Getting the BMW E32 735iL Back on the Road | Fixing the MOST Important Things

Well I asked and you guys answered! Everyone wanted to see episode 1 of fixing up the E32 735iL so here it is! Today we focus on fixing the most important things necessary to get this thing back on the road. We tackle the M30B35s water pump replacement, we replace the Blower motor, fix the in-op windows, give the underside a general inspection, AND get this thing on matching winter tires. She is beginning to feel more like a 7 series!

[@Gildik97]

Finally some new quality E32 content on youtube, totally love them. I'm fixing up my own 750i short wheelbase, it was abused as hell but it won't beat me. Thanks for the great work, love your channel.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Thank you so much David! Means the world to me!! Im happy to supply the people with e32 content!!

[@habsom1406]

Great camera angles and clear footage. Love how you say "...oh yeeeah", every time you have success fixing something, I smile this end too! Totally agree about those horrid wheels, definitely looks better on style 5s even if a little small. And you're right about the paper gaskets too! Great work dude! 👍🙂

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Thank you man!!! Yeah every unsnapped or unstripped bolt on an m30 is a great success! Haha

[@Housecat333]

So much room in that engine bay, jealous. My 750iL is so cramped by comparison

[@tun1034]

Love the work you are doing bro great content as usual

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Appreciate all the support man!!

[@MasholanNaidoo]

Awesome channel! Love watching your content - from South Africa. Keep up the great work and amazing builds!

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Thank you my friend!!

[@viperocco]

Yo great content again. Looking forward to seeing how the parts work out down the road.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Thank you brotha!!

[@marnocloete4248]

Soo excited to see you fix this, I have the same just 735i, all the way from South Africa

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Appreciate it man!!!

[@koudiack]

heck yeah i’ve actually been super interested in the chassis finally someone i enjoy watching bought one

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Happy to hear this bro!!

[@jotighe2]

love the e32! Great project

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Im enjoying it as well!!

[@reportingbadstaff]

Killing it man keep it up !

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Appreciate it Nick!!

[@bmwe90378]

The violet purple 540i auto is super clean .paint is good interior is almost knew no cracks in leather seats. My e90 is manual so the auto is for traffic

[@peternelson3790]

Good stuff man! Definitely makes me want to pick up an old Bimmer!

[@m3nameisjosh464]

My channel may convince you!

[@hashim_iraq]

man I love this car, I always wanted an E32 735 but was able to get E38 v12. Thank you for the video.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Even better! haha

[@jerrygonzalez2686]

Too bad I don't live by you I have so nice toys that you can work on because you gained my trust in how you handle your business, keep up the great work and I will continue to follow. 🤜🤛

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Appreciate that my man! Thank you!

[@chadglass7705]

Your vids are great; i just subscribed. Thanks so much.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Thank you Chad! Welcome!

[@chadglass7705]

@@m3nameisjosh464 I'm interested in an E39. I believe it has the M52 engine, a 528i, 1997

[@yellowjoe.2000]

thank you for getting on the e32 project and content. the best big sedan BMW ever created!

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Happy to join the club!!

[@yellowjoe.2000]

@@m3nameisjosh464 e32 compliments your e34 collection. i hope you can get an e32 12 cylinder 750iL model one day to restore!

[@m3nameisjosh464]

@@yellowjoe.2000 I’ve been looking!

[@yellowjoe.2000]

@@m3nameisjosh464 awesome.

[@Juntasification]

Nice. Waterpump on mine actually started to leak while on winter storage. I hope your driver side vents are also blowing only hot air, so I can see you fix it :D.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Mine are not! Haha but I do think the heater valve is to blame for that!

[@Kan_DSU]

I don’t think the style 5s look small on that car. Seems period correct. Good video! Nice angles could follow perfectly along :)

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Thank you very much!!!

[@JesseJamesHeadrick]

Make sure you check the cabin air filter. Believe these were fitted starting in 1991. Mine wasn’t changed for 15 years when I bought it! Got more air flow from the blower

[@m3nameisjosh464]

I peeked in when the blower was out and don’t believe this car to have one. Its an early 91 like my 525i which also has no blower motor

[@elinofilter554]

@@m3nameisjosh464 hey I have a e32 1982 bmw and wanted to know if you fix other peoples cars as well

[@josededios5299]

Just curious does anyone know what year this car is awesome video!

