Installing the Fully Refreshed M30B35 Drivetrain into the E28 528e! ITB M30 E28 Ep. 6

In today's episode we finally revisit the E28 M30B35 ITB standalone NA build project! And we are installing its new drivetrain! The fully refreshed M30B35 and the G260 5 speed are finally going in!
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[@jessekeasler4278]

LESSS GOOOOO

[@m3nameisjosh464]

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@lahnie95]

Good to see im not the only one that uses my legs to jack when my hands are busy

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Veteran move;)

[@mattb6633]

It’s nice to see builds like this. Passion build. Not everything needs to be 1000 hp LS swap wide body. 🔥 as usual

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Thank you bro!!!! I prefer oem plus builds!

[@e28forever30]

Exactly. Very enjoyable.

[@MaseBoogie]

Damn how did I miss this video, let’s gooo! Been waiting on this

[@m3nameisjosh464]

You saw it now thats what matters!

[@lordjafar8528]

I cant wait to see ur work when u get one of those garages with the a lift..

[@hunterbare1083]

Yeahhhh buddy!!

[@oOTevtronOo]

really hyped on this project !

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Thanks man! Im gonna be working on it more getting more episodes out sooner here!

[@Tonyk24]

Letsssss goooo new upload!

[@m3nameisjosh464]

!!!!!!! Back to normal schedule

[@sativafourtwentie]

Hell yeah brother

[@m3nameisjosh464]

💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@Ahhhdam850]

another solid build video, quality over quantity

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Thank you man! Trying to pick up the pace on this series tho

[@viperocco]

Always enjoy watching you turn wrenches. Using it for motivation for my e34 project

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Thanks man!!!

[@grahammj1yt]

Wheels look awesome!

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Thanks man! Still need to fully adjust suspension and dial them in

[@MrSkoda105s]

Nice Josh! You are talented dude! 👌🏻 like your skills.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Appreciate it bro!

[@georgekern6528]

Greetings! You are hands down the king of one man, jack stands tranny installation! Cheers, George

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Thanks George! Years of practice haha

[@amoore1519]

In josh we trust !

[@m3nameisjosh464]

‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@imtiazahmed2147]

lets fucking gooooo NEWWW VIDEOOOO

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Finally!!!

[@seanmesaehable]

i just found you on KZbin!!! i did not know i liked BMWs till now. i have known about the M cars, but now i am digging the other models. trying to learn more, manual rear driver cars are always going to be fun

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Love to hear that man!!

[@jpadicecoffee9812]

Great work Josh with cleaning the engine and getting it in the car. Careful at 7:12. I had no maintenance needed on my E46 for many months now.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Sometimes the hoist gets away from ya🤣

[@s.m.o.g2237]

YES FINALLY!!

[@m3nameisjosh464]

I know ive been lacking:(

[@s.m.o.g2237]

@@m3nameisjosh464 hey, some time off is also essential, hope you enjoyed your stay here overseas! :)

[@m3nameisjosh464]

@@s.m.o.g2237 absolutely enjoyed it!

[@ErvSve]

Very cool. Inspiring me. I been thinking about putting a turbo on mine eventually but ITBs really do it for me.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Same here! I like NA

[@ErvSve]

@@m3nameisjosh464 yeah might reach out with some questions eventually. When are you gonna be done? Need to hear that thing

[@m3nameisjosh464]

@@ErvSve hopefully within a month

[@DannysGarage]

It's funny how AC is just a "eh, whatever" kind of feature for you, whereas here in Arizona it's the only thing that matters. Like I don't care how fast a car is or how nice the paint is, once summer hits, all I care about is whether it blows sub-40ºF temps out the vents when it's 115ºF outside.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

We only get like 2 months where AC is necessary, otherwise just wait for the day to cool down before driving the car! Haha

[@e28forever30]

I actually deleted the AC on my car, rather drive with the windows open, feeling the breeze, hearing the nice engine note. Also , I absolutely hate how the AC center console looks.

[@DannysGarage]

@@e28forever30 easy to do that when you live somewhere without 117°F summers, haha.

[@ignorant_assboy]

this thing is going to BARK

[@m3nameisjosh464]

It better bark with how much it cost me! Haha

[@harveydolden8572]

Very excited to hear this thing fire up! Will you be doing a dyno video in the future ?

[@m3nameisjosh464]

If I can find a dyno day at a local place I would be willing to do so!

[@enjoythehunt5135]

Oh you do the leg to jack workout as well when doing the trans install?? Lol.. props

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Hahaha yesssir!

