Anyone who thinks the N54 was a failure doesn’t know how to perform basic regular maintenance. Mine’s on 172k miles running 450hp and it’s rock solid.
@speedkar999 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@chriscee5466 ай бұрын
Im pushing well over 500 on mine with 17ts,custom tuning etc with very few issues,just turned 133k miles
@SiQuemaCuhh5 ай бұрын
Bro that’s not regular maintenance. Just because you “replace” parts that shouldn’t fail as often as they do, doesn’t make them reliable. Your trippin. All N54 owners gotta stop lying to the public. These engines are not reliable for the everyday person. This is a an actual race engine and needs to be treated as such. Where the engine fails is the accessory surrounding the engine. But still the internals are still fragile
@BryanChance5 ай бұрын
I've got 187K on my 335i N54. Original engine, turbos and transmission. Everything has been replaced. LOL
@SiQuemaCuhh5 ай бұрын
@@BryanChance yes that’s not reliable. Still a badass car
@gabrielpuebla5930 Жыл бұрын
I've been waiting too long for this video. I'm N54 shopping right now. I think I need therapy.
@greathey1234 Жыл бұрын
An older n52 is better
@gabrielpuebla5930 Жыл бұрын
@@greathey1234 yeah I have one right now and it's just so slow for the gas I'm spending. My friends with n54s get much better mpg than I do
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Sorry. I shot this back in summer and I'm playing catch up
@chrisbradley3224 Жыл бұрын
@@gabrielpuebla5930I agree. N54 is way better as long as you fix the issues.
@markburkey6371 Жыл бұрын
@@gabrielpuebla5930if an n54 is getting better gas mileage than an n52, something is wrong with your motor...
@janthom91 Жыл бұрын
You didn`t remove the crank snout. That is how you remove the chain from the crank. It is not necessary to take the engine completely apart just to replace the chain. And the chain usually lasts for a long time in these engines, unlike some other infamous BMW engines. The turbos aren`t too bad to work on. At least not in the 3 series. You need to drop the front subframe but that isn`t that hard and it shouldn`t take too long. the xi (all wheel drive) cars are usually a lot harder to work on though. The oil cooler lines are mounted to the oil filter housing, but this car didn`t have it. I believe the first year of production didn`t have the oil cooler. But it`s an easy upgrade to just change the oil filter housing. The housing would probably already be leaking anyways so it wouldn`t be that much more work to upgrade to a oil cooler when changing the gasket. Yes these engines like to leak oil, but other than that they are pretty solid engines today. That is after the high pressure fuel pump has been replaced and the injectors have been upgraded to the newest revision. This one was probably tuned by someone who really didn`t know what they were doing.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Totally missed the crank snout...is there something else I have to take off or does it just slide out?
@janthom91 Жыл бұрын
@@speedkar99 The hex head in the front of the crank is a bolt I believe. If you loosen that one the snout should just fall off or slide off. I've never taken one of these completely apart, only done basic maintenance so I can't tell for sure.
@GleepGlop2 Жыл бұрын
It finally struck me why you point at everything with a toothbrush - so you can clear the crud off of what youre pointing at at the same time - brilliant!
@rudolphguarnacci197 Жыл бұрын
It's also his brother's toothbrush.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
That's how it started ...when I cleaned a throttle body with my brother's toothbrush
@mikeloveday433010 ай бұрын
@@rudolphguarnacci197Èfghg⁷…7⁷67_⁴⁵ Can u make😘
@Autohunter06 Жыл бұрын
I have N54 with 300.000km its running smooth without any problems. Really happy with this beast
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Don't boost it
@Autohunter06 Жыл бұрын
@@speedkar99 just stage 1 I have downpipe Upgraded intercooler Kn filters Muff delete If engine blows i throw car away
@friguy444410 ай бұрын
@@speedkar99 I've been daily driving my N54 for years with over 500 hp and loving it! It has over 317,000.
@jesuzuchiha9 ай бұрын
@@friguy4444how do you do it? Did you upgrade any certain parts?
@szilveszterumfuhrer96679 ай бұрын
Oil consumption?
@miketdavies Жыл бұрын
They might have been a failure for BMW's bottom line, with all the recalls for wastegate rattle, HPFP, injectors, but once you got that all sorted (which most did under warranty) to the revisions that worked, it was a great motor. Quite reliable, and surprisingly serviceable as long as you didn't need to touch the turbo side. Valve covers and oil filter housing gaskets weren't too bad, at least for a BMW :)
@miketdavies Жыл бұрын
@@actionmade right I forgot the water pump, fortunately a pretty easy fix too. My turbos were rock solid and didn't rattle after they were replaced, for 8 years. Might have been lucky! Also didn't need to do a valve cover gasket personally in 70k miles of ownership. Stock, no tuning, hard track driving. Lots of others have had to.
