BMW 740il Valve Covers Restored M62 E38

[@JamiesGarage1]

I created a playlist just for the 740iL. More of the e38 coming soon! Check it out here bit.ly/3CVEFzx

[@hankcalloway3590]

Your comment on the new ChrisFix exhaust video is incredible

[@chumariwilson8554]

I also have this exact bmw 740il 2003 and I do need some help with the motor. Either find another motor or fix the one that’s in it if you could contact me about it!

[@mathieugillet]

With videos of this quality, you're going to give Chris Fix a run for his money... 😁

[@JamiesGarage1]

It’s not a competition but I appreciate the compliment 🤘

[@mathieugillet]

KZbin is big enough for two giant channels in the automotive business ...

[@shahirsafwan7803]

jamie is cool but chrisfix is cooler

[@NewToolTuesday]

Even paid Adam Sandler to use his movie clip ha

[@JamiesGarage1]

@@NewToolTuesday It was a little expensive, but worth it ;-)

[@Icecube095]

1:42 The date format in Germany is DD/MM/YY so the filter was made on July 6th, 2007 :-) You got a real nice e38 7 series there. My grandpa had a silver e39 5 series back then and these cars are awesome :-)

[@JamiesGarage1]

I got day/month confused but I knew it was 2007 😝

[@howlingbeats2544]

That date format is used in every European country.

[@Icecube095]

@@howlingbeats2544 I know I'm from Germany 😁✌🏻

[@howlingbeats2544]

@@Icecube095 Yeah, I figured, that was mainly meant for Jamie. I'm from Finland.

[@panzerveps]

@@howlingbeats2544 Nope. Often we see MM/DD/YY, especially on German parts and in diagnostic information.

[@houseofno]

The yellow is Cosmoline, a factory applied rust protection. It turns yellow as it ages and is completely harmless, if a little tough to remove. I've even seen clueless people mistakenly believe that the yellowed Cosmoline was a sign of an engine fire. Great video! I liked and subcribed.

[@erikowens9446]

I think these are better than the Tik toks and shorts since you can explain and show more detail. After 10 years working on Imports mostly I’m finally getting in to Euros since they are headache if you are not use to them and the German terminology. Keep it up as much as possible!

[@chadhouser3190]

The 740 is one of my favorite old bimmers. Lower it a little bit and black the windows and boom….. gangsta. Love the car man, enjoy!

[@NicFlenor]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE it! I work as a technician at Bridgestone and I love all your content!!!

[@technik333]

Thanks so much for sharing this. I'm currently in the process of restoring my E38 too, have done the valve covers and lower pan gaskets as these are the most common oil leak. I'll be replacing the front suspension next. Please keep us posted on your next task!

[@JamiesGarage1]

Then you’ll love the next video coming in just a couple days 🤘

[@asacrj50]

Looks great! I have a 2000 740IL with 39,000 miles on it. I'll be doing my valve covers soon. The problem with painting magnesium is that if off gases. That is what causes it to bubble and flake off. It must be deoxidized and pretreated first. Degrease it with an alkaline cleaner, apply a chromic acid treatment and then neutralize the acid. If you use a zinc chromate paint and primer you will get results that last. This is why powder coaters steer away from coating magnesium.

[@markm0000]

This is why I will always own a BMW. I got a m340i and she’s a keeper.

[@gtileo]

My dad had a 98 540i and man that 4.4 V8 and the 5 Speed auto are a great pairing. Punchy and smooth, I used to love that car

[@Mike_Martian]

They came out so good! I'm so happy you found this car. The owner it deserves, to say the least.

[@TheRacerRich]

It's crazy how nicely done E38 and E39 were. I feel ike E46 had some cheapness to it, but nothing like everything BMW has put out after.

[@Temporaryyyy]

Found you on tiktok a while ago and watched all the videos you had on this e38, loved how detailed this video was def recommend more vids like this !