[@robw7205]

My guy, you need to get one of those HF xmission lifts. That said, you did make bolting that in look trivial.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Sometimes those bigger lifts make it more difficult lining it up haha

[@e28forever30]

That M30 looks sweet. Might do the headers on mine too!

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Well worth the price!

[@e28forever30]

@@m3nameisjosh464 Where did you buy them?

[@m3nameisjosh464]

@@e28forever30 schmiedman

[@e28forever30]

@@m3nameisjosh464 Thanks man. Have been looking at those. Looks brilliant, probably sounds great too..

[@A.lezzdee]

that tranny install was top tier👌🥺🤣,using your leg and all. talk about using what you are dealt to the best of your capabilities

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Thank you! Haha. Jackstand trans installs are one of my specialties:)

[@e28forever30]

Brings back memories of swapping out the gearbox on my 525i, the car propped up as high as possible and then using my legs to position the gearbox. Blood sweat and tears..😅

[@nicholasibarra1311]

I would’ve done the same thing with the condenser and the compressor 🤣🤣.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Hard to avoid:(

[@josephgnegron6841]

Hi Josh, I wanted to let you know that I own a 1993 BMW E36 325i sedan, but I'm facing an issue with the windows. It appears that the windows have a tip switch feature, but unfortunately, they are not functioning properly. I'm unsure about how to fix this problem, and it seems that each window would cost around $600 to replace.

[@E36KADEN]

The one man tranny install was crazy 😂

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Nothin new here💪🏻💪🏻🤣

[@12VDHuey]

Good work! I don't don't like how tight the trans tunnel on the e28 is. An M30 + trans was easier for me on my e34 to put back in compared to my e28 lol

[@m3nameisjosh464]

This tunnel didn’t feel too narrow. A zf in a e34 tunnel feels tight to me!

[@Suislidal_Tandemcies]

I just attach the trans and everything to the motor if it isn't dressed you can usually clear just fine I've had my motor in and out so many times in my 533 turbo build.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

I prefer to dress engines outside car at expense of trans. Either way works!

[@Suislidal_Tandemcies]

@@m3nameisjosh464 yeah either way is good I would do it the way you did noq that I have lifts before doing it by myself was just more convenient. With jacks stands and such.

[@luckgrip252]

That trans seems like it's light as hell... I once had to drop a gearbox on my Audi quattro because I burned out a clutch, while we were 2 men to hold it, we thought that we'll be squished like no tomorrow. I personally thought that it was going to be pretty fine, a little heavy, but not that heavy that both of us could barely hold it. Lifting and lining it up was another challenge to figure out. Somehow we managed to lift it up on a transmission jack, then it went on smoothly eventually. 7hrs job, won't do that ever again on that exact car because at some point I will get rid of it, though I feel like I will regret that decision since A4 B7 Quattros are pretty hard to come in my area.... Now, thinking about that, I will hold on to it, do something about rust, that occurs at 365k km (227k miles) and age of 18 in Northern salty climates.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Hahah yeah man old bmw 5 speeds are fairly light transmissions. I can imagine a quattro trans being super heavy. We live and we learn what jobs we don’t want to do! Haha

[@grahammj1yt]

I was wondering about the starter. I had to grind down a Harbor Freight wrench.

[@Wilantonjakov]

I had to do that too. Only barely got mine out when I had my E28.

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Yeah these weird angled wrenches happened to work well!

[@Sixckoooo]

Hey josh, I’m looking for a new project car, is the e34 a good buy? I come from an e46 and wondering if parts are hard to find or it’s difficult to work on these?

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Very easy to work on! Parts are a bit trickier to find but there is a good group on Facebook of guys(like me) that can get you what you need! Go for it!

[@josueorozco7987]

hey josh i’m working on a m30b35 engine myself and i was wondering if you can tell me where you get your parts for the engine, and if you could also help me with my project just by answering questions that’s all

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Fcpeuro is my go to for all parts for this engine!

[@Hassani18]

broo pleaase do it with the bmw e36

[@patrykzmuda674]

yo M3nameisjosh i got question to you do you think it is possible to swap lhd to rhd touring 540 without cutting and welding?