@dr.k7111 Жыл бұрын
@@miketdaviesXdrive car water pump jobs are absolutely deadly.
@fry.master Жыл бұрын
@@actionmade the gaskets do not fail in 30k miles. You need a metal upgraded pcv and catch can (under $150) they will make 500whp without blowing a valve cover gasket for over 100k miles. Sounds like you had some uncle bumblefuck working on yours, thats usually the real problem with them.
@markburkey6371 Жыл бұрын
@@fry.mastern54s will not last that long at that power level without at least a leaking valve cover...let alone a bunch of other things going bad...
@fry.master Жыл бұрын
@@markburkey6371 Stock plastic PCV's are the reason the VCG fails. The one way valve clogs shut and cannot properly vent crankcase pressure. Once you replace it with an aftermarket steel valve, you can vent tons of crankcase pressure without any issue. I have made over 700whp on a stock bottom end n54, and reliably 550hp on a 220k mile car. The 220k+ mile car NEVER blew a valve cover gasket after I replaced it and the pcv @roughly 160k miles. The car made that power for 60k miles before the engine was pulled and refreshed for another track car. He is currently making 750+hp on that same block + untouched liners.
@elisrmathatic2814 Жыл бұрын
Am fixing an N52 (manufactured 08/2005), and I'm just finding blown gasket after blown gasket after blown hose. It's crazy how much oil and coolant the thing is just leaking. Also they ran the injection valve / spark plug harness connection behind the engine secured by a metal bracket with 2 screws which were genuinely impossible to get to. It was fun getting them out.
@servandogarcia941 Жыл бұрын
I got mine from its original owner at 178k stock, now its at 199k and pushing 450hp. Its been problem free apart from water pump and a few gaskets.
@TheFrenchPug Жыл бұрын
If they are maintained and this is one of the best engines BMW ever made. You will have to replace turbos eventually if they haven't been done. But, the rest is all plastic crap breaking that's pretty easy to DIY.
@N54htmare Жыл бұрын
Miles or kilometers? Either way impressive
@friguy444410 ай бұрын
15:57 Two inches from his hand there is the MAP sensor on the intake Manifold as he's saying "I'm surprised there aren't any sensors on top of here". Unfortunately he's talking to us as someone that doesn't know these engine very well. I do know that the supporting parts for the engine have been troublesome in the past (Most anyone that has any experience with them knows about these parts such as the water pump and what once was a problem but is now very rarely, the HPFP) and if you don't keep up with the maintenance. However to call this engine "A Failure" is very Naive. It's extremely popular and used massively in high power situations due to it's robustness and that the internals are mostly forged giving it much more ability to stand high boost and high power. He does know this yet is calling it a failure? I think this is due to some bitterness he has with it or those that have used it or BMW itself. He over states some of the problems and generalizes in explaining some of the things as well (Such as oil leaks and head gasket) which leads me to believe he's not just a neutral mechanic in this tear down and in calling this incredibly successful engine "A Failure". He's not saying "Why did this engine fail?" He's calling the whole engine in general a failure which is the farthest thing from the truth.
@On2wheels94 Жыл бұрын
I had one of these engines. Phenomenal in power and smooth. Now I have the newer N55 which went back to the same cheap direct injectors all other brands use. The new B58's switched over to a closed deck design. Proving to be a very reliable engine... Will still likely need to do valve covers every 80k tho lol
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I hope the B58 holds up better than this
@chrisbradley3224 Жыл бұрын
@@speedkar99 These have a lot of issues, but many dead N54s are bros trying to push 500+ whp tuned by their cousin who walks around in a cloud of vape juice. The turbos / wastegates are the big issue for normal people.
@laurentiu.panait2536 Жыл бұрын
It's awesome hearing a real review on the ol N54. But why replace the valve cover every 80k?
@On2wheels94 Жыл бұрын
Gasket leaks on the passenger side, plastic cover can warp, and the built in crankcase valve should be replaced anyways to keep oil out of the intake.
