Final S54 Vanos Rebuild Video: Putting Everything Back Together (Part 5)

The vanos is a known weak point for the e46 m3 s54 engine. We address preventative repairs by changing out the oil pump disk with a redrilled one from Beisan Systems as well as replace all of the vanos seals, hub sprocket bolts, spring diaphragms, various o-rings and gaskets, anti-rattle kit, and verify proper timing in this video series.
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[@Ovadose850]

Once again you do not disappoint with high quality and step by step instructions of your videos, I sometimes wonder how many people have fixed their own BMWs because of the videos you upload. Thanks again & Can not wait for the valve adjustment vid !

[@ShopLifeTV]

Thank you! :)

[@sleeperaccord2630]

I appreciate for such detailed diy guide for model/years that fewer car enthusiasts care about for being old cars. I respect your passion and devotion for e46 diy channels as a current e46 m3 owner. I am in Los Angeles. I will definately have my m3 serviced with you next time. Keep it up bro. Thank you.

[@ShopLifeTV]

Thanks man!

[@jdamore44]

We just lost Raj to covid.. .such a tragedy! I ended up picking up all the s54 products and will be doing this soon. Wish we were closer as I'd love to come pick your brain sometime! Definitely have the same love for the platform! Cheers

[@henriturtinen8048]

Thank you so much for those s54 vanos rebuilt videos.! It Helped me a lot when i did this for my s54.

[@stymiesnerdly771]

Currently saving my pennies for the S54 overhaul. Complete vanos upgrade, valve adjustment w/new plugs & coil packs, & new rod bearings. 87k miles & no lights or issues, just looking to get the PM done & hopefully bulletproof the system for future HPDE events. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!

[@ShopLifeTV]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@lucicampean1425]

Hi , where’s the video for valve adjustment?

[@bsouza1675]

Super job and what you did is scary! 😱😱 The hub bolt tightening ...yikes Thanks very much to you both 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@ShopLifeTV]

Thank you!

[@eduki]

It´s sad that you ran out of time to finish properly this awesome VANOS rebuild. Very important parts that would have been important to see, the sequence of tightening all the hub bolts/rotation and the final result starting the engine :) Anyway, a pleasure to see, it´s a non easy job specially the first time that you tackle it, because you double/triple check everything, read a million times the procedures, and as you say, if you´re not sure what you´re doing, you can create a mess. I´m not professional, but let´s say skilled, I love DIYs and understand the basics of the car mechanics. Your channel is great, and it´s a hard job not only the daily job at the shop, but preparing everything for the recording, lights, cameras, etc... and arriving home and spend tons of hours editing. You guys do a really hard job, and specially for us the E46 lovers ;) Keep on the great work and all the best ;)

[@basithph8958]

Looks quite interesting

[@paulmarriner5906]

Absolutely brilliant

[@gerigesquiere66]

Thank you very much. Very interesting video.

[@GilbertoFerreira-el3ri]

Muito bom seu trabalho, parabéns.

[@arinb12]

Any videos on how to check and adjust timing on S54?

[@berniewharton6535]

Very very informative.

[@bsouza1675]

Awesome 👏 job 👍👍👍👍👍 This is VERY scary! 😱

[@kellytaylor3134]

BMW over engineering at its finest good job dude

[@S54VR6]

where were you when i did mine and bent a valve because i got the timing wrong lmao this was a great video man! looking forward to all the future videos

[@markt9438]

As usual never disappointing!!! One thing what if you where installing new Splines! ? Need a Sweet Spot Vid ! LOL

[@allan.n.7227]

Not a DIY job for me tbh.. but hugely interesting.. thanks for uploading.. Out of pure curiosity does the VANOS on my E90 N46B20 engine resemble that of the S54 in the video?

[@eduki]

03:19 Correct me if I´m wrong, but you might leave a 5mm gap between the block and VANOS body before start screwing the first pair of bolts...

[@mbowers5702]

Thanks for the great video. At the 5:00 you tighten the 4 bolts, But then immediately loosen them again. I fully installed the vanos the step before while everything was slightly loose. Everything appears timed correctly. What's the point of tightening and then immediately loosening? Do I have to do this for the third time? :)

[@Jan_Meeus]

Dr Vanos sais that you need to see 4-5mm of the helical gear. In order to get that you need a 5-10mm gap between the vanos and the head. If not your timing is off right? Love your vlogs, just wanted to make things clear.

[@erikmedina7535]

I’m planing on doing the vanos device myself I got most of the parts already and tools just need the locking pin. Is the special crankshaft socket needed also? Or depends year to year ? I have a 02 m3

[@markt9438]

One important thing so as not to get a Cel Light ! Before tightening down Hubs you need a 100 mm Gap for Proper adjustment and Timing to advance ,I bet he had a code after the hubs where tighten incorrectly ! And if not then this would be one step that is not necessary. Hope we get feed back ! Please If installing new splines you can pre mark them same way ,Just install without vanos and make sure they go into the Hubs as far as Possible then mark accordingly and follow Shop life easy instructions !!!

[@kaloyankoychev952]

What was the point of tightening the hub bolts and backing them out to mount the vanos unit and retighten again. You cant just leave them hand tight till you bolt down the vanos and then tighten them?

[@MiguelRamirez-qy6ou]

My vanos solenoid housing cracked some how can i replace the housing or im screwed

[@arminbmw100]

How much would this cost plus valve adjustment I would like to drop off my car at the shop sometime before winter I’m from Wisconsin

[@brownpride28576]

What codes would pop up if you have a failing vanos?

[@zeer6425]

My engine started off with a weak idle than made this horrendous chain rattling sound after 3~4 second so after changed my poop filled pants i took it back apart to see what i broke but i can't find anything....What should i do....?

[@Cubieman46]

Hi, your video is quite helpful. I am having and issue with timing however. I pre-tension and tighten the vanos>head then tighten the top hub bolts and timing remains ok. I then turn the crank 1 turn to get the other hub bolts, I turn the crank back 1 more turn to TDC w/ cam lobes 45° to finish tightening the top hubs bolts. Once the cams are retarded my timing is slightly off it in this both cams are slightly ~.6mm off they are off CCW. I have slack in the timing chain so when I do the final rotation my timing is ruined, how do I account for the slack? I've tried adjusting the cams and they end up in the same place every time. I was thinking if I set the cams slightly out of time (CCW) then when the hub bolts were tightened and chain slack accounted for they might end up within spec after the final rotation to check timing.

[@teufelhunden2820]

Where’s the exhaust ending?! 😂

[@ShopLifeTV]

Hahahahaha

[@Thomski69]

Btw, you’re making this procedure way, way more complicated than it should be. The ideal, most efficient and easiest procedure is to lock the valve train using the cam locking tool. It locks the cams in time to the crank. Then and only the you can remove the VANOS unit and all 12 bolts without all the fuss of having to crank the engine over manually to tighten the cam bolts. All that is done with the VANOS removed. I’ve done this 3 times already. You already have the proper tools and skill, but lacking in the details which make a job much, much easier

[@cristiancorrorazuri6404]

Hi!! HELP ME!!!! I have a bmw e46 318i gasoline motor n42 of the year 2004, I have a fault with the code p2187 SYSTEM TOO LEAN AT IDLE bank 1, how can I repair it? could you make a video? I thank you very much, greetings.

[@burakbuyuk5857]

Turkish subtitle PLEASE !! :(