Here's Why The Single Turbo N54 Blew Up - And Everything That Was Done To Revive It (335i)

3 Months later and Carlos is back with a full revived single turbo BMW 335i. Not only was ‪@SwapDepot‬ able to install healthy N54 onto the car but many aspects of the car was upgraded as well. We will also discuss why we think the engine blew.
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[@VehicleVirals]

T51R mod not TR51 😁

[@moisesmaldonado5942]

Literally watching this video on my car and saw you pass right next to me 😅😅

[@ACURACALABAR11]

Carlos said he financially stable but yet still look so sad. Smile more bro. Life is the greatest. Ur emotions feels like the engine just blew today. You already came out strong by fixing it...so smile💪🏿

[@F80carlos]

Trust me bro Im super excited to have it back. I was just tired af 😂

[@VehicleVirals]

It's not easy being on camera 😉

[@iCIlluSioNSs]

Financially stable and yet didn’t forge it..:.🧐🤔 Edit: and an open diff 🤣

[@nfiftyfour]

Bro🤦🏾

[@ThatWetWet.]

@@iCIlluSioNSs “stable” doesn’t necessarily mean he can afford that.

[@dannyipwn1203]

Once you own a 3 series you will never be able to live without one. What happens is you fall in love and dont realize how strong that love is until you let it go. then once its gone you have a gaping hole in your heart that you don't know how to fill. you can try getting other fast cars, WRX, Turbo Audis, Mercedes or whatever you think will mend the hole. but the simple fact of the matter, that hole will ALWAYS be there until you return to the 3 series. Ive had my E36 now for 6 almost 7 years and i don't think ill ever get rid of it. Its G35-900 M52B28 on a Link ECU. the feeling is Indescribable (fully built suspension, adjustable upper and lower control arms, CondorSpeedShop everything)

[@thisguyshorty3554]

I can attest to the CSF radiator. Best upgrade I ever done for my car. Keeps temps cool here in Az weather. Oil temps stay at 220 - 240. I have yet to see it be at 250° since.

[@tickandslug]

did you do any oil cooling mods? I'm also in az and any real amount of pushing my 135i will make the oil temp 250 in just a few minutes.

[@thisguyshorty3554]

@@tickandslug nope! Pressure wash your oil cooler. I did that and it helped. My temps are 187° cruising, 207° max at idle sitting in stop and go traffic.

[@thisguyshorty3554]

@@tickandslug this what I did. New waterpump, tstat, CSF radiator, and new O.E fan. Switched to Liqui Moly 5w-40 also. I wanted to do the i.s upgraded fan.

[@tickandslug]

@@thisguyshorty3554 it sounds like you have the oil thermostat bypassed. Normally it doesn't open fully until 235 degrees. But yeah I have all that done except the csf rad. I'm going to have to get one, thanks!

[@thisguyshorty3554]

@@tickandslug no bypass.

[@friguy4444]

What's not to LOVE about that build?! I'm working on my 2008 335XI and if I can I'll make mind similar to his. But I'm not doing single turbos I'm going the same route as dude with the two Ebay VIV 17T's. Killer torque!

[@idontlikevw]

Carlos is a cool ass dude, my 335 aint nothing like his but he followed me back and he likes all my post hahah that just makes me happy.

[@HouseofDragonsRottweilers]

Am happy to see him get his car back. This is a come back story. Us car guys all go through it.

[@EBK_iN_MY_DNA]

Those headlights are so fire, the rims, he did this build Fukin perfect🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@zanewarren2774]

Always a good time with you knuckleheads👊🏼 Moral to the video , #maintenancefirst

[@dannyaustin3173]

I'm a diesel mechanic white smoke is usually water probably been loosing a little water leaking into that cylinder slight hydraulic lock and the rod will break in that general area usually on diesels you can spin rod end on crank

[@Eazykilldavis]

Late last year after watching a lot of positive content about the N54, I went out and got a e90, less then 150 miles the transmission (6hp) started slipping then spun in it housing, so I found and vandalized e92, windows busted, all the mirrors ripped off, alot stolen like the DME, EWS, rims & tires. A lot of water damage, everything in the trunk, garbage. Well, I used te e90 to complete the e92, and I was so close, the only thing I had left was the head liner, and mod the side mirrors a little bit more and rewire one of the drive side mirrors controls. I did a u turn and car when into limp mode. I offed the engine, and restarted as the light turned green. And I heard a rod knocking, and before I could turn into store it seized. Now I have the front end off and trying to swap the engine from the e90. I'm now hard up on funds, lacking in the tool department.

