Solving BMW E21 323i Cold Start Issues, Update On All Projects & News!

[@cvnis957]

Channels come and go for me. I get tired of "I bought a new super car today!!1!!!" every week. I never get tired of M539, it's always great content, I learn something, it's technical, it's always fun to watch. Thanks for all the hard work you put into this channel and your cars, really.

[@BavarianM]

Hoovies Garage os great tho

[@slasher9883]

Today I bought the cheapest blah blah whatever in the USA! Let me show you everything wrong with it! Watch me take it to Carmax for an appraisal! Etc, etc. It's fun for a while but when everyone is doing it it gets kind of old quick.

[@meer-cha4985]

@@BavarianM except it's not

[@promerops]

Hear! Hear! The only channel that comes close is that of Allen Millyard.

[@KooolaBe]

@@promerops ahhhh yes lovely to watch as well, I just can't stop watching m539 haha

[@johnmiller9695]

Never tell a machine shop "I don't care how long it takes"... great videos..

[@tonistaru]

Yes. Should there ever be slow week the time won’t be used for your parts as it’s probably ok to take a couple hours off every 8 years.

[@tonistaru]

Ok no, 1 hour… and 10 years. Yes, this is ok.

[@NaturalSisa]

So true! There is no way to have a win-win situation with busy shops. If you rush them, they'll be inclined to charge you more and do hasty work. If you do what Sreten did, they'll always postpone things and it often ends up being worse quality work because they start and pause multiple times or, even worse, they end up doing it last moment when the customer loses nerves. I know people get tired and need time to rest, but one should never accept work they know they won't be able to do in a reasonable amount of time or properly.

[@slasher9883]

Depends really....if they are doing a good deal on the price can understand why he wouldn't want to get on their case. If however he is paying standard rates or a premium because they are BMW/Alpina parts then I think it is quite right to expect they are done in a reasonable time frame (two weeks quite realistic I think).

[@rus1k169]

@@NaturalSisa I think so. Sreten gives them time to do a good job. But they can do other jobs. And when he loses his nerve, they will do that job in a couple of hours. With appropriate quality

[@3214342]

I am drooling like a dumbass at all the upcoming good stuff. Been using YT for 12, 13 years and never waited for new videos from someone with bated breath, or supported them on Patreon. You deserve it though, every single cent and thumbs up.

[@lollypop9580]

@MUSI⭕️ Please go away. 👹

[@AlexanderMichelson]

You and me, man. Hell yeah.

[@lunatiy]

project binky

[@thetruth7633]

28:00 with some plywood make a "box" fit the compressor in and glue silencing foam on the inside, and mount a little electrical fan to draw the heat from the "box"t.Then the noise is very acceptable. That is what I did.

[@ThatGuyJustRandom]

Underrated comment

[@MrBlaadieblaa]

This. You won't believe what a difference a good "hush box" makes!

[@peterjansen5571]

You don't wanna do that cause these compressors burn so much oil that you fill them up weekly if you use the thing often. You'll get a herniated disk from opening the box

[@simonrobertson6436]

@@peterjansen5571 You could probably build a little access flap in to the box

[@pierregodin1]

Great video. So glad to see the E30 is alive and well. I bet you wouldn't have dreamt to be where you are today like only last year! Multiplied your workshop area by 6, upgraded your tools like crazy, a million ongoing thrilling projects, man you should be super proud of yourself! Thanks for the show!

[@szponiasty]

When I saw that E30 crashed i said out loud "o kurwa!". Greets from Poland, love your videos. I've learned a lot from them, to work on my E34 and E38 :)

[@jxx90s]

@@szponiasty lol, I live in the Netherlands and there are a lot of Polish workers here.. I noticed they use this word a lot lol 😂

[@AlexanderMichelson]

Does anybody know why this comment is shown as 21 hours ago, but this video itself is only like 3 hours old? Does YT play tricks on me?

[@jxx90s]

@@AlexanderMichelson The patrons get to see the video earlier i think

[@AlexanderMichelson]

@@jxx90s Oh, it makes sense, I guess. Thanks, mate!

[@kovacspis]

Please, please Sreten, never change the way you speak, detail, joke, represent! I absolutely love your channel.

[@M539Restorations]

Thank you

[@Finnoctane]

When Bosch K-Jetronic works properly it’s amazing seeing how old tech works so well even under cold conditions. But it makes me sad to think how many BMW/Mercedes/Audi/VW cars have been junked because their owners or mechanics don’t fully understand the fuel system :(

[@1GTASANANDREASCJ]

Because it's a shit system. See Honda Fuel Injection systems. These just don't fail and sold million times since the 80s.