[@Lamerguezerie]

damn sound and damn colour. 15 in style 5 are always perfect.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Agreed!

[@Lamerguezerie]

@@m3nameisjosh464 TRX style 5 are even better for looks and size but well a bit expensive for tyres...

[@GalvanizedGreatness]

It’s gonna be a good car when it’s done 👍

[@m3nameisjosh464]

I agree!!!

[@jakecohen7059]

i just bought this exact same car i actually got a manual swap with it only thing i dont have is the driveshaft are you familiar with the swap at all im used to newer bmws so this is all new to me and as you probly know theres not a ton of info on these car out there any knowledge you have would be a huge help, love the videos man

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Well I know 735i came manual but an IL never did, im guessing 735i driveshaft doesn’t fit, so maybe need a custom

[@mieczniuk]

thanks so much man, im planning to do on my 730 v8, im jealous of the space you have there 😅

[@m3nameisjosh464]

These inline 6s do bless us with working space! Hahah

[@mieczniuk]

@@m3nameisjosh464 I managed to change my heater blower today. Thanks to your video I collected the courage to do it😁 👍 It wasn't that bad as I thought

[@m3nameisjosh464]

@@mieczniuk good work man! Glad i could help!

[@anthonydavis5993]

Hey young man... Next time you run across a job like this take the radiator out too... 5 more minutes, remove the hose at the thermostat and the upper hose from the drivers side. You can see everything this way. Also you can use the gasket maker (permatex) on both the water pump and thermostat without a gasket. Just put a "nail" sized bead around the pump and thermostat housing wait 5 - 10 mins and install... Easy way to refill system without bleeding is nose up, take the cooling fan temp sensor out of the radiator then fill the system. When coolant trickles out replace sensor then start the car with heater on hot. Leave radiator cap off, when it warms up squeeze the top hose a couple of times briskly, coolant level will settle then top off. Cool your diving in! Less complaining about my 80's! Lol When you actually wrap your mind around it the stuff get really easy. Good work my man!

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Always appreciate learning new tips and tricks like this!! Thank you! Sorry for the 80s complaints!! Hahahah

[@anthonydavis5993]

@@m3nameisjosh464 your good, send 100 bucks to my cash app! Lol. I realized in the 80's on these things, especially euro stuff. If your not in a hurry take of more then and need in some cases to do the actual job... Just get stuff out of the way. When you have to do that m50-54 starter I don't want to hear you cussin! Lol What you gonna do with the E28?

[@m3nameisjosh464]

@@anthonydavis5993 hahahah, oh ive been there with plenty of m5x starters! But the E28 is getting the B35 thats on the stand in background, refreshed, ITBS, headers, standalone ecu. A fun little NA build

[@anthonydavis5993]

@@m3nameisjosh464 on ebay there's some sweet m30 headers for a reasonable price...

[@m3nameisjosh464]

@@anthonydavis5993 already have a set of schmiedmans sittin on my bench!

[@stephenmoreel]

Did you repair the blower motor also because it just give hot air ?

[@barbutudor2148]

Hmm i need to replace the blower motor on my M42 E36, should be just as easy right? Saw some tutorials already but it seemed so easy when you replaced it.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

I think theres a little less room to work with on the e36, but otherwise very similar procedure!

[@yellowjoe.2000]

awesome video. Would you consider adding a turbo to this 735il? get it to 230 - 250 whp or so?

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Not this one in particular but one day!

[@yellowjoe.2000]

@@m3nameisjosh464 ok. thank you

[@yellowjoe.2000]

love this video. would you rather have e32 3.5 m30b35 735il or 4.0 m60b40 740il as daily driver?

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Probably wouldn’t care to own an e32 again unless it was v8. B35 suits the 5 series better

[@yellowjoe.2000]

@M3nameisjosh the 735il isnt that much heavier than the e34 525i. is the m30b35 motor under powered? feels slow?

[@m3nameisjosh464]

@@yellowjoe.2000 its just a large boaty car. Mixed with an auto makes it boring as can be. Doesn’t necessarily feel SLOW, but not like it feels in an e34

[@yellowjoe.2000]

@M3nameisjosh got it and understood. do you think the short wheelbase non 'L' 735I would be a better choice?

