otherwise GREAT Video as always.

As always, you raise the bar on the word restoration. Thank you as always for the amazing and motivational content.

Part of video with Mootzi was the best part❤😂

Love watching you use the aqua-blast machine, makes you want to take the whole engine out and clean everything 😅

Would love to see that M-Package conversion ;)

Let's get this beautiful episode back on track! I'll just have to re play it the whole day! Great episode as always Sreten!

Imagine taking your car to the garage and the mechanic works like this 👌🤟

Mate your editing is the best! So hooked on your vids and your command of English and sayings son you're officially an adopted Brit. Blessings from Shropshire.

censoring the f word with a bark caught me off guard hahahahah

Your dedication to these cars and your content is admirable! Thanks for the re-upload!

Hi, this video has been better than any oscar winner movie. And, more than that, it had been reach of valuable technical information, even for non BMW owners.

This X5 is quite something 😊

Im in ICT but these videos are so relaxing to watch 😊 + you learn something 🎉 Sehr gut!

Hello Sreten, I have been fanatically watching your videos all this while and find your attention to detail and 'never say die' attitude to be very infectious and super fun to watch! Keep up the good work! Just that on @50:16, i notice that when you put the car in reverse, the front left wheel judders a bit, as though some suspension components are tired and loose.. Just like to point that out as my eyes could not unsee what was seen haha!

The transmission service was fascinating to watch, and it fixed the issue!

I remember the first time I did service on an automatic transmission. I'll say you were more bold than I was because I really worried that I'd ruin it. Great work sir and that beast of an SUV is better because of it. Take care!

Honestly, first.

I could watch 55 minutes of Mitzi being awesome.

man, it's like brand new right now, good job!

Not going to lie. Wish there was two of you. Your videos are amazing.