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Honestly im not sure what that entails

[@patrykzmuda674]

@@m3nameisjosh464 In Poland e34 is very expensive cara very often reaching prices of new cars (not even talking about m5) for example for 525i in good condition no rust averge prices 35(no air condiition) up to 50-70 k depens ( with air condition) ofc im talking about PLN not euro or dolars so i thought that i will buy a lhd 540i 6 gang and swap over the steerong columne but from what i can see there is no holes for pedals and the column to go in and i dont want to cut the metal between engine and inside i think it is called engine bulkhead( google translate atleat says so) i got offert for 25 k for one in bad condition that i want to buy but maybe it is just better to buy one with auto and swap over the gearbox thansk for any info and sorry for my english...i want to see the numbers of m30+ itb on dyno keep the good work my friend 💪

[@m3nameisjosh464]

@@patrykzmuda674 yea i think it would be extremely difficult to do that unfortunately:((

[@thrty8street]

Is that the OEM coolant reservoir? I have a 533i and mine looks different. Is that an e28 thing?

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Yes oem coolant reservoir from the 528e, m20 is different than m30

[@thrty8street]

@@m3nameisjosh464 ah ok, that makes sense. Thanks, bro.

[@lordjafar8528]

What is the slave or clutch slave if im correct? and what does it do being apart of the transmission

[@m3nameisjosh464]

It is part of the hydraulic system that actuates the clutch

[@lordjafar8528]

@@m3nameisjosh464 ohhh nice! Watching your channel has helped me learn a lot about the old school bm's ..my best friend that passed away love them and carrying on his legacy 😃

[@m3nameisjosh464]

@@lordjafar8528 nice man! Carry on that legacy!

[@lahnie95]

Shoulda just set the itbs on there just for the visual pleasure

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Sooon😆

[@bmwe90378]

540i is expensive to to manual swap it, cluch and flywheel and the transmission is almost the same as what I paid for the 540i

[@m3nameisjosh464]

True that

[@billwiththeb]

Hello..1984.733i 3.2 question..got a bad cam n lifters in my 733..I have a 3.5 that has a good head..can I swap the 3.5 cam into my 3.2????rockers are junk also in my 3.2..banjo bolt issue..

[@m3nameisjosh464]

Im not sure on this, i would do in depth research

[@billwiththeb]

@@m3nameisjosh464 I've got both apart..valve springs on the 3.5 has 2 on each valve..the 3.2 has one and is thicker..so maybe no go there unless I change every one and bottom holders.maybe that will work??cam though fit right in the 3.2 from the 3.5 and spins free..so there's hope yet..

[@m3nameisjosh464]

@@billwiththeb i want to say heads are interchangeable but never tried. Just need to match b35 headgasket to b35 head

[@billwiththeb]

@m3nameisjosh464 I'm not using the 3.5 head just the cam n lifters.

[@banelethabede4871]

Hey there! I've been watching your vids, and I've got a burning question about the M30B35 engine in the E34 535i. Does the fan always match the engine speed? My dad has had this car since I was like 6 (I'm 21 now!), and it's always been pretty loud. I mean, seriously, even when we're cruising on the highway, the engine noise is so loud that we can't even hear the music playing! It's getting kinda annoying, you know? So, I'm wondering if there's something going on with the fan or if it's just how this engine is designed. Any insights or tips you could share? Thanks a ton, dude! Keep up the awesome content! 🚗🎉

[@m3nameisjosh464]

What you have is a clutch fan thats fully locked. Its only supposed to be loud like that when car is idling and getting warm. Otherwise when driving fan shouldn’t be clutched on and shouldn’t be spinning super fast/loud. I bet that car stays cold, new clutch fans work like trash, keep it!

[@banelethabede4871]

@@m3nameisjosh464 yep it does stay cold , until it start eating up the road. So it okay like this . because it not a oem fan

[@m3nameisjosh464]

@@banelethabede4871 wheres the fan from? Id like one

[@banelethabede4871]

​@@m3nameisjosh464 is a cheap knockoff from a local spares doesn't have any branding, and from South Africa

[@alpinevicemotorsports1805]

For what it’s worth I pull M70’s with trans attached on the 1/4 ton hole lol

[@m3nameisjosh464]

I honestly think a b35 weighs the same as an m70 hahhaah

[@alpinevicemotorsports1805]

@@m3nameisjosh464 a depressing thought but I bet you’re right 😂

[@thesushifiend]

Is it legal in the U.S. to work on a BMW while wearing a Mazda shirt? Here in Europe, that kind of thing will get you in big trouble with the law!

[@m3nameisjosh464]

😳😳😳 I used to work there so now its my dirty clothes for BMW work

[@pssymgnt]

табурет bmw 🤌👌