Tag: V10

E60 S85 M5 VANOS solenoid bleeding and replacement 

After replacing the rod bearings on the V10, you have to bleed the VANOS solenoids. In my case, this resulted in the solenoids failing the test, so they had to be replaced.

The video covers bleeding the solenoids with ISTA and highlights how to replace them. It’s actually a pretty straightforward job. I was trying to get away with not draining the coolant system. I almost succeeded until a couple of little pesky Torx screws on the right side of the engine became a pain, and I didn’t want to strip them.

The M5 is getting closer to being complete… until something else fails! 😀

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Time to get serious!

The plan from here on out is to try and be good about recording, editing and uploading at least a video a week. In order to do that (and stand a chance of keeping up with things), it’s time to bring everyone up to speed with the garage 🙂

Quick intro to a couple of new vehicles and then updates on platforms you have seen before. After this I will feel good about going forward!

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BMW E60 M5: Rod Bearings How To

This is a mammoth job! I purchased the kit from FCPEuro.com It was missing a gasket for the oil filter pickup (I really hope they include it in the future) but apart from that it was top notch. 

It’s not a complete how to video on the BMW M5 rod bearings but a time lapse of what is required. I know when I was thinking about doing this job I wasn’t really sure what I was getting myself in for. I wanted to create a video that would help someone understand what is involved to see if they wanted to do it. 

I also uncover how to set backlash correctly on the VANOS high pressure pumps. All of the videos and descriptions I found out there were very misleading and you might end up with too much backlash. Enjoy!

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