[@gokturk232]

The K or KE-Jetronic is very difficult to adjust. Nobody here around 300 km in my city can do it. The Bosch service know nothing about it in the past and now.

[@vw5056]

@@gokturk232 oh, please. Get a service manual.

[@januarioqueiroz3122]

You are completely right!👍

[@aserta]

@@vw5056 Manuel can hold your hand only so much, the system is flawed. It's the exact opposite side of the spectrum where idiots decide what goes inside a car (what's happening now with BMW), where people who are too smart for their own good decide what's inside and that makes the car unusable for the vast majority of the user base. If a car component can't be serviced or fixed because of either of the two sides of the spectrum... it's shit. That's the long and short of it. There's a reason these engines got modded or ditched all over the world and it's not just because people can't flip Manuel's pages. For the record, i have a perfectly serviced engine, my car's just rusty to shit and back. So i know what i'm saying when i'm saying that this isn't for most people to enjoy. It's too complicated, too easily broken and it's entirely too easy to have wear drift take it out of commission.

[@izackbmwtechnischen4606]

Every time I see that upload notifications my heart stops and all my depression disappears thx for the motivation m539

[@izackbmwtechnischen4606]

And why are the notifications always 15 hours late im sure germany is one big time zone

[@joshuad1716]

"warm clothes, happy thoughts and I'm still freezing" boy oh boy can i relate to that one lol

[@djonvik2026]

Nothing like coming home from work to find out there is a new m539restorations video 👌🏼

[@McMaster1500]

I knew that you one day would expand back into your old space!

[@fransb8543]

I'm happy to hear the e30 isn't dead, just out of order. Great video again!

[@joatmon7621]

Glad to see you’re back and I hope your vacation was lovely!

[@AlexanderMichelson]

With his girlfriend/wife in Spain. It must have been.

[@gaborkondor3527]

As for me, I like the more talk, less work style video as well. Thank you for the update!

[@chrisp.2544]

Something like a 5kw reverse cycle air conditioning unit would probably work nicely at keeping the dojo at a reasonable temperature. And wouldn't have a very big physical footprint to contend with either.

[@jonnisimila8757]

For example Toshiba RAS-2M18U2AVG-E and RAS-M22U2DVG-E (2units) keeps warm and cools in summer.

[@aDaWaN]

Great advice, it will give more heat for the same amount of electricity compared to the basic electric heater you have now. Also cools during the summer and if the landlord has some money to spare you can save money in the long run by combining it with solar panels.

[@alexstromberg7696]

Also called a warm air pump

[@RminusOR]

Does it work properly when the temperature outside is that low? I heard they work well maybe above 5-8 Celsius

[@sneakingalleyalligator4510]

@@RminusOR Yep. They work pretty well at those temps. Efficiency drops a bit around -10 degrees Celcius.

[@misterads123]

I always have a little smile when I hear the words "coming up..." and I know its going to be a good day

[@HansDelbruck53]

"Coming up..." has become my favorite opening phrase on KZbin.

[@berkkirnali8777]

Its the only channel where I watch every single video couple of times. Once I was travelling abroad and didn't had connection to internet. So what I did was dowloaded your videos thru KZbin premium and watched them offline. Thank you for your work!

[@chadbaptiste4227]

Happy New Year!!!! I'm so stoked for what you've got lined up for us! Bigger shop, more cars, and more manly screams!

[@JoseGamboa1]

It is a pleasure to see someone who knows how to do it work. Thank you for sharing what you know. Greetings from Uruguay. SALUDOS DESDE URUGUAY

[@DashDrones]

I know how stressful it is waiting for things to arrive. When those injectors arrived bad multiple times, I would have been absolutely livid. You have far more patience than me Sir 😎🙏👍

[@ormand3000]

@@yena829 I reported you for spam

[@ossamaessbai7895]

You are my favorite KZbinr.

[@breytonnaidoo4851]

M539 uploads always make my day better, keep up the content man I love what you are doing👌🙏🏽❤️

[@CrstB]

So good to see that someone's spirit is up again!

[@harrisric128]

The growth of this channel has been amazing to see. Great work buddy, and congrats on everything

[@aurelienenoult6240]

Definitly my best YT channel. You are very inspiring for my own work on my cars.

[@houseofno]

Thank you for not scrapping or junking the E30. Looking forward to seeing what happens.

[@jaynouby]

My day got waaay better now 😄

[@8ionicman63]

Love the channel and looking forward to the full restoration of project Castellon. I like the simplicity of the older stuff, how simple to remove that radiator!!

[@michaelhynds8035]

Fantastic. Great to see you back again and always so positive. You have the heart of a lion. Thank you for sharing.