@alexig1840 Жыл бұрын
Have a b58 at 90k, so far so good. 500hp 550 tourqe
@Dansk55 Жыл бұрын
My friend had a X5 with the N57. Car was great, low miles and drove really well. Maintained at the dealership. 80k miles in and turbo blew along with other crap. They ended selling at a lose. You will almost always loose a lot of money with these cars than most, whether the massive depreciation hit or high maintenance costs.
@chrisbradley3224 Жыл бұрын
These are great engines when they run. Make a lot of power under the curve and feel stronger than their rated output. Those rod bearings don't look that bad actually for a BMW N54/N55. The rod bearings in these engines are an early application of Glyco G-488 (rod side) and G-444 (cap side) bearing materials. Glyco calls these "intelligent" bearing materials and they have a softer surface that is meant to wear away and then reveal a progressively harder surface over time. So, that wear you see might have been there for quite a long time. It's some kind of tin/nickel alloy and usually looks a bit dark after they have worn in.
@michaelbrinks8089 Жыл бұрын
👍 never heard of that, thanks for the comment info. I'm still not sure if that is a good or bad design 😂 Apparently it's meant to be a better longer lasting bearing surface design. 🤔 maybe soft spots wear away in the areas of high harder metal spots below, revealing the high spots of the harder surface below. So the crank is rolling on a nice smooth even bearing surface. 🤷♂️
@chrisbradley3224 Жыл бұрын
@@michaelbrinks8089I honestly don't know how they work in practice. A lot of N55s have rod bearing failure but it seems secondary to starvation issues. BMW has since switched to IROX sputter coated bearings and those seem to be great.
@michaelbrinks8089 Жыл бұрын
@@chrisbradley3224 Your comments got me curious and make me wanna start reading/learning about these bearings parts I never heard about.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
That's an interesting material! Thanks for that information
@chrisbradley3224 Жыл бұрын
@@speedkar99 No problem. I have to say I don’t know how good this material is in practice because everyone seems to have switched to the sputter coated bearings now.
@garbellostaruzykko2799 Жыл бұрын
10:42 Him putting back the oil pump cover perfectly timed with this background thud
@zachmayock498711 ай бұрын
I'm surprised there are so few comments relating to the rarity of this kind of internal failure under 550whp. Yes, it can and does happen from time to time at lower power. However, this engine was probably running 25-30+psi and 600+whp. Even with leaking injectors wiping oil off cylinder walls or whatever other issue you can imagine. They're still reliable internally. I realize I am a biased N54 owner. However, I'm running ~575whp on upgraded turbos and I've had one single engine problem in the last 5 years, which was a faulty crank position sensor. Not even a common issue, but anything is fair game on a 15+ year old engine. That said, about 5 years ago, I did spend $4-5k and a lot of time and effort replacing almost everything I possibly could that's external to the engine. Ultimately, the N54 is an absolute blast and it can be reliable with proper maintenance and some effort. I really have 0 concerns about longevity at 575whp. Quality tuning, be cautious with boost down low, stay on top of maintenance, etc. and all is good.
@Vgk3610 ай бұрын
100% its the people what can't afford the maintenance that ruin it. Guy locally trying to sell a n54 and he listed 6 things the bmw service dept listed as needing service for like 15k he did literally ZERO preventative maintenance
@adey88splace Жыл бұрын
I always wanted to know how those oil pumps worked, thank you very much! Great video.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
You are welcome
@chrisbradley3224 Жыл бұрын
If you ever happen on an S54 I would love to see you tear it down. To me, it’s the best engine they have built.
@bikingmoments Жыл бұрын
Look forward to seeing a tear down of B58 in another 10 years!!
@lieutenantdan8170 Жыл бұрын
If you get an N54 car stick to 2009-2010 model year because they have the updated MSD81 ECU where as the 2007-2008 years have the very problematic MSD80 ECU.
@chriswallace91136 ай бұрын
Looks like a lot of folks in the comments got their butts handed to them by N54s. The only reason for N54 hate because it’s a phenomenal engine and has been recognized as such by everyone that matters.
@rcstringers8 ай бұрын
Oil pump internals are incredible! what an epic design for a part
@IB-hn5ce Жыл бұрын
Does big end #5 on the crankshaft look bad? The damaged piston was #6 and big end #6 looks OK.
@johnw3379 Жыл бұрын
You are right about the diaper boxes, very handy for sure. I love how you tell it like it is lol. How is your neighbors house going. Thanks for another fantastic and informative video!
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Me neighbor's house stalled. Probably an economic thing. It's framed, roofed and windows. That's it.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
You are welcome. I like the diaper boxes, they're Stronger than the Amazon box.