[@jalenrodriguez4733]

replacing the blower on my m50 was a nightmare mane esp @ night when my stubborn ass wants it done before the next day😭

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Oh yeah not a fun job on m50 cars lmaoo

[@PlymitBoy]

nice video, you should look into getting a wireless mic. it would improve your sound a lot

[@m3nameisjosh464]

I bought one, came to find out it didn’t work with my camera. Still waiting on the right time to upgrade everything at once!

[@martinjulecki2728]

For the wire issue, I had a similar problem on my 98 328i but in the trunk, none of the locks worked, some lights too I believe. I’m assuming they snapped and exposed copper from age and opening the trunk a bunch. I can send a picture through insta if you want. Was pretty simple to repair

[@m3nameisjosh464]

I guess the brittle wires after years of opening and closing just let go lol

[@martinjulecki2728]

@@m3nameisjosh464 seems like it

[@nextphase7481]

Had to repair the same wire harness issue along the driver-side trunk hinge a couple of years ago on my 89 535i. The the doors (especially the driver side) can have the same issues. The more you bend those stranded wires, the more you cold work the copper and it becomes harder and more brittle and starts to break apart.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

@@nextphase7481 oh man I haven’t heard “cold work” since my material science college days!

[@nextphase7481]

@@m3nameisjosh464 Ha, ha! Those great fundamentals don't go away and are always useful. That's why they taught it in MS!

[@shrftt1415]

do 35 i was a good engine ? or 40 i In terms of maintenance ?

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Any inline 6 is easier to work on/cheaper than a v8, both are mighty fine engines though

[@johnfloore9799]

How long did this video take to shoot? You sure accomplished a lot!

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Hmmm well everything but the bleeding procedure was done in 1 day, within probably 6 hours

[@johnfloore9799]

@@m3nameisjosh464 You sure know what you're doing! Is there anything that different going from the e34 chassis to an e32? As in are these cars any harder or easier to work on? B/C it seems like they're the same, just bigger in size.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

@@johnfloore9799 a 735i is a 535i with even more room to work. A 740i is a 540i with more room to work. A 750i is a beast in itself haha

[@89five3five]

Need a M60 swap

[@JVBNorway]

Which green is it? Its hard to tell in the videos

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Iceland!

[@1984AP]

@@m3nameisjosh464Spread the word! Nice work btw.

[@naterichard171]

Bro how did you seriously just snap the blower retaining clip in one shot? I’ve never ever not rage bled doing that on an e30

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Hahahahaha dude i have been there before!!! Sometimes they are such a pain in the ass. This one was by some grace of god very easy! Lol

[@andrewg2322]

M6 bolts 8ft/lb M8 bolts 16ft/lb

[@m3nameisjosh464]

I call that 1/4 inch ratchet and 3/8 ratchet! Hahah

[@bmwe90378]

I want to buy e34 but don't know which one . E34 525i eclipso red or 540i voilet purple. About a 3k different. Not my first bmw have a e90 .e34 would be a project.

[@bricklawson9745]

sounds like the problem with the purple one is that its purple.. just my humble opinion also check the background on the v8, BMW had problems with the compression on those engines for a period. They gave an extended warranty up to 100,000 miles.. if the engine was replaced for free by BMW, then you're probably good to go. good luck! 540s are sweet!!

[@Juntasification]

Just make sure the one you take is not rusty turd and engine/gearbox are fine.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

If thats an original paint daytona violet 540i then that is an immensely rare and desirable colored e34. But also calypso is very good. 540 is way more fun, so its hard to say. Whichever is cleaner honestly

[@Lamerguezerie]

What is your budget for maintenance, you ability to maintain and restore yourself, and where are you from?

[@bmwe90378]

@Béhème30b35 I'm in south Africa. Yes have a buget to the side .

[@andrewg2322]

Aw man no love for the Borbet Bs

[@m3nameisjosh464]

I am a Borbet enjoyer but these are just grosss dude😭🤣

[@elinofilter554]

What’s your email. I have a e32 and found this video useful but, do you ever fix other peoples cars too