[@XanderMukbang]

Jesus mate learn from this

[@XanderMukbang]

Never buy a “new” car not from dealership without warranty

[@Mp-jw1qg]

when you run stock block n54's you need to do slightly more bearing clearance and thicker oil at high hp. youre bending rods at 550ft lbs too so that rod was probably already bent, and then the bearing got out of spec. it could have been a oval cylinder, same thing happens. you know what else i think is strange, ever since i ditched the dme entirely and went maxxecu, my car runs like a honda and ive had 0 issues.

[@ZeroTo60Tube]

my guess was the smoke seen leading up to it, was a broken or damaged piston. Maybe the piston collapsed which you hear in the video, then the rod hits the block and you hear everyting on the road.

[@erikrodriguez9293]

Looking to purchase an e90 real soon has an gen 6266 CEA turbo and basically all maintenence items done in the last 15,000 miles. Any advice on what I should be carful for or what other questions I should ask the seller ? I would very much appreciate the advice and I only ask because you seem more knowledgeable than myself which I have been doing all my research Via forums and KZbin videos/comment sections ? Thanks

[@funfun5656]

@@ZeroTo60Tube My thoughts exactly. I've seen a few N54s fail this way and it's rarely during the pull that kills it where the engine fails. You'll usually notice you're down on power, smoking or even slapping because your piston is either cracked or straight up bent and then it all falls apart at as low as 3500RPMs.

[@heathbailey4149]

You need to check out the turbo set up on the zero to 60 boys car. It’s a beast set up

[@VehicleVirals]

I would if they didn't live in Australia 😂

[@heathbailey4149]

@@VehicleVirals yeah only a few km/ml apart haha 😂 The equal length set up on the e92 looks very promising. We need to see more of this set up on N54. Massive thumbs up 👍 for your content and the mix in BMW generations.

[@rickpearce5553]

Man that spools sound is amazing, about the best I've heard so far, so glad yall got it back & even better than it was !!!! Great work Jesss-yes you R Amazing man , keep it up !!!💯👍👍🤘😎

[@Use2FACTAUTH]

Instead of the m3 cowl I just used my stock cowl cover with the bms filters, and I cut around the strut braces and the firewall cover while leaving the dme cover and brake fluid cover on. You cant tell unless you know bmws like that or are looking for it

[@DJ-pz4ur]

Ever since I upgraded to the CSF intercooler, my coolant temp runs hotter than my oil temp! I’ve bled the system so many times thinking there’s trapped air somewhere and even got it vacuumed filled, but still the same sh*t! Next up is to swap out the coolant sensor in the block, but if that doesn’t work then I’m fresh out of ideas! I do have a Mosselman oil cooler, but there’s no way it’s just that good to be keeping the oil temps tracking on average 10 degrees Celsius cooler than my coolant temp!

[@FAMM_Entertainment]

Been following you guys for months now! Great page to follow!

[@rnrmotorsports]

Cleanest E90s in FL🥵

[@SicSemperBeats]

I've seen zero to 60's video's explaining reflex. seems really advanced

[@GT-Diaries]

Really like the headlights, makes it stand out.