[@bennyking572]

Brilliant comment Michael

[@krcrider4447]

Sreten please come back on project castiglion, I made a full rewatch of the series and I think is one of the best🙏🙏🙏

[@dawid8716]

I adore Your videos. It's like taking to a old friend, only You are the one talking. More content please!

[@matthewromano8801]

The gauge cluster on my E30 had the same sporadic action as your E21 has. I found that the solder joints on the back of the gauge cluster were broken and causing intermittent contact...2 minutes with a soldering iron to re-flow each connection and the cluster never acted up again!

[@macmartin86]

You make everything look so easy, anyway, I love the workplace you have, making me jealous, put in a bed, a fridge and a oven/microwave combo and you got yourself a second house. (Pretty sure the missus isn't going to like that one too much). Love your videos bud! Keep up the awesome work!

[@ovaryactions7105]

Don’t sweat the “all talk” videos. I love em. You’ve got a really awesome thing going on and I don’t mind hearing all about it. Good on ya man. Keep up the awesome content

[@auxientius]

I'm still catching up on all the videos and seeing the growth and transformation is incredible!

[@cattflap1447]

Great to see the E30 being fixed 😁

[@TheDasbull]

Very happy to hear that your E30 is getting repaired!

[@weed46]

So happy for you man... What a turnaround this channel has. You're like a full fledged shop now, not just a simple youtuber making cars. Congratulations! With that, I think I'm missing a little the car fixing "on the shed" that this channel used to be, but I'm sure you don't, haha. Keep the good work!

[@edvardsz3539]

Finally. I impatiently checked KZbin every day to see whether there is a new video from you

[@nikmilosevic1696]

So cool the E30 will drive again and congratulations on the growing shop and channel, which means more happy viewing.

[@sonnykaledi9278]

Thank you for coming back, safely from the holidays. My hunger for your new videos couldn't go away, I kept checking of I missed any new one. Welcome, prosperous 2022 Sreten !

[@ItsJxrdans]

Hands down my favourite channel on KZbin everything is 10/10

[@makosasimakis118]

My best channel . I love BMWs . You also need the equipment for wheel alignment and you are a full garage ! 🥳

[@271production]

That Hydrogen combustion engine is so interesting! I fully understand tearing it apart and giving it a good home, but thats a piece of history right there.

[@davidleung6809]

Lots of action! Happy and exciting beginning of 2022!

[@jbconno]

Probably a bit late now as you've got a new one but the CSV (Cold Start Valve) does have a habit of becoming clogged when not used for long periods. They can be cleared by putting them in an ultra sonic bath and activating it via a 12V supply. This breaks up the old, stale fuel that has sat inside it for years. My Capri 2.8 has the K Jet system and this is what I found with mine. I took my CSV to a guy who cleans injectors and seemingly the fuel turns to a sort of varnish like substance over time if left causing the injector to block up. Dont throw your old one away as you may be able to salvage it and keep it as a spare, always handy when new ones are unavailable. Great content though, keep up the good work and happy new year 🙂

[@gplusgplus2286]

Thought that too. Does that thing also sit upside down?

[@jbconno]

@@gplusgplus2286, no. It sits on its side on the side of the intake plenum chamber.

[@jonasholzem2909]

Yes, new video! Time to drop everything and watch!

[@Charlemagne89]

Can't wait to see how 2022 goes! This is the best DIY content on youtube!

[@earlmcnulty4665]

This is the only channel I’ll drop what I’m doing to watch a video. Keep up the good work dude!

[@tre_2EC0]

Welcome back and Happy New Year!! Hopefully good things for your BMW’s this year!

[@brownah]

I'm so glad to day I was here early days with Project Bilbao 😎😎

[@sirvosa767]

Great to see the progress with the garage and the project cars. In about a year the whole (garage)block is yours!

[@jjolleta]

The E30 is Back !!!!!! thats great !!!!! So nice to see. Greetings from Argentina !!!!

[@scotland_from_up_high7440]

Excellent video. For this being a one man show it must be extremely time consuming I can imagine to put these videos together from an editorial perspective. I'm amazed at your output, and that you never scrimp on quality. I just don't understand how you don't have more subs

[@lollypop9580]

Quality not often pays on yt. 😔

[@aBc-123-XyZ]

Thanks for the update and glad to see car wasn't damaged that much. 😎🙏✌

[@omartk3426]

One step back... a billion step forward. Keep your chin up king!

[@KozysGhost]

I don’t get tired of M539. I get tired of waiting between episodes.