@stephenlemieux4822 Жыл бұрын
Very informative video; thank you. They can be troublesome engines but they are not so bad when given proper maintenance. Stay away from any tuned N54 engines - that is just asking for trouble.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Yep! The thing is it adds up so fast on these BMW.
@TheFrenchPug Жыл бұрын
Mine is tuned with methanol injection. But I hardly ever run it with the tune on. At 150k. Just replaced my own turbos with Vargas upgraded ones. I'm 57 and the car hauls butt still.
@whoguy4231 Жыл бұрын
BMW love their plastic ... Cheap and breaks exactly on time right after the warranty period.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Valve covers 🤦♂️
@zxggwrt Жыл бұрын
This is fantastic! I suffer from BMW but I also enjoy working on them so this is one engine I e never worked on.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Nice! Which one(s) do you have?
@zxggwrt Жыл бұрын
@@speedkar99 I have a 2010 528i. I’ve had to replace the valve cover and do a transmission service where I replaced the ATF pan with a metal model from O’Reilly’s that has a replaceable filter and a drain plug. Next on the list is the oil pan gasket but it’s not bad enough to mess with now. 264k miles and a really nice car.
@Meatpipeify Жыл бұрын
Great video. Not to be confused with the M54 which is a fantastic engine.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Agreed ...the older ones were more reliable
@geeniusatwrok Жыл бұрын
M54 is the BMW equivalent of the Volvo red block. Stout, strong, nearly bulletproof. The one in my E53 X5 has almost 200K miles and starts instantly with no smoke, no leaks, no tickies and has never been opened. @@speedkar99
@NorthernChev Жыл бұрын
It's a very sad story, the route of unreliability BMW has gone down since my days, the 70s and 80s, when a BMW would EASILY run for 320,000+ miles before even needing to consider a rebuild.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Now it's about performance at any cost...
@jamesmedina2062 Жыл бұрын
to be fair it was tuning that likely killed this one. People could not tune in double the power in previous eras
@Sagina1999 Жыл бұрын
Still waiting for a Honda A20A3 I like what you do!
@trundlepufpendants Жыл бұрын
The world still waiting for a stock one to blow up 😂
@Sagina1999 Жыл бұрын
@@trundlepufpendants I've seen them in the junk yards. The A20A3 and A4 were the pinnacle of the series. Many are going to scrap as they are so old now. I hope he will find one!
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Didn't know an A series existed..
@Sagina1999 Жыл бұрын
@@speedkar99 I hope you get one, and show us! I really like your videos!
@LweendoHamwendaHibeene Жыл бұрын
Man i love this guy and his videos i love all of them. Though my is an e46 3.0 and I had the same problem on piston number 4 on m54 engine
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Did it burn the ring lands?
@LweendoHamwendaHibeene Жыл бұрын
Yes they were gone and the cylinder wall was in a bad shape
@bumster332 ай бұрын
Old post, quite common on an m54 cars. Car running lean with cracked PVC tubing. Not catching it in time is the results you are experiencing.
@mossab8209 Жыл бұрын
I have a worn valve seals on my Hyundai engine, can I replace them without removing the head?
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
No
@mossab8209 Жыл бұрын
@@speedkar99 thanks.
@phillipthebigj8971 Жыл бұрын
Great tear down vid thanks for sharing
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
You are welcome
@Ukrainian_Matchstick Жыл бұрын
Is it your Outback BP at 0:43 or some of your clients?
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
My Outback. Haven't posted much on it except the cooling issue it had. I tore it down....more videos to come.
@michaelbrinks8089 Жыл бұрын
🤔 might try adding permatex black tar like non hardening gasket sealer to the stock rubber gaskets anytime you take it apart.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Okay good to know
@YS_35 Жыл бұрын
N54 felt great in actual driving. In comparison N55 single turbo feels lumpy in power delivery (despite having better numbers). My N54 did fail on the camshaft (VANOS control) - massively expensive fix if it wasn't under warranty.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Agreed. N54 is pure unreliable performance!
@jamesmedina2062 Жыл бұрын
it did not feel all that zippy to me on acceleration but at highway speeds and higher speeds it does well
@exiteternium9 ай бұрын
Vanos has reduced in cost, you can find the VANOS solenoids around the 70-120 USD mark per solenoid for reliable ones.
@grovsey36567 ай бұрын
@speedkar99 had mine 7 years. Been running 565bhp now for 3 years. Regular oil changes and proper maintenance done..it's a beast. Just idiots give it a bad name.