[@EAGU]

Carlos car just keeps getting better and better 🔥

[@VehicleVirals]

Fine wine 🍷

[@Rjsazón]

More videos on Carlos car when he bumps up the boost, can't wait to see your car with the new turbo n t51 mod. I'm excited to see more n more ppl going reflex, I've done over 20 on customer car so far, love the product, specially now that the n54 has can bus integration 🙌💪🔥

[@cheeto559]

Sheesh ima have to get me ah 335i now 🔥🔥💯💯

[@Hyngyynj]

Seems like it spools pretty nice

[@ItzEmmaunelworld_3]

almost sounds like a jdm car!!!!! super sweets sound love it

[@melvinkimble7709]

💯 got rid of my 335 and now getting another one!

[@dannyr3346]

6-700 hp on the stock block isn’t that crazy. I’ve been pushing 700+ on the same tune for over 4 years. If your dyno tune is trash.. your car is trash!!

[@khalidmangal9870]

Who is your tuner?

[@PURCELLYOUTUBE]

Man I ordered that engine cover back in April and I'm still waiting after 5 months. I keep coming back to this video just to stare at it lol

[@optimistic32]

Look I to Evan waterless coolant, I use it on my E39 vF supercharged! I could be in traffic on a hot day & still open my radiator cap, little to no pressure!

[@xpdy1059]

Carlos has an even bigger flex now 😎💯

[@Luuuugn]

0:39 ayayay can freakin feel that

[@blvkwave8554]

Man the single turbo sounds amazing 😫

[@SHWELL11]

Anyone know how much a Bearing job is in total? About to pull the engine out of my 535i and replace it, but want to rebuild the original one..

[@AmenXenon]

The cleanest e90 i've seen!

[@shaolincruz2891]

JESSS..👌🏻💪🏻 e90s forever !

[@1SIK335]

Yea car sounds awesome going by...

[@eptdy]

Those headlights are badass I'd definitely rock them if I still had a e90. I had the same e90 replica bumper for the sedans. M3s have the same front end as the coupes so every bumper you see on a sedan that looks like that is a replica but it's oem quality made out of oem bumper materials.

[@PapiAndrey]

I wish someone made them for the e92, I really like them. Shame I’ve only seen them for the e90’s

[@xshadowspy]

Reflex can also control meth injection or extra fuel pumps instead of using a hobb switch so much stuff can be done with reflex it’s a game changer.

[@joelmayorgaa]

CD919 FTW 🤙🏻

[@iamselfprovoked2642]

Do you know how much it would cost to do a n55 2011 big turbo?

[@Jonathantaylorthomas_]

I apologize that I've been watching yall for so long and still haven't been subscribed but ....I handled that 🥲🤦🏾‍♂️😂

[@Jonathantaylorthomas_]

I gotta make my way our to you guys man are yall the best 🔥💯

[@marniionmee2140]

Headlights are beautiful on the e90 👌🏼

[@Saif0412]

Carlos 335i looks sweet, goes superfast and sounds fantastic 👌 Those headlights are epic 💪 Single turbo always sounds better then twins, but it's a compromise, ST = better sound and top end power vs Twins = more torque lower down the rpm range,

[@callanotis7902]

Yea idk what to do when my 14ts blow single turbo is also ALOT more spendy but personally I'm thinking of ditching the twins eventually too, single is just bad ass😭

[@Saif0412]

@@callanotis7902 $$$$ 😖

[@flute136]

im wondering what the highest hp youd want to have a "safe" single turbo n54. lets say it had like 100k miles when you put on the single for this example, and the previous maintenance is unknown..

[@bhambham100]

100

[@flute136]

@@bhambham100 XD

[@iCIlluSioNSs]

550bhp 600 if it’s got a nice easy torque curve

[@Saif0412]

If the maintenance is done, 500hp probably

[@notdeelan]

600hp keep torque above 3k rpm and it’ll run forever

[@nodayzoff5902]

Y’all should’ve recorded the work that was put in to get his car back up and running would’ve been great content.

[@mike77-]

what was he running the 6 bolt engine or the 8 bolt? also i think the oil was to cold for that bearing to explode! you definitely have to rev the engine alot before you race on the street with a innercooler upgraded radator port injection. pretty much runnin a freezer

[@nfgshabzofficial807]

Where did he get his headlights?

