BMW M47 & M57 Engine Parts That Fail At 100,000 Miles

BMW M47 and BMW M57 engine parts that fail at 100,000 miles.
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[@Bmwmpowers58]

430 000 KM no failures still going strong 👍

[@nihonkokusai]

375000km going strong (118D) Need to overhaul cooling system, rear shocks, turbo itself, maybe clutch and some small stuff to do. No swirl flaps on mine

[@Bmwmpowers58]

@@nihonkokusai I should take down my intake manifold, clean it and inspect it, i don't know if it had swirl flaps removal, maybe you mentioning it is a sign of a future disaster 🤣🤣

[@nihonkokusai]

@@Bmwmpowers58 no swirl flaps mine

[@UniqueMercenary]

egr still in place?

[@Bmwmpowers58]

@@UniqueMercenary yes egr and pdf 461 000 Km now

[@Ritcheyyy]

I have m57 e39 530d 2002 and have it for about 15 years, I have 400k km, and I have changed glow plug just once, and I think they still worked, my advice would be dont change a good part until it has failed, I did not touch the glow plug relay for 20 years and its still fine.... I change oil every 12months, LL01 spec at about 12-18k km.

[@kianward5999]

great content az always

[@kamgamble8121]

Very informative thanks

[@CoisasdeMacho]

Great vídeo, thanks

[@Dannitk]

Good video 👍🏼

[@scott_ferguson]

Another great video mate👍

[@GeorgeAusters]

Cheers Scott!

[@bode-ink2817]

M47 @100k your looking at manifold , turbo, egr, glow plugs , crankshaft pulley , water pump/thermostat M57@100k your looking at manifold , egr, glow plugs , crankshaft pulley, water pump/thermostat Swirl flaps should be removed on both engines and @100k your looking at new swirl flap seals and new rocker cover gasket aswell as injector seals

[@darrellrobinson9468]

Great video again mate

[@GeorgeAusters]

Thanks mate👍🏻

[@markchallinor3508]

New radiator,exspansion bottle,water pipes,turbo,alternator,engine mountings,gear box mountings,front shocks,rear shocks,crank shaft pulley,top mounts,service every 6months regardless of milage,swirl flaps removed,oh and a new battery,the one I took out was original 17 years old,still going 222000 on the click pulls like a train ,dirty diesel Rock.

[@multipreach2674]

You forgot driveshafts(abs rings).

[@roll3y]

Awesome channel dude! Just ordered Swirl blanks and full service lovelies for my M57 X5

[@GeorgeAusters]

Good luck! Will be doing some more work on an X5 soon

[@dougnbodie]

You forgot.....Intercooler seals (O rings), all Pulleys, most hoses, Transmission filter, AC compressor, Vac. Hoses, Power steering reservoir, Def tank sensor(s) and rear break light(s). I didn't have to do hardly a thing to my car until it hit 90,000 miles now after about $4,250 US dollars the last 2 years I hope she'll be good to go for another 90,000 miles.

[@au5t1n86]

Great video again! My crankshaft pulley let go last year the middle just went and some how it just fell on the under tray and the belt just stayed on the metal and was screaming 😬 (very lucky). I look after this engine on my e60 and it looks after me all about maintenance 👍. Keep up the good work 👍

[@aaronwatson5206]

Same happened to me on a long journey. It kept going for awhile before I stopped and temperature etc wasn't too bad thankfully!

[@au5t1n86]

@@aaronwatson5206 i was on the motorway about 10 min from home and when got home and had a look i was like "owww ok then" 🤣. Herd some horror stories of the belt getting wrapped around things 🙈

[@UniqueMercenary]

​@au5t1n86 Lol that happened to me in the middle of a twisty 60mph back road, wobbly pulley, it ripped belts and they wrapped around crankshaft pulley

[@aaronwatson5206]

Thermostat definitely as well, maybe after more miles? but my 150k+ cars both needed it

[@JohannesDahl42]

My M47 (in a late pre-LCI 120d manufactured in early 2007) has covered around 150000 miles and the swirl flaps are still in there. While fitting new glow plugs (can confirm, they had indeed failed) and cleaning the intake manifold and the EGR valve, my mechanic also had a look at the flaps. He said that they were in OK condition, so they have not been replaced for the time being. I prefer having them, since they probably add a bit of low-end torque, but I'll have to check back on them regularly, and when their time comes, I think I'll replace them with aftermarket swirl flaps -- BMW doesn't sell them separately and new intake manifolds are expensive. The only problem is that the aftermarket, last I checked, is tiny -- just two small manufacturers selling their wares over eBay.

[@alexfeatherstone6676]

I just too my swirl flaps out, couldn't notice any difference.

[@epyc_one]

I need your help. Is there any relay that activates injectors in the M47 or are they activated by the rail pressure?