@exiteternium7 ай бұрын
@@speedkar99 he's talking about the clam shell steel seals eating the clamshells, you can get an entire kit from FCP euro with lifetime warranty for around 1500, new clamshells, new seals, etc. and if it's pure unreliable performance, why does mine have 183K miles?
@texasblaze1016 Жыл бұрын
If bmw could make the exhaust manifold from plastic, they would.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Coming soon!
@mikekokomomike Жыл бұрын
Made me laugh out loud
@n54glo Жыл бұрын
if you kept oil in it and did regular maintenance they are reliable and fun.
@moneyshifters Жыл бұрын
Reliable is a stretch.
@GroovesAndLands Жыл бұрын
The only thing I saw that I liked was that beefy bedplate incorporating the main caps. I'll be that last cylinder failed because the ring ends butted together.
@preetsadhal9108 Жыл бұрын
I have 2004 toyota prius . I replaced its engine 4months ago from then there is an issue while it is running on freeway hybrid battery is not being charged but when i apply break and keep it stop park car it is charging. Then , i also replaced its inverter and hybrid battery but the problem is same there. Can u plz suggest me what’s the problem with it and what should i do.
@kclefthanded427 Жыл бұрын
Does BMW use the same black plastic as my Under Armor sports bottle?
@jannehokkanen8175 Жыл бұрын
Great video as always. Hope you do a volvo hybrid rear end and other volvo issues some day.
@tdmap2241 Жыл бұрын
03:56 "..absolutely coated in oil which is a typical BMW...." I came here for your dry sense of humor. Edit: 4:35 I knew that sooner or later you were going to get into trouble with your brother and your wife for using their clothes as oil spills cleaning rags..
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
🤐🤐🤐
@josephkelly4893 Жыл бұрын
Great video bro, love the N54
@ppatel87745 ай бұрын
I have a 2008 535i with the n54 no issues what so ever no oil leaks no weird noises I’m at 149k my daily driver
@speedkar995 ай бұрын
Nice! Keep it maintained and don't think about tuning the boost.
@mostlyuselessgarage Жыл бұрын
Thanks SpeedKar99 for confirming the BMW timed obsolescence bias. The timing chain captive on the crank is a clear indication that they expect the consumer to replace the car before the timing chain. Also the plastic oil pickup tube and $$ injectors 😅
@markburkey6371 Жыл бұрын
As mentioned in another comment, you can remove the snout of the crank in order to get to the chain without removing said crankshaft
@ExcaliburTTP Жыл бұрын
sweet!!!! thank you for posting this!!
@Cleanish_n547 ай бұрын
Isn’t that an n55 the intake manifold at least is from a n55 because it has a hole to cool the ecu. N54 have ecu by firewall n55 below intake manifold
@wrektem24010 ай бұрын
Love my n54 ❤
@IB-hn5ce Жыл бұрын
Sorry, my mistake. The bearing shells are still on the bearing.🙃
@fry.master Жыл бұрын
i have owned 3 n54’s. One of them made 500whp on the original turbos at 220k miles. its all about proper maintenance + education. they will make you a better mechanic or you will fail and give up.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
I like how you put it...it'll make you a better mechanic 🤣
@jamesmedina2062 Жыл бұрын
500 is not stock...🫠🫠🫠happy melting pistons
@jamesmedina2062 Жыл бұрын
@@actionmade well when all the stars line up I'm sure it will be okay but today's supposed gearhead is no gearhead. They don't usually bust open their engine, build it up, and get their hands dirty. Maybe its an age thing but power today is about using a factory engine to push the limits. So not only do they gamble with fate but they also accelerate wear and tear. Age of the engine has an impact too so think ticking time bomb for those loose and wild versus what maybe you and other responsible owners will manage with their cars, taking utmost care of oil and other items like sensors.
@fry.master Жыл бұрын
@@jamesmedina2062 650whp is totally safe if you have a proper tune. I have a customer who has been making that on a 100k-180k motor over the last 4 years. unopened n54 with a metal pcv, catch can, index 12s and a single turbo + port fuel injection. My tune.
@fry.master Жыл бұрын
@@speedkar99 keep driving a camry, Ill keep driving 600+hp bmws.