[@ef20syxalag]

Wishing you and the book munching lady a lovely new year! Looking forward to all of these projects, especially the upgraded V12 build.

[@FDW-xc6gu]

You must be one of the best BMW mechanic I've seen. I have a 750i in Florida, US. And is a nightmare to find an honest tech to fix it.

[@rinzevisser6980]

Happy your back home in Germany. You took your accident like a man 💪better for us, more nice video's and in the end for sure a better bmw. Better broken BMW'S then broken 💔 sometimes hollidays can cause this isue.

[@onogrirwin]

Karlsruhe! I have an 88 735i in my shop, and I love seeing what you're doing with yours.

[@JDnBeastlet]

Great video. It's so nice to see you thriving - you have worked der Hintern off to make this happen. Thanks for the update and looking forward to the next one!

[@wolftmfg]

…worked der Hinter off 👍😂

[@JDnBeastlet]

@@wolftmfg Verdammter Google Übersetzer!

[@wolftmfg]

@@JDnBeastlet 👌😆

[@rafafs6892]

A new episode equal a good day😍

[@antonietilanus6258]

You just make my day by making a new video. Love you're work keep it up!!!

[@ManRCmilher1111]

Great video as always! I dont know if somebody already pointed this out but I do believe the fan blades on the E21 are installed on backwards (concave side pointing towards the radiator). Maybe flipping them (concave side towards the engine) on the clutch helps with the temperature issues.

[@XxRaceBoy24xX]

I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone else catch this too, first thing I thought when I saw it get installed. It may not make a huge difference standing still, but that will definitely be an issue at speed

[@slacko1971]

@@XxRaceBoy24xX Doesn't need a fan at speed, fans are just to create flow through the radiator while stationary, at speed this isn't an issue. That's why cars overheat in traffic if the fan doesn't work but are ok while driving.

[@XxRaceBoy24xX]

@@slacko1971 Well, that's exactly my point. With the fan installed correctly, all of that is true. The concern is that, with the fan installed backwards, it will still push air through the front of the radiator when stationary but form a high pressure region directly behind the radiator where airflow stalls, resulting in overheating.

[@FootToPedal]

Awesome video Sreten and Happy New Year! Great to see the E21 starting issue sorted - for the coolant temp gauge, I had the exact same issue on my E30. Not sure if they are the same but could be worth pulling the cluster to check the nut on the rear of the temp gauge is tight. I tightened mine and now the gauge never goes over halfway or flickers. Looking forward to more!

[@Kampfmesser89]

I’ll have to look into that. The temp gauge in my E21 has some erratic behavior once in a while.

[@badrinair]

Really glad to see your hobby project grow big and large

[@Peter_2jz]

Always happy to see you uploading again Sreten! Thank you for the awesome content! You have inspired me to rebuild my M4 , greetings from Bulgaria !!

[@nickwillobey2205]

My E46 coupe loves this channel...... nothing like this in Wales!!!😊😊😊

[@TheWaseem78692]

On the e21 I suspect the heat gauge being faulty. I have come across that twice already but haven't tried any repairs to know what would work. On clogged injectors I have had excellent results using a tire valve over the intake of the injector with a little hole in the valve cap to fit the straw from a can of carburettor cleaner. Remove the schrader valve from the tire valve and apply some power to the injector with some little jump wires and a small battery while spraying the carburetor cleaner. Again I have had great success.

[@Retrobeemer]

I've owned around 12 e21 over the years, including maybe 7 or 8 323i and nearly all had temp gauges that showed just past the midway point as normal temperature in summer and winter months.

[@joshbriody3982]

Great video once again! That notification you posted a video always makes me happy :) thank you again.

[@stevey6121]

I recently discovered your channel and love it... liked and subscribed, haha. I'm amazed at your mechanical knowledge. I love your comments/sense of humour... especially when you're frustrated. I normally don't watch videos more than 10-15 minutes but I don't mind yours. Now I'm binge watching your videos. Great videos. Hello from Canada.

[@petepenn1]

His garage is warmer than my car tent! Hi from Ontario.

[@nizarhabib331]

Sreten's new format, 10 minutes fixing & 20 minutes telling the audience what's coming in next episodes 😅 I love it

[@jsloden1]

Man, it's amazing to see how far you've come in such a sort period of time. This is really awesome! Keep up the good work!

[@LastChanceFossil]

Can’t wait for 2022 repairs, rebuilds!!