[@porscheguy09]

My son’s mom owns a 2005 BMW 545i with the 4.4 liter N62 V8 and I’m doing the valve cover gaskets and upper timing chain cover gaskets along with a bunch of other things. The valve covers in her car do not come off this easily. Being a smaller car than the 7 Series means that her 545i has a smaller engine bay and a much tighter fit. It took me an hour just to remove all the beauty covers, air boxes, filters, strut brace and other miscellaneous items just to get to the point of actually starting to remove the valve cover. Then you have the oil dipstick and fuel line in the way not to mention the Valvetronic motors and ignition wiring harness etc. I enjoy working on cars but BMW’s have proven to be challenging for someone who is not familiar with them.

[@JamiesGarage1]

The N62 valve covers are a MUCH bigger job than the m62

[@porscheguy09]

@@JamiesGarage1 definitely not a job for a beginner. I’m finding out that BMW’s are something that most people will enjoy more when the warranty is still active. If the warranty has expired expect to dish out a lot to keep your car maintained.

[@savagearma]

You grew so much! I am happy that channels like yours get and deserve recognition. Pure joy watching your videos. Keep it up. 😄

[@JamiesGarage1]

Thank you so much! More in the pipeline coming soon

[@ashtonm.3825]

You're one of the best car channels on KZbin....thank you!

[@anthonywhitehead9660]

Omg I'm so glad I found you! I have one of these cars mine is a 1997 740il. Currently having some major issues

[@ericschott5100]

Awesome videos Jamie, I have found that baking the valve covers for a few hours before painting helps to bring the solvents and oil to the surface of that porous magnesium and helps with durability and longevity. Maybe someone reading this will take my advice. Thanks!

[@jacksmith2315]

Ya when doing high heat paint especially its best to bake it first. Some even say to paint it while its still hot. It bonds/cures the paint much better.

[@infinitemonkeycage3010]

At what temperature are we talking mate

[@seaurt]

Excellent video! I'm getting ready to do my 2002 540i valve covers and this video showed me a lot of the details that were missing in some of the other ones I have watched. Thank you!

[@Alecisb]

Thank you for the video, Jamie! Keep up the good work, as I found this video very useful for me and my 540i e39.

[@bigpjohnson]

Great video, I need to do the same on my 03 540iA Sport.

[@hankcalloway3590]

Love the 740, this one is certainly a beautiful car

[@maxzavidkovskyi474]

Thank You for a great video, Jamie! Really like the camera work with a lot of useful shots and your accurate explanation. One of the greatest bmw deserves a master like You and vice versa) Keep it up! Greetings from Ukraine!

[@JamiesGarage1]

Thank you!!

[@Czechbound]

A GREAT result. Really enjoying the video presentation style. To the point, packed with info. I recommend everyone to follow and share

[@31acruz]

Dude, my hats off to you. Your passion for this era BMW's comes through and your attention to detail is great! thanks for making this videos, Thumbs up and subscribed with the bell for sure!!

[@luc1f3r0_mf7]

you fit more in a 20 min vid than most can in an hour video Also sandblasting is some of the best parts

[@wiseman1688]

Look very nice J. !! I think BMW lost the way, $$ is all they want. Classic BMW looks so good.

[@houseofno]

After the E38s and E39s were replaced with the E65/E66 (fourth generation 7-series) and E60 (fifth generation 5-series), these cars fell off the map for me. I own an E32, and I like the E34 also, as well as the E38 and E39.

[@AaronGottaHelmetCam]

I found step one to removing paint stripper from non-flat metal parts is to hit it with the pressure washer. works better and is faster than than trying to scrape curvy surfaces. also don't wait too long; the stripper can dry out and leave a crusty paint stripper mess.

[@JamiesGarage1]

I probably waited a little too long on these. Great tip with the pressure washer

[@EE-hk8iu]

I love these long detailed videos

[@blademan7671]

Parents had one back in the day. It was a great highway cruiser.

[@antoniojavier4693]

Really good work

[@RivieraByBuick]

This is a wrong primer to use. First layer for metals like aluminium, magnesium, zinc covering has to be acid primer and nothing else. These metals known to oxidise in the atmosphere very cuickly, the acetone that you have used for degreasing did took some of the oxidation, but also did get back after u finished degreasing. This is why high penetraing primer on an acid base has to be used. Your "hight temp" primer is on alkid base and will fell off shortly. Right technology for magnesium valve covers would be - acid primer, then acryl primer (because u cannot put a paint directly over acid primer), then high temp paint.