@cXrMedia Жыл бұрын
i didn’t know these had problems like that! i’m not a bmw guy though but the way dudes talk about them, i expected them to be a bit more reliable but
@greathey1234 Жыл бұрын
I hate all turbo direct injected engines. The n52 was good because it has neither
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Yeah. I have an n52 teardown video discussing this, linked in the description
@joshuaquilliam288711 ай бұрын
Failure? Pretty sure the N54 won best engine of the year several years. Mine has been one of the most reliable cars I have owned. If you can't turn a wrench, and have zero mechanical skills, yah probably not the car for you. If you enjoy wrenching, and tuner type vehicles the N54 cannot be beat in it's price range. Buy a good one for 8k, put 5k in maintenance in it and it will eat most cars on the road, and do it in style. If you want Toyota type reliability then enjoy the 120hp and plastic bud light can feel.
@speedkar9911 ай бұрын
5K in maintenance is where many people draw the line though.
@adassk0 Жыл бұрын
10:20 The bug in the background chillind and minding his own bugs busnesses. 10:22 WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
@kappinv211510 ай бұрын
"if the wastegates are working" hurt my soul haha me rn
@speedkar9910 ай бұрын
It's so true.
@michaelbezoski3096 Жыл бұрын
Amazed at how hung up we in the US are about the air pollution yet recycle all the oil fumes back into the combustion, then out the tail pipe. We see the results of that in loss of efficiency, carbon build up, cat problems, O2 sensor failure. I guess that's all part of the give or take. Its a pity it takes recalls to sort out engineering problems. How efficient is that? I know nothing of these engines but they do look well built & as the commentators have said, once sorted out, run like fine German engineering. Leaks though like a Harley. 😉 That robin (bird) sounded POed in the first part of the video. Thanks Sdk99!
@jamesmedina2062 Жыл бұрын
dude we are hung up with air pollution? How do you figure? There are only smog tests in a handful of cities and in the other 98% of counties there are none. You can ask the EPA yourself and they will tell you that SEMA bought them out. Pro-industry and EPA does not mind all the cars going catless because they will do nothing about it. Why do you think hundreds of catless downpipes are sold??? But back to your point you make a good one. My answer is that they really don't care about you. They work for industry. Port injection is way better for the atmosphere. It is cleaner and 15 times less soot. What DI does is use maybe 5% less fuel and allow sightly higher compression. But it's dirty as hell. Remember Ford, VW, and Toyota went back to port injection in mixed use.
@AlexCapi Жыл бұрын
This engine must have been running atleast 600hp to have a melted piston…
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Probably!
@somerandomusernamenobodyhas Жыл бұрын
They can actually melt pistons on OTS tunes too, provided there isn't adequate cooling from the intercooler. It's quite common to see in tuned N54s, despite how careful their ECUs are.
@fry.master Жыл бұрын
@@somerandomusernamenobodyhas I have been tuning n54s for the better part of a decade and NEVER seen an engine failure on an ots map. Unless the engine was already damaged, or MAYBE seen a forum post about one of the trash cobb tunes everyone knows are bad. I have seen ots maps expose bad plugs, valve cover gasket leaks, push injectors harder and expose one of those failing, overspin turbos (usually stock inlets causes this, too restrictive, its like a putting a sock in a vacuum cleaner), but never damage the internals. Truly believe the stock turbos do not make enough wind / generate enough cylinder pressure to do this damage. This engine was making easily double stock power when it failed, probably lean on a bad tune aswell. On either a single turbo or (most likely) chinese upgraded twins.
@markburkey6371 Жыл бұрын
@@fry.mastersay #6 injector failed, it'd be really easy for a hole to burn through a piston even on a stock tune if the O²/knock sensors don't catch it in time...using poor fuel quality could hurt as well but only mixed with the other common n54 issues...
@fry.master Жыл бұрын
@@markburkey6371 False. A lean condition on a cylinder will almost always cause a misfire + disabling of the cylinder altogether on n54's or any modern bmw. M54's even will use the coil pack ionization sensing to determine if an indirect injector is clogged...
@GreasedagodАй бұрын
Ngl I just did my valve cover gasket on my 2010 bmw 535i and the engine ceased right after that, cylinder 4 & 6 gave up idk 🤷🏾♂️ how that happened remind you a keep fresh oil at all time
@speedkar99Ай бұрын
So what happened? They have you without oil in it?
@GreasedagodАй бұрын
@ it’ just simply gave up .. the oil was fresh.
@MyzteryMedia11 ай бұрын
Ah yes after my first nightmare of a N54 I’m buying another one 🤣
@chriswallace91134 ай бұрын
My only real gripe with the N54 is the plastics. I’ve got a 2007 335i that I’ve had for 11 years or so. It just keeps taking more mods and running like a scalded dog. It’s at 135k right now and I see no reason I can’t make it to 200k.