[@GeorgeEI7KO]

All done! 209000 miles now. Clutch and flywheel after Xmas. Its rattling a while now!

[@GeorgeAusters]

Good stuff! Have you noticed your car judder when pulling away on the clutch without sliding it?

[@GeorgeEI7KO]

@@GeorgeAusters only happens the odd time

[@50pence63]

U sir are a legend

[@50pence63]

i have 320d 2006 with 45k on the clock which is nothing... is there anyway to loosen up the glowplugs before removing? every place i have rang all state they could break :(

[@nickyogorman1590]

Glow plug threads are aluminum so no problems there !!!!

[@josipsunjic1343]

I love m47 i drive it with peace of minde. 2007 bmw e91 320d. I also had 318d n47 2009 Sold it at 260.000km... i did not have any chain problems what so ever.. Sold it becouse it needed New injectors and i was not comfort with investing bunch of money in high mileage car..

[@beamerdiesel5348]

My 47 never had turbo fail, 240 000km no wear norhing

[@tumelomoshoaliba1436]

My e90 320d m47 engine 312 000km no turbo failure no smoke still pulling the way it was pulling when it was new

[@johnwayne8]

Just to add, you need to bleed and change the brake oil every 2 years at least or you’ll get the dsc lights on. No need to replace brake sensors.

[@openureyes]

What years are the flaps OK to leave alone

[@123rixta]

130k no history. Booked to have my glow plugs done deleted all the stuff that I could. Just gotta crank pulley and ccv. Checked turbo and no play or signs of oil leaks so that's should be good and serviced with good oil. Praying the glow plugs arnt seized. Just don't want the faf or cost of extraction

[@piovo5222]

Seized or not?

[@epicx1038]

if the egr is just turned off in the system but stays present with out blanking is it ok ??

[@mrsweete9065]

Yes, but if you've disabled the EGR through the ECU then I'd probably consider deleting the EGR physically, one less thermostat and you won't have to worry about the EGR Cooler cracking internally.

[@johnwayne8]

good pulleys are made by corteco

[@encodedevil7843]

great video! my m47 car shudders when I turn the ignition off? what is the cause of this?

[@GeorgeAusters]

It’s normal if you don’t have an anti shudder valve

[@cosminh.6036]

Wich motor do you prefet this one or the n47?

[@jannelakkapaa6057]

I think most prefer M47

[@danmodevs7227]

Nice vid. Anyone ever said you look like a (less aggressive) Carl Froch?

[@GeorgeAusters]

I get it all the time haha

[@danmodevs7227]

Haha nice one

[@elj3590]

If I would upload a video, would you watch it , and would you try to help me out to narrow down my fault ? I got m47 , got new crankshaft pulley about 4months ago , recently im having metallic sound coming i think from one of tensioners or something around it , not really sure , sorry. Your videos does help thank you

[@GeorgeAusters]

If you’d like to pay me then I can help you yes👍🏻

[@Draven2k8]

george ive got turbo pressure sensor issues and little or no boost...155k would this be the turbo itself or a sensor/vac lines. (swirl flaps not yet deleted egr valve and cooler delete) thanks

[@sergio_crs8935]

Hello, very informative and interesting video. may I ask something ? I’ve got a M47 136hp (almost the same as this) my car after I let it sit for at least 1hrs or more when I then start up it, it gives the red oil light for 4/5 seconds (in those seconds the chain makes a lot of noise..) after 4/5 seconds it goes out and so does the chain noise… what could it be? Oil filter emptying itself? Is it a common fault

[@GeorgeAusters]

Change your oil

[@sergio_crs8935]

@@GeorgeAusters hi, thanks. That’s the first thing I did, but the problem remains. Tried 5w30 and 5w40 both in bmw’s specification. Car has 225000km not that much for these engines. I’m gonna try and change the orings on oil filter.. i can’t understand if the noise is chain or something else

[@piovo5222]

@@sergio_crs8935 upload video maybe

[@sergio_crs8935]

@@piovo5222 It was chain noise, for 3-4 seconds on start ups. changed chain and oil pump, , that solved the problem apparentely.

[@jgripen969]

@@sergio_crs8935 Do oil changes at 15 000km and be gentle on the car until it's warmed up to avoid this in the future.

[@terrificspokesman7416]

I've heared from people that the car drives worse without swirl flaps.

[@jazply2]

I have a BMW 530d 2008 157K m57 engine The problem i have with my car is acceleration, their is a long hesitation before it pulls, iv changed the Maf, and the throttle body but no joy, can some one help with any advice, at this moment I have one more opsion and that is the egr what do you think?