[@NordicAdvRider]

Great video as usual. Have you consider to install a air/air heating pump? Very efficient and with a low electricity usage

[@octaviosa724]

heating pump or air conditioning/inverter

[@chriskeiser5809]

I’ve got to say, Castellon might be my favorite of your cars. So green, so cool

[@szponiasty]

When I saw that E30 crashed i said out loud "o kurwa!". Greets from Poland, love your videos. I've learned a lot from them, to work on my E34 and E38 :)

[@benrayes4231]

Congrats, the shop is really coming together. Before long you'll be fully sufficient.

[@vladoadi8913]

Love you and what you are doing. Keep it up bro!

[@fraserlordly2432]

The magic is your shop is big enough to do small things for other people to make extra money. You can Aquablast parts for customers. You can swap and balance tires for customers. Small things add up for extra money.

[@alexboqdjiev7911]

My favorite KZbinr

[@danielcraig243]

Nice to see that you are back in good spirits

[@EndstyleGG]

Can't wait for all the new content, always get inspired to do something to my car from these videos ( currently own a fiat :/ hopefully something better in the future after uni) Although I am also somehow constantly fixing something like you do, except its always on the same car hmm.... (just this week the reversing sensors died)

[@ivmilicevic]

Nothing wrong with wrenching on fiat, it manages to surprise you every week :D

[@EndstyleGG]

@@ivmilicevic Exactly man, it's a game of "Ooh what is this new light on the dashboard" haha

[@alexbrown1995]

Here in Australia FIAT stands for either 'Fails In All Tests or Fix It Again Tony. But I've had a few and they are really fun cars.....

[@joelpalmer]

I have a 323i and it is a great car. All our members on E21 CCA on Facebook are following your restoration of this wonderful car. When you repaint it I hope you will also detail the trunk/ boot as well. We did ours and had the sidemarker lights removed and filled. Press on regardless!

[@Lasertrac]

*spits Mountain Dew all over his computer screens laughing out loud when Sreten screams like a girl. I love this guy he not only informative but entertaining. A bit envious about the E21. I've wanted one since I first saw them when it required traveling 30 miles one way just to get to a BMW dealer.

[@Shododaan]

Good that you are back on a positive note. Sad you couldn't take on that free BMW but I'm sure it will wind up in a new home with an owner that can appreciate it.

[@metin7480]

Hello, i love your videos. Enjoying every second. I'm just curious if u would ever think of owning or at least restoring a Mercedes Benz any time? They also do have some pretty cool, bulletproof cars tbh. And I think it would be a twist from the BMWs. Because you're now mostly expert with them and repairing a car with no prior experience with them would make good entertainment. Any ways, keep it up!

[@SaschaHenken74]

If I had a broken car you would be the first person to contact even I don´t own a BMW.... Man you have sooooooooo much passion and love. Great to see that.... A person of trust for sure!

[@kucaz]

Sreten: e39 has to go cause I have too many cars Also Sreten: I bought two more cars

[@violinmiata]

“Warm clothes and happy thoughts” Stay safe too, thanks for the content. It’s really good! Congratulations on the shop space🍾

[@OaksCU1]

Are you gonna keep the M73 engine running on hydrogen? Would be pretty cool.

[@mattos4203]

Definitely should. Seems a shame not to. Though I'm guessing obtaining the tanks and associated systems would be both very expensive and require a lot of research/book work.

[@M539Restorations]

That would be impossible sadly. Search on YT hydrogen E38 750 to see what BMW had to do to get it to work. As far as the engine goes, only intake manifolds are modified to take hydrogen. The rest is unchanged.

[@OaksCU1]

@@M539Restorations Ah ok, you should put the intake manifold up on the wall as an ornament then ;)

[@marcush23]

Happy to hear that Project Marbais is getting fixed so quick and that there were no massive damages to the mechanical stuff, or you! Also nice with the extra space in the garage! As for heating, maybe a inverter/mini split would be a good option. Heating the place in winter and cooling in summer. Your landlord seems like a cool guy so i guess he wouldn't mind. Keep up the awsome work! :)

[@ShanePleasance]

I have very little idea what goes on under that sheet of metal at the front of the car, but I’m glad someone does! Man, you’ve got patience.

[@georgemcmahon78]

Sreten You are Well and Truly The Man. I keep saying it maybe not in Every Video but already in too may of them. But I also find myself saying it to myself throughout your Videos. I don't what else to say but You Are The Man !!! You're a Legend !!!

[@ffturbo]

Hell yeah new sreten! Can't wait to see all the projects "finished"

[@mordiizationful]

Might look into a heatpump. It uses like 1/3 power of the blower, but outputs more heat.

[@lolish1234]

Never in the history of youtube have I opened a channel everyday to check if ne vid has come up! Excellent man!

[@anthonydc8100]

I just ordered Bilstein B6 for my F32. Maybe some day you will have one of those on the channel 😎