[@McCarthyism_by_Youtube]

this is good info. thanks

[@kahvinorja]

Ah thank you! Finally someone who knows how to prep magnesium for paint. Few questions: is there any difference when using 2k paints and possibly not spray cans. I mean, can i spray 2k paint over that acid primer without the acryl primer? Is any acid primer good enough, ie spray can version from a cheap store? Can i do acid primer, then 2k epoxy primer, then 2k final coat or is the acid primer 1k and starts to boil the other layers?

[@startingtech3900]

Nice work as always Jamie. Love your concept and vids brother

[@bettybutler8306]

Love the video! Keep them coming 😊

[@theil6]

Love this Ride!!!! The Coolest BMW

[@theinnerlayer]

Can’t wait to see it completed!

[@willemmaas9813]

Nicely done.

[@christersundin773]

That looks great! I need to do the same job on my 740 and now I know how!

[@canampatriot]

I used to have a 2001 740iL with the M package just like this, except black. I loved it. Unfortunately KZbin wasn't yet a thing at the time I owned it and I wasn't fully aware of the masterpiece that I had in my possession and sadly let it go prematurely. Some regrets marinate and intensify over time.

[@Mark-th1gn]

Great high definition video and commentary. I really enjoyed this video. I hope to one day own a car like this, perhaps as a collectors item to enjoy it once in a while. I would also like to build a e46 with a BMW OEM v8.

[@jacksmith2315]

E46 is a i6. Bmw i6 are bulletproof engines. Better/more reliable than their v8's

[@jacksmith2315]

Awesome job w the valve covers. I never knew they were actually silver from the factory. Every one i have ever seen had the color like when you took them off. BTW, i would imagine powdercoaters dont like doing magnesium because of the process. Powdetcoating is electrely charged. Its probably something with the metallurgy that powdercoating doesnt stick to magnesium as well.

[@mddale]

Great camera work

[@samuelheinitz7571]

I like this dude. He’s got some great content. I found him on TIKTOK first

[@DTMotorcyclesEssex]

Brillaint content mate I've just subscribed 👊🏼

[@muham1227]

Very useful video and best video ever

[@mfzb0912]

You really love bee em troubleuuus don't you jamie?! I always shutter when they pull in 😆

[@JamiesGarage1]

I really do, 😂

[@Robyrob7771]

Nice! My last truck (Ford Ranger) rusted OUT the valve covers! Had to replace them. One of many reasons I won’t own another Ford.

[@SSHADOWA]

What a good quality job.

[@jimmytran1870]

You don’t get enough views and likes, these videos are nice to watch

[@JamiesGarage1]

Thank you! I try to improve with each video. I’m really excited for the next one in just a couple days

[@fpb3rd]

I chose to ceramic paint my valve covers. Powder coat will seal the pourous magnesium and not allow it to offgas

[@cookydoh8687]

I remember going to an inspection for a used poor condition E38 and noticing one of the valve cover bolts was missing!!! XD

[@araboharabedian]

New subscriber to the channel and I’m stunned at how all this time I’ve been doing bmws I hadn’t heard or seen any of your related videos until one day I was randomly watching the Volkswagen boys, whom names and channel I forgot,but they came to your shop to do the vr6 swap in that scirocco and that’s when I found out about your channel!! Wow such a gangster 7 😍possibly one of the only square bodies amongst all the e chassis of its generation that the silver exterior paint looks nice on. Silver was just way too widely used by bmws id this time so I’m sick of them to say the least but they do always look clean I’ll give them that much haha. And Thank god it has the black interior too and not that ugly grey lol. The silver pops it’s so well maintained but I’ve noticed that with many of the silver bmws of this era like even my 97 artic silver m3 had amazing paint but with way more miles than this baby ! It could have to do with the way it reflects the suns damage off the paint isn’t as bad as some of the darker colors 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@bimmerboard]

Nice work!

[@jeffmeng4479]

Love it!