[@GeorgeAusters]

You need ISTA👍🏻

[@jazply2]

@@GeorgeAusters what is a ista

[@josephreid4474]

Diesel bro nothing to worry about

[@josephreid4474]

And that is turbo lag normal

[@grahamepigney8565]

Always have to laugh at these videos that have descriptions that say parts fail at 100k, 150k, whatever miles. I have two 2001 530D Tourings (manual with 173k and an auto with 170k miles) and they haven't had any of these faults. Oil change every 10k or so miles with premium oil and a premium oil filter, crankcase breather cleaned every other oil change. EGRs are clean and working, I recently opened them up when I had the covers off the front of the engine to change the water pumps on each. Belts changed when changing the water pumps for convenience sake. Had a turbo fail on the manual but this was down to the car sitting on forecourts for a year or so and the (non-BMW) dealer not doing a proper service despite what they told me. Only other non maintenance items have been air springs recently changed on both, left-hand engine mount on the auto recently changed and a split weld on the stainless steel exhaust section where it connects to the turbo had to be re-welded. An M57 properly maintained is pretty much bomb-proof it and the M50B20 I have in my 1993 520i Touring (235k miles) are two of the best and most reliable engines BMW have produced. Despite what it seems the M47 isn't a shortened version of the M57 and you can't extrapolate issues/reliability from one to the other

[@jgripen969]

E60 525d LCI M57D30, car has covered 244 000km~ When I bought the car at 220 000km~, the thermostats had failed. Swapped that and the water pump, but the old water pump was rock solid. No noise from the bearing, but might aswell replace as I had everything out. Recently replaced pulleys and belt (original belt from 2008, still looking very good, no signs of cracking, but replaced anyway). Absolutely zero play or cracks in the crank pulley. Original EGR, probably never been cleaned. Not been an issue so far. He's right about the glow plugs though, they've failed and I'm a little scared of doing them at this point. Patience and oil I guess. Solenoids in my gearbox are acting up, hopefully an oil change will restore/clean them (there's no such thing as lifetime fluid..)

[@DJSpannamanUK]

I have left my swirl flaps in! They were perfect! Just dirty!

[@pondhead]

Timing chain? Good luck changing that. Truly terrible engineering for maintenance compared to older Beamers.

[@roborovsky6950]

Well, I don't think it's such a hassle with this one. Unlike the N series, the chain is in the front, and quite easy to change. Also, it's not going to fail at 100k, I've seen m47's with over 300k on the original chain and pulleys.

[@rianmsin]

Its pretty easy to change ngl

[@m.b.smoshitoa8325]

Hi George, please just highlight me. How do you know that this engine is m47 because there is no where it is written. It is just written 320 d MBS Moshitoa south Africa

[@GeorgeAusters]

M47 went up until 2007

[@user-qq3df1mb3k]

Belter mate

[@GeorgeAusters]

Cheers mate, much appreciated!

[@jamesbaldwin7018]

Basically if your not mechanically minded don't buy one! 😂

[@johncross1756]

Hi George, love your videos but I feel as its becoming more and more repetitive with every car you have. Now don't take this the wrong way and I hope you will take this as a compliment as I found you via your N47 EGR Valve removal video and been watching you since then. But I cant help but see most of the videos you're doing are coming up the same stuff all the time on every car we have all been waiting for some coding , Diagnostics , Programming Videos which you don't seem to be doing any reason why ? I hope you don't take this the wrong way and hope you will take this as your subscribers helping you rather than taking it negatively. Thanks John

[@GeorgeAusters]

Hi John, i appreciate that but I just do the videos that I feel will help people like common problems, what to look for etc or what need doing on the cars. None of my cars need any coding, programming etc so there is no content there. I have done quite a few diagnostics videos 👍🏻

[@johncross1756]

@@GeorgeAusters No thats fine George and believe us as your subscribers we appreciate you. When you say there is no coding , programming to be done what about showing us how to code and the basic's and what about programming doing a video on showing us a walkthrough with E system and ISTA-P would be good. There is loads of stuff you can do without doing it on your car ? When you put out your video revealing it you did say you was going to be doing loads more and your friend has stopped posting his last upload was last year on the software so there isn't many around anymore. At present I have my 320D off the road with a damaged ECU and I was hoping you would show us how to repair that on here as its a common issue on the N47, you do say your a BMW channel so should cater for a wide variety of people as we are all here for different reasons and if I'm honest I'm already quite mechanically minded so common problems , repairs is not something I watch much of. How about buying a test bench setup and doing some coding videos on that instead of your car ?

[@darrellrobinson9468]

@@johncross1756 Not many people want to see coding and programming we want to see the real issues we have with these cars and george has got that spot on

[@user-qq3df1mb3k]

@@darrellrobinson9468👏

[@GeorgeAusters]

I’m not a programmer mate, not only am I not experienced in that field, it really doesn’t excite me. I’d rather get stuck in and do physical jobs. I appreciate the suggestion though mate👍🏻

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