@Iowa599 Жыл бұрын
Suzuki Verona, 2000-2006 Factory mid-sized sedan with a FWD inline 6.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Good to know. Very uncommon though.
@Iowa599 Жыл бұрын
@@speedkar99 yeah! I was a Suzuki tech for the last few years & only saw a couple. They were rebadged Daewoo cars, also sold by GM & Isuzu (iirc). Decent build quality, I think, I didn't see many, and none for warranty work.
@crisprtalk6963 Жыл бұрын
twin turbos what could go wrong?
@Henry_Jones Жыл бұрын
Cant wait for a fca hurricane i6 teardown. Twin turbo chrysler product says it all
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
That would be cool. I'm just looking for a Hemi engine to teardown
@Arnys1000 Жыл бұрын
do M57 next
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Send me one !
@AnthonyZbierajewski Жыл бұрын
Has anyone ever told you that you sound like Bear from Bear In The Big Blue House?
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
No, they say I sound like full house
@AnthonyZbierajewski Жыл бұрын
@@speedkar99 Which character?
@jameswarren3020 Жыл бұрын
Nice video 👌
@darklegion77802 ай бұрын
It's not the engine the problem. It's the owner
@speedkar992 ай бұрын
Some extent
@brynyard Жыл бұрын
Not a problem, there's so much else that needs to be replaced on a regular basis on a BMW (Bring Mir Werkzeug) engine that the cumbersome chain setup is just a minor nuisance :P
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
So much sympathy
@flyonbyya Жыл бұрын
This guy rocks !!!!
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@ladalout245 Жыл бұрын
Here in the UK we had lots of people complaining about premature N47 failures on fully serviced cars leading to horrendous repair bills and BMW just didn't want to know. Long story short, the BBC investigated it on a program called "watchdog" and commissioned a respected engineer to strip one down on air and provide an opinion. He concluded the timing chain wasn't designed to be changed and should last the life of the car so the design was defective. Many failed after less than 60,000 miles. The outcome created so much bad publicity BMW changed their stance and set up a free phone line and started paying for repairs on fully serviced vehicles. Reputation suffered but it seems they didn't learn. Here's a short clip of the program: kzbin.info/www/bejne/foLTgnyfbMx8lbcsi=052uN6Cy8IAsuFCn
@don.timeless4993 Жыл бұрын
i still respect it because it have timing chain
@cimbomlovr1 Жыл бұрын
You need to review a Ford Barra engine. Those were built like tanks.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
What time was that built ?
@blakeelliott923811 ай бұрын
Don’t buy a n54 if you’re not prepared to get your hands dirty the car is fun tho make it worth it.
@lawrenceK90s9 ай бұрын
There is sensor on the manifold bro, you just looked at it 😂
@olarubogdan46 Жыл бұрын
Idk. If maintained right and not modified it will last.
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
After taking care of a whole bunch of stuff yeah
@flyonbyya Жыл бұрын
I’d suggest slowing down the tear down just a bit…like the earlier videos
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Alright.
@glock18supercharger Жыл бұрын
I love the New video 😁
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@I6N54 Жыл бұрын
N54 is a great engine, one of the best
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
It sure is. After a whole long list of things are taken care of.
@LN997-i8x Жыл бұрын
Auto Manufacturers will wax poetic about how green they are, and then put plastic covers on engines that guarantee they'll eventually leak toxic oil and fluids out into the environment.
@greebj Жыл бұрын
And last half as long as they could. They decided decades ago that their owners don't own their cars long enough to care how long they last beyond warranty. And I'm sure they're happy with the side effect of selling more cars more often While preaching about fuel economy and environmental responsibility and the transition to electric, yada yada
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
And what happens to all that plastic at the end of its life? Can't be recycled..
@RedFoxwithTubeSocks-hi7jj Жыл бұрын
Nothing says "German Luxury" like a plastic intake manifold and valve cover. Lol.
@On2wheels94 Жыл бұрын
You could say that about any brand these days. Look under a modern Toyota lately?
@TheYORK21 Жыл бұрын
@@On2wheels94luckily he did dissect a Toyota now did he?
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Yeah
@RedFoxwithTubeSocks-hi7jj Жыл бұрын
@@On2wheels94 I didn't know Toyotas branded themselves as luxury vehicles.