[@theleblebici19]

The date on the airfilter means the 6th of juli 2007. In Europe we have day/month/year.

[@everromero8490]

I see you from El Salvador 🇸🇻

[@WHEELSRT7]

Subbed....can't wait to see the rest....gone go back and watch. Got interested by watching the short vids. 👍

[@JamiesGarage1]

Thank you!! Next video will be out in just a couple days

[@abdulsaopaulo]

Congratulations 🎊 👏

[@cocosnutss23]

Plastic pry tool will help out after whacking it.

[@big_goaty3964]

It may be a bit confusing when using US dates, but in Europe (and I'm pretty sure the rest of the world) you read it as day/month/year.

[@JamiesGarage1]

That’s why I wasn’t 100% sure. Lol. I knew the Year was last. It’s the day/month I get confused

[@jdockii]

I use that paint stripper every week. It is awesome

[@JamiesGarage1]

I was happy with it too. I’ll be using it again next time

[@f308gtb1977]

Excellent!

[@kulveersingh3169]

Bro that's your workshop? Beautiful place for work

[@mechanic350]

You need a water jet booth to remove all paint, sludge and grime

[@SeventyRS]

Super clean! Not surprising given the low mileage but still very cool to see. I'm not at all familiar with that engine. It looks like it uses a single VANOS system on each cylinder head? Valve covers turned out great!

[@spicysnowman8886]

Yes, I believe bmws of this era only had 1 vanos system per head. Edit: on the intake side

[@defenderborke2169]

Chef de la grand :)) I am admire and respect to you...congs.👍👍👍👍

[@coreyb.3127]

Bmw must have very different build quality than other cars. I would sure as hell hope it would look basically brand new with only 30k miles on it.

[@jacksmith2315]

Its not so much the mileage as it is how well it was taken care of. Just because a care has low miles doesnt always mean it was very well taken care of. Especially if it sat a lot. A car with low miles that sat for years is worse off than a car with higher mileage that was well-maintained and taken care of.

[@icemanlol119]

I miss my 95 740i it was a beautiful car

[@Mj-uo7bc]

Amazing video. Hopefully you will restore more and more cars. New viewer here and subbed ofc

[@320iguy]

oof.. the "Dammit" clips.. i don't miss those. even though you see them on modern bmw fuel injectors now and again. I've used a razor blade to cut the gasket free from the head then clean the cylinder head.

[@prebird]

Mine did have a valve cover leak so she made a mess everywhere. I will be degreasing and getting all of that washed off. Also a good thing to do so if she does leak again the future(hope not, knock on wood) I can tell.

[@davidnjoroge8495]

high pressure washer ar sand blaster can remove the glossy paint off easier

[@tonyguo4600]

what brand of glove you are wearing? It looks so good

[@luigifabio77]

Do not reuse the hydraulic tensioner. You're doing the rest, get one from INA - it won't be expensive and will save you from having to go back in.

[@-MaXuS-]

About the date on the filter. Just like with so many things Murica is the only country, at least in the west that does the middle-endian format with the date. That is in the rest of the world we either start with the year first and end with the day which is what was on the air-filter which means it was from 2006 as this is the standard international date format that businesses use a.k.a. big-endian format or the little-endian beginning with day and ending with year which is more often used informally by humans not in organizations if I’m to be believed. The more you know right 🤓. My favorite 7-series chassi for sure so nice to see it get a new life. A bit jealous of whoever bought it.

[@clefchef8121]

Painted magnesium valve covers last 2 oil changes.

[@Vyker]

Subbed

[@bingchilling5116]

1:39 its actually the 6th day of the seventh month. Americans do their dates with the month first but in w we do the day first then the month second .

[@KadenBarriga]

Hey Jamie, what brand are your gloves you use? I like that they seem to have a grippy texture to them.

[@usurper762]

Nice 👍

[@89five3five]

Never understood why they changed from the M60 with chain rollers to the plastic chain guide in the M62?

[@scottyrock6184]

Great job, are you in Florida, i do have also a e38 2001 740iL

[@nonyabisnas]

I would like to buy this 7 series when you're done bringing it up to spec

[@JamiesGarage1]

It will be available soon on Cars and Bids

[@stevemitchell2304]

It’s been 2 years, how did the paint hood up?