[@sovergnty]

Looks like m5cs headlights looks cool

[@fasteat1]

Definitely seen them on eBay edit: they’re on Ali express for +$600

[@VehicleVirals]

China

[@scarface16134]

My favorite bought not built channel

[@carbonstore8266]

Do you have the link for the headlights?

[@mystvns6715]

Where can I find those headlights?😍

[@twinscrolled]

Link to headlights?

[@SavageBunny1]

Maybe the belt tensioner went out at some point, sucked in the belt, clogged the oil pump sump, so it was still getting oil, but not enough at high RPM, that my experience.

[@joshmarauder]

was the car constant smoking or just a min after start up

[@Lachhmag]

lets see that 3rd into 4th and rev it out!!

[@samlee458]

sick e90. wish mine can look like that 🤣

[@yezzusaguilar3097]

Bro I didn’t hear a single rev match when you were down shifting that beautiful 335i😂

[@williamwade7059]

Oil analysis can detect rod bearing wear

[@machtschnell7452]

The front radiators have no baffles. WRF?

[@ericroper380]

It is part of the game that’s why your supposed to have 3 spare blocks ready

[@dfqnexxus3710]

I can heard the rattle feomthe throwout bearing metal in the clutch I heard mine all days and I hate it lol 😒

[@thabolegwaila5495]

Where can one get those headlights?🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@KalchykDen]

Please some explain why do Bmw owners run this oil cap-breather thingy? What does it do? I have bmw f85 and wondering if it’s something I need perhaps

[@BimmerMafia]

Doesn’t do anything. Some think it relieves crankcase pressure. Upgraded pcv valve and catch can takes care of that

[@KalchykDen]

@@BimmerMafia thanks for your input. Do you know of any companies that makes catch can kit for f85 x5m? I’m looking to buy one but had no luck finding one

[@BimmerMafia]

@@KalchykDen Are usually don’t look for parts in that platform so I don’t know anything about them. But ECS tuning and several other companies have universal kits, if he absolutely can’t find anything for your engine you can always go that route.

[@Glo_Natee]

I used to have bad turbos and the oil cap breather took out a lot of the smoke

[@BimmerMafia]

@@Glo_Natee prob cause your pcv valve was bad .. or idk. But theres no data showing anything. To each is own I guess. It’s a cheap mod that looks cool to some people.

[@georgeq.8319]

Hello guys, it's a really ni E90. What did you do on steering wheel? Cover o replaced? Link ?

[@drewdavis239]

batch fire just sprays off andi on not in time with the engine. sequential sprays in time with the valves and motor

[@reshadstv5419]

Cool video vehicle virals

[@VehicleVirals]

🙏🏼

[@juliocota6335]

Hey did Carlos choose the open dump or recirculating option for his single turbo top mount ?

[@gilj_media9728]

You can hear it open up

[@lovefud3018]

Where did you get that m3 bumper? Where do you recommend i buy a bumper for my 08 e92 355i. is duraflex a good brand and i dont know if its a good idea. And i cant afford expensive ones.

[@noahf6525]

What headlights are those, I need those for my car!

[@Zayoso4675]

Crazy I sold my an still want one man what a headache

[@Jakiirr]

Why not go for upgraded rods ?

[@lovefud3018]

Where can i buy m3 bumper without breaking the bank? Please help me with good fitment options

[@Jern54]

Why the GFB boost controller if you can use the reflex to control boost with?

[@Ricky_kim3]

headlight company name please

[@CrAnkzZ_EU]

Where i can get this headlights , looks very good

[@Akac3sh]

Dream car tbh

[@nfiftyfour]

What kind of headlights Carlos got?

[@igork3024]

What kind of headlights is that ?

[@H2PROz]

JB4 is + MHD is far more superior than just MHD alone even with Reflex. There’s really no need for Reflex at the power level that most people push these cars anyway. Most tuners (most people aren’t going to pay either) are not going to sit there and tune each cylinder. You’re also missing out on the safeties that JB4 offers.

