103k-Mile BMW M3 S65 V8 Engine Teardown - E92 M3 - Project Frankfurt: P4 

Every time I see a crusty aluminium part gets off the engine, I am already looking forward to the vapor blasting

I am a Patreon subscriber and I'm still amazed this quality of content is put out on RU-vid free of charge. Thanks so much, Sreten!

All of your projects are really fun and exciting. But an M car is just that little bit more special. Thoroughly enjoyable, as always!

I hope you see this! At 41:44 a bolt slid right into the engine. It came off when you hammered off the girdle at 39:44

Welcome back! I'm glad to see this project continue, but please, don't force yourself to work when you're not feeling entirely well. I understand the many considerations behind that, but everyone's health should always be paramount.

Sometimes I forget how much effort goes into setting up the camera for those perfect shots and all the editing with your unique style! Dude, your skills are way beyond restoring gem cars to their former glory!

Amazing work man. I don’t even own a BMW, but watching your videos is nothing but inspirational

Seeing that varnish made me want to go change my oil right now

Speaking as a former machinist, I approve of both Mitutyo precision tools and the measurement techniques demonstrated. Very correct!

"Is this what it's like to work on a UK car?". As a Scottish mechanic, yes... Yes it is unfortunately. Having said that, I'm loving the content that you're putting out! Even if I prefer the older BM's, watching you work on the newer stuff is still as awesome! Probably to do with your light-hearted and witty persona and your extent of BM specific knowledge (Not to mention your camera work, editing and meticulous organisation that I aspire to have some day)! Keep up the good work Sreten.

Sreten is my favorite youtube car content guy!! He’s very detailed with his work and just an absolute joy to watch. He’s been a big inspiration on my choice of buying another e chassis BMW to fix and have fun with. Thank you for all the hard work and content you put out for us.

It never fails to amaze me the confidence you show.Pulling wiring looms out , hoses,nuts bolts ,everything flying everywhere. Yet out of total chaos you seem to make order somehow 🤔. Amazing. How you remember where everything goes is beyond me. But l have to say that l throughly enjoy watching you work. Plus the odd bit of humor thrown in. Found by accident your RU-vid channel . So went to the beginning and watched everything. Totally hooked now. Cannot wait for next installment. Watching your channel from the Mani in Greece. This is car country Loads of hair pin bends hills to charge up. Mountain passes you name it.Plus a great place for a holiday.

Happy Saturday Dudes! Hope all's well on your travels Sreten😎

I truly admire your work sir! As BMW technician I may be spoiled with the special tools and facility to do the work. (Although we don’t go too deep into restoring vehicles as that will be hundreds of thousands of dollars of labor) but, i really wish you the best!

A saturday evening couldn't get better with a new video from Sreten! What a pleasure to watch.

Your knowledge about all mechanical nuances and general "know how" is just unbelivable and I love how well organised your work is. Watching you is a constant "wow effect" for me. What an awesome work Sreten !

You make it look easy and we get educated at the same time. You sir are the best BMW mechanic and content creator!

Finally, a BMW with the steering wheel on the correct side 😄

I wish all mechanics cared for cars and were this Blessed with skills

Like the fact Sreten is so happy at the end of the video :-)

You're the best RU-vidr when it comes to Engine Rebuild for BMW's... You're practically a BMW Doctor.

Great episode. You have successfully unlocked new anxiety for me since I have a LCI car.

Typing a comment that is never gonna be readed ... but I am super stoked for the next steps. You never fail to bring out the most high quality of content and entertainment.

Loving the video! A little tip: hold the micrometer at the isolated black plastic to prevent the heat of your hand expanding the tool. Keep it up!

Hey Sreten, I'm currently suffering from some stomach issues and your timing with this video could not have been better. Even if it is only for an hour, your content helps me take my mind off things and relax for a little while, and I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate that. I wish you all the best.

Mitutoyo is a Perfect Brand. One hint: hold it on the plastic part for not heating the tool up with your hands. In Thais way you have the perfect measurement.

Always good too see a convertible M3 used as a donor instead of a lovely coupe or saloon.

Shrick cams, Mahle comp pistons, hoooooh boy!!!! Project Frankfurt is gonna be spicy!

With out doubt the best quality workmanship from an amateur anywhere on RU-vid, probably better than most professionals!

I don't think anyone else could pull that engine as fast as you did. Bravo, that would've taken me several weeks!

My beloved BMW was a 2001 330 CI. I bought it in mint condition with 70000 miles. Got the Bentley manual but could not keep up (with my full time work) with DIY repairs and unscrupulous mechanics wrecked the car. So your podcast is BMW heaven for me where everything is as it should be. Bless you. Keep up the Great work!

The only channel where I like the video before watching

The amount of work u do to get these projects back to road is crazy, i dont think i could ever keep myself motivated to do it over again.

Even a spaceship does not have such dedication as this engine has! As always - a great episode!

That's that level of excitement when word "carbonfiber" gets replaced with "microfiber" and Sreten is completely happy to not notice!:) Perfect job Sir, keep going!👍

For those who have owned or still own BMWs this is great stuff. Everyone should learn about their cars and what makes them tick. They definitely are a different beast.

I'm not a big BMW fan, but the quality work that you do amazes me. Keep up the good work :D

Always a pleasure to watch your episodes! Thanks so much❤

Another great day at bmw’s paradise with Mr.Stratan , what a great professional!

Just 100k away from having 539k subscribers! Lets go Sreten!😀

Great job as always, and amazing enthusiasm.

one of my most anticipated projects has finally started :) good luck

I've never even ridden in a BMW but I still enjoy these videos.

My biggest wish in life is to see you work on a E46 m3 manual! Keep up the good work i love your content.

Every time I feel down or un-well; I watch these videos and feel better automatically. Best channel hands down!!!

My birthday was boring until the Patreon notification😂

My god the S65 and S85 engines have magnificent headers 😍

For the algorithm, because I love this channel! Never missing a single video!

My Saturday evening just improved by a mile after seeing Streten upload a new video, I cannot stress enough how good your content is and I always give a like before watching because I know it will be a joy to watch

So glad you are back and hope you enjoyed the time away. I can’t wait to follow this build. Project Frankfurt is my dream car

I sometimes watch these videos whilst washing the dishes and I feel like I’m an epic car mechanic

Oh man the excitement at the end of the video was so nice to see😂

My weekend couldn't have started better. Great work Sreten and can't wait to see you test drive this beast of an e92 m3

Good to see you again Sreten. Congrats on the wedding! Let's see how crispy this engine is 😎😄

Project Frankfurt episodes 😍

pure magician. every detailed in every step of the tear down.

Sreten don t mess around get yourself one of the Volkswagen VAS 6095 engine stands BMW used them also. They were made by Bosch they are the best ones what you can get for your money. Sometimes one of these shows up on Kleinanzeigen

As soon as I was watching the preview, I got so excited I was screaming yes and waving my fist. So happy to have another episode!

This man is something else. Salute 🫡

These videos are my therapy

Super impressive episode as always!

Despite of bearing material the biggest factor in the wear of bearings is the oil clearance, it must be pretty tight from the factory to allow any sort of crank to bearing contact because ideally you’d never have any metal to metal contact since you can’t compress a liquid and the thin film of oil is there to prevent that. In operation and under stress interesting things do happen. The idea of the front of the crank getting pulled up by tension in the timing chains makes sense since you’re taught not to over tighten accessory belts for the same reason.

How on earth do you remember what goes where when you put it back together