[@TheLemonBird]

Great video like always but most of the world uses the some what logical DD/MM/YY and not American MM/DD/YY.

[@howardkanitz4998]

Both of my 7 series had gold valve covers. Are you sure they were supposed to be silver?

[@0togtr811]

Question. Aftermarket parts that are not the cheap ones, worth using in the 740s?

[@jacksmith2315]

Depends on what you're doing, manufacturer, and where you get them. There are some very good quality aftermarket parts for bmw, there are also some junk ones, just like every car. Bmw is more picky, especially with electrical/electronics. Ive seen even new tail light and turn signal bulbs work but keep the warning lights on because the voltage or resistance was just a tiny bit different than OEM. They're picky cars for sure. Suspension is another thing. You dont want to take away the smooth ride of a bimmer. Thats very easy to do with inferior parts. Lemfordore, meyle are some good ones that are aftermarket but also make OEM for bmw so you can save money getting the same part just wo the bmw logo on it.

[@jerrychance977]

👍👍👍

[@linkaan14]

What gloves do you use? I'm looking for some that don't rip immediately

[@cjhification]

Probably 6th day of 7th month as it's European and North America is only place I know that used month, day, year format.

[@abdellahbouincha3519]

It's the opposite Mr Jamie, it's the 6th day in the 7th month.

[@blademan7671]

Are you going to sell the 740iL once you complete on the work on it? If so, I’d be interested.

[@tomchillen3039]

Cars and bids

[@Carterprobinson]

Hey that’s what mine looks like 😭

[@mrthethal6827]

Hey Jamie I have a bmw 530 I and I have a code 5088 transmission code how do I fix it should I replace sensor gearbox selector switch?

[@houseofno]

Best advice is to purchase a service manual and a set of metric wrenches. A service manual will easily pay for itself the first DIY service you perform.

[@MapleDyrup]

what do the Valve cover bolts and nuts get torqued down to at 19:24??

[@IlistentotheRadioRadioStereo]

That is not 30k miles...no way. If the valve solenoid gaskets are that baked and cracked there is no way that engine is only 30k. Btw nice work. I did the same thing on my 2002 540i. I bought it in 2005 and 2 years later I ended having to paint the valve covers too. I had to repaint mine twice because the first time I didn't know about engine temperatures so the obvious came too soon after a few miles driving.

[@JamiesGarage1]

I did lots of work to this car (you’ll see in the next video on Saturday) and it’s hard to believe it has 30k miles. I double checked the carfax and I have all the service records. I bought it from the original owner too. It really does have 30k miles.

[@IlistentotheRadioRadioStereo]

@@JamiesGarage1 That is still hard to believe...Ok at 30k. Have you worked on the valley pan yet? At 30k..The valley pan should be spotless clean. You may want to stick one of those inspection cameras since removing all the intake manifold junk takes forever. You should not see any oil or antifreeze. Only a bit of dust/sand. If you see a mix of oil and antifreeze and sand you have a tampered car...if you see that somewhat clean...you got yourself an awesome unbelievable deal don't drive it lol. I will fix the timing chain on mine when I get a chance, re clear coat it and stick it in my garage and only drive it when I get to escape my kids and wife lol. Good luck!!

[@JamiesGarage1]

@@IlistentotheRadioRadioStereo I did exactly that. Used my borescope to inspect the valley pan, rear main seal, timing chain guides etc.

[@houseofno]

It's not very common, but low mileage cars still exist, for a variety of reasons: estate sales, barn finds, or people who simply don't drive their cars very often. They're out there. Not everyone abuses their cars and drives them into the ground like old Kias.

[@KG-eb4wc]

Why didn’t you mask the valve cover so u don’t get overspray inside the valve cover

[@Elite.customs_479]

I struggled so mf hard to fix mine

[@rustypotatos]

What year

[@JamiesGarage1]

2001

[@rustypotatos]

@@JamiesGarage1 nice

[@FiegePilsbier]

Hey✌ If u want to DM me what parts u need and i will have a look if they are available here in Germany😉