[@disco-2516]

11:48 LOL 🤣

[@xXspark365Xx]

I wish I’ll get a n54 that awesome

[@Bofa_dz]

Bro they aren’t too expensive just save and u will be able to make a down payment and easily finance it. Just start saving and building ur credit soon as u can!! It’s a relatively easy car to pay off if you get a 2008-2011 with like 60-80k miles you can find them for about 10 grand

[@xXspark365Xx]

@@Bofa_dz I actually have a N54, 335i M pack coupe, but the WG rattle is killing me rn

[@SicSemperBeats]

Then buy one lol. its a cheap ass engine

[@Bofa_dz]

I highly recommend the n54 but first thing you must do before you drive it fast, is check off every possible maintenance issue you could have with the n54 given the current mileage it has. It shouldn’t be anything too major or expensive if it’s under 100k so it’s not as hard as it sounds. All I’m saying is if you get a n54 expect to be a little bit of a mechanic yourself, but also expect a car that’s power will give u a smile on your face, so long as you do the maintenance. I made a mistake of buying a n54 and waiting to do the maintenance, so it’s kinda adding up and I’m currently doing it all at once, where as if I did it from the moment I bought it properly as I should, I would do one relatively non major fix at a time to ensure it runs properly as I drive it everyday. Best thing to do is make sure you are in a place in your life where u can have time to check out the car, and make sure you have the money for parts, so that you’re not spending your last nickel on it after you buy it. I hope it works out for you!

[@SicSemperBeats]

@@Bofa_dz did you read his comment at all 😂. He already has a 335.

[@riseupstudios12]

I’ve seen some 2 door 335 N54s for good prices even some manual cars but I just won’t buy one because I can’t afford to keep the up maintenance or replace a motor if I need to

[@harrisonbrafford]

Bro didn’t post the oil test on the F30 Bc they probably sent it back and said it was 95 percent water😂

[@VehicleVirals]

Facts

[@zanmasterr]

how do u get the pop between gears lol?

[@itzJodan]

Need a link to them headlights

[@callanotis7902]

I got a jb4 but im on 14t turbos not really pushing her seems like the jb4 has its limits and becomes more of a problem with higher hp setups with all the extra fueling pi. I could see it being real and hear about it all to much random problems only fixed by removing jb4 going flash only not my case but im not passed the stock hpfp capabilities not alot of tuners will tune a jb4 car had to hit up Doc Vu for that

[@mahmoudberjawi7448]

Where is this mechanic located ??

[@alexwalsh31]

Does anyone know how easy or hard it would be to change an engine from from an n53 to an N55 on a U.k. spec BMW e93. Oh BTW engines are around £3k to £4k over here. Cheers

[@Jaaaay_ro]

Yes

[@pharoahtaylor]

Would reflex be good with just fbo and stage 2 on pump gas

[@ambmotorsports6307]

No … since you don’t need port injection on your fbo especially on 93

[@wizmez5316]

I gotta know what headlights he’s running

[@2Nero12]

What wheels are on the red car?

[@1Clean.E93]

what is a cob delete? why will it mess with the dme?

[@VehicleVirals]

Cowl delete

[@1Clean.E93]

@@VehicleVirals what issues does it cuase ?

[@VehicleVirals]

@@1Clean.E93 Water can make it's way to the DME box, which will fry it.

[@michael_n5479]

Info on the headlights 😭🔥🔥🔥

[@jracing_nyc4065]

Does headlight where can I get mine

[@spykeurban4938]

From where he buy the headlights?

[@CODMJOE]

What are those headlights

[@BimmerMafia]

I bought same line. Lol. They attract mad dust

[@VanHellsing12]

Look at the way this guy is driving what car wouldn't blow up from that kind of driving?

[@ronburgundy4375]

Get your rotating assembly wpc treated you won't have that issue

[@bryanawesome3351]

Soooo siiiiccckkkkk!!!