E36 Rough Idle Fix - Idle Control Valve - Replacing ICV : E36 Part 4

Is your E36 suffering from rough idle? This may be your reason. Chasing vacuum leaks, replacing hoses and a bad ICV get our Budget Bimmer back on the road and sitting in traffic. Plus! " How many times can you say ICV in a video "? If this video was helpful, leave a like and subscribe!
Idle Air Control Valve used:
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ICV Hose:
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Total from last video - $1032.02
Vacuum hoses and clamps - $35.49
Idle Control Valve - $32.99
Idle Control Valve Hose (upper) - $20.22
NEW TOTAL - $1120.72
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[@buickmike75]

You are a great instructor and patient. When I work on hard to get to stuff like this and my new parts don't fit like the old ones, I end up sounding like an angry Toll Booth Willy and start throwing things everywhere.

[@radtimecustoms]

If I did a "behind the scenes' it would sound something like that haha

[@rockers2rockers616]

This is real experience aka tricks of the trade showing at 5:28 and a hint of what to do before at 2:30. This saves a load of work in removing the inlet manifold. I have to clean the ICV properly this time or buy a new one. This is the best BMW ICV video on KZbin.

[@radtimecustoms]

Thank you! I greatly appreciate that! Unfortunately shortly after this video was made, it came to my attention the head gasket was blown and getting worse. Fortunately that will give me an opportunity to actually see all the lines under the intake I already replaced haha. Hoping to get back at this project in a couple weeks. Fingers crossed the head isn't cracked. Thanks again!

[@BMWE-rw3sq]

Thank you for the video very nice you explain everything very nice and what's nice is that I didn't know that the idl for this model can be exchanged for the other one the idea and for so many years I got imitasion and they didn't go very well. From tomorrow I will go I should buy the original gray one, which is also cheaper, and I will put it in the car, thank you.

[@radtimecustoms]

Glad I could be of some help, hope you get it back on the road!

[@xelimax]

This channel Will be helpful for me, cuz I will go to work to buy a BMW e36, also you are fun to watch, good youtuber!

[@radtimecustoms]

Thank you! The E36 is currently dead with the head off but will back on the road soon. Then I'll get back to creating E36 content

[@xelimax]

@@radtimecustoms alright man thats sounds great, good luck!

[@neifarreola9453]

just to let everyone know, he had to do that hose modification due to that being a non vanos ICV design only used in 1992. If you happen to have a 1992 325i/ Non Vanos motor, buy the version the supersedes this (P/N 13411744713), then buy hose (P/N 13411738186) and no modification will be needed. Alternatively buy the original ICV (P/N 13411433626), but note the original is more expensive due to its scarcity id say.

[@radtimecustoms]

Thank you for clarifying that, much appreciated!

[@MrJonnyBia]

Yeah i have a 92 pre august and i can say for sure, a maf, and icv are stupid expensive in price for that car, i saw a MAF for $500+ on FPC euro and a bosch ICV for about $370, i might just buy ebay versions and try them out at this point, ive been dealing with fluctuating idle and i fixed all the vacuum leaks, valve cover gaskets, hoses, spark plugs, ignition coils, and fuel filter, and a new TPS, & im still having the same issue, i just got my new ICV today so after i replace it we shall see how the car idles and runs after, because it is a 5 speed i wanted to keep it but im just so tapped out of time and energy these days i might have to just sell it and move on once i solve this problem

[@luchomatic]

@@MrJonnyBia How did it go with the new ICV?

[@sjjvddyumiherhv3709]

What a guy , amazing

[@radtimecustoms]

Thank you! I try, I try

[@KD8RAP]

The one time I wish I didn't have a supercharger is when I need to take the ICV off, my SC bracket is in the way.

[@radtimecustoms]

@KD8RAP but I mean...good problem to have right?

[@KD8RAP]

@@radtimecustoms 99% of the time lol, this being one of the exceptions, at least until I get my intake manifold back on.

[@Cjnm50]

Hey i thought az was sunny but never any sun comin in those windows

[@radtimecustoms]

Yeah, I actually have to try to make money while the sun is out. If its a sunny day in a video then its either a customers car or I'm not making any money at the moment haha

[@nazemx]

How is the correct direction for 518i the guide up or down?

[@christianpaulh]

Hi, I'm new on this topic. Can you please clear a bit, where does the hose go, i mean the one which goes the same direction as the arrow on the ICV to? Regards

[@radtimecustoms]

Sorry for the late reply, but the hose that the arrow points towards, connects to the intake manifold, right behind the throttle body

[@christinalofstrom3185]

Thanks, easy toffollow

[@radtimecustoms]

I try

[@drayescobar9469]

Where did you purchase the idle control valve and the hose?

[@radtimecustoms]

Both from Amazon. I just added the links to description. Hope this helps

[@jovanyoung4236]

Cool club shirt

[@radtimecustoms]

Thank you! Designed it real quick on a napkin for my hot rod and customs club a while back. I think that logo worked for us just by sheer laziness haha

[@hatem5212]

Hey whats the oem number of the original ( the factory one) idl controle hose that you modified ?

[@radtimecustoms]

I don't recall, but Neif Arreola answered many questions on ICVs and hoses to purchase in the comments below with part numbers. Vanos vs non vanos and reasoning. Hope that helps

[@adamandres1089]

What were the symptoms of the bad icv?

[@radtimecustoms]

In my case it was idle issues. At times it wouldn't hold an idle and shut down, other times it acted like it had a vacuum leak

[@LavendrHoney]

Do you go to any psychobilly shows? That intro music!

[@radtimecustoms]

Quite a few. The intro song is a clip from my band The DeVillains. There are some live videos of the band on this channel. Check em out!

[@adnis3567]

How in the fuck am I supposed to put the bottom hose back on after?

[@luchomatic]

a long screwdriver and a hose clamp and you stick your hand through the top of the oil filter like he does on the video, if you can't reach it you can take out the intake manifold is not TOO terrible

[@dabobthorton6169]

11.5... LOL

[@radtimecustoms]

Editing can get boring sometimes so I entertain myself. Glad I'm not the only one that found that amusing

[@XxBIGBOY777xX]

would an ICV keep it from turning on? my e36 just cranks but won’t start and i’ve changed batteries , alternator, spark plugs, relays, fuses, checked the EWS, key antenna. i haven’t tried the fuel injectors, ICV, or coil pack yet.

[@radtimecustoms]

It could although it would likely run bad. I would check all your vacuum lines. It would require a massive vacuum leak to not start. Check to see see you're getting fuel, my first issue was a bad pump. Check to see if you're getting spark. Try to start at main sources and work your way through. My E36 had a laundry list of problems starting at a bad fuel pump, then filter, replaced the injectors because they weren't too expensive and may as well. Start with what you're missing. Fuel or spark. If both are present than you're looking at either compression or something electrical. Hope this helps, kind of vague but without the car in front of me, hard to tell your issue