@Aleks_Mechanics Жыл бұрын
Notification Squad!🔥🔥🔥
@sample3279 Жыл бұрын
My man, 80 years ago Germany and Austria were actually one thing... Nobody cared
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
I thought WW2 broke out because of Austria
@ChadFreeman7576 ай бұрын
That motor is a fuckin’ beast!!😊
@speedkar996 ай бұрын
When tuned right, yes.
@EnergySeeker Жыл бұрын
you are a engin doctor man , you shoul;d change the channel name to be the Engine doctor
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Nah. Speedkar was an 2D old racing game I used to play as a kid back on windows 98
@Nadi-Ger Жыл бұрын
Some other yter said "If you can't afford a new BMW, you can't afford a used one either" Nice cars though, but not very premium in some regards (plastic sht)..
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Agreed....these are very over rated cars under the hood
@Kh.J.5 ай бұрын
That intake manifold not for N54
@ArgonFire-n3x Жыл бұрын
Carbon build up is notorious with any direct injection engine which is most these days, this fella has no idea, he is not a mechanic by any means, he is a backyard mechanic that spins B.S
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Some engines are more prone to it than others.
@bulio_5618 Жыл бұрын
So im hearing to not get an n54 if u cant afford the maintenance, super unreliable. But it kicks ass.
@RE4L7210 ай бұрын
im at 110,000 miles and mine is run great, 2009 lci
@speedkar9910 ай бұрын
Don't over boost it
@turbone5423 күн бұрын
this failure was likely caused by a leaking injector not head gasket. these engines never blow head gaskets
@Techcensorshipbot Жыл бұрын
13:10 Bring your kid to work day
@lawrenceralph7481 Жыл бұрын
Every time I watch one of these videos I get scared of that motor.
@eriknobles3946 Жыл бұрын
So is all the bmw engine garbage 🗑 or it’s just that particular one I was thinking about buying a 5 or 7 series bmw
@greathey1234 Жыл бұрын
N52 engines are really good
@neti_neti_ Жыл бұрын
Buy Audi if you want German otherwise buy Lexus . BMW, Mercedes are money pith .
@eriknobles3946 Жыл бұрын
@@neti_neti_ Mercedes is not that bad of a car I own a Mercedes and it’s been good to me
@jaime55924 Жыл бұрын
Take a look at the b58’s😎
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Yes. Check the link my in description for the n52 teardown video
@nonamealx10 ай бұрын
Anyways, toothbrush guy knows some shit! Thumbs up!
@speedkar9910 ай бұрын
Glad you appreciate it
@luiscardozo0000 Жыл бұрын
that zephir tom shirt i think is not yours , probably is your brother shirt ...i know cause is not your type of shirt
@speedkar99 Жыл бұрын
Hmm
@bobaphat3676 Жыл бұрын
got nothing on the 2grfse or 1urfse :)
@rawcus918 Жыл бұрын
For my money the bmw is hands down better than some broke ass Honda. Living in Orange County myself i can’t believe I even see them outside off Santa Ana
@murk135211 ай бұрын
Why is it a failure, everyone including me runs 600-800W.H.P. through them & they last a long time as long as you’re not a total knob & beat the shit out it without maintaining it! I think the N54 is one of BMW’s BEST engines & you can make 1000H.P. with them with rods, pistons & a one piece spline! Can’t be to much of a failure, everyone’s still building them & looking for low hour cars with the mighty N54 in them! My single turbo 700 wheel H.P. 135 has only 42 thousand original miles, is 15 yrs old & still doesn’t leak anything & it’s all original❗️❗️❗️
@zachmayock498711 ай бұрын
Amen. I have an 07 335i on RB Twos Plus around 575whp and an 08 135i on a PT6266 around 700whp. They've both been reliable cars. Sure, they require a little extra TLC compared to your average engine. The title of this guys video is nothing more than clickbait.
@murk135211 ай бұрын
@@zachmayock4987 I hear ya brother, good luck with your cars & don’t part with them! In the future everyone will be looking for them like 2J’s! People don’t maintain their stuff or beat the shit out of them, 2 stepping them every 5 minutes showing off to people & wonder why their turbos are failing, then they blame manufacturers….? BMW made the B58 & S58 off of all the feed back from all the numbers the N54 created across the world! No better sounding straight six single turbo than the N54 in my opinion. Be good and have fun in those beauty’s….💪🏻💯🏁
@hanmingyong2904 Жыл бұрын
It ain’t a BMW if it ain’t leaking oil.
@bimmerfab Жыл бұрын
Change the title to : "why I'm a failure of a n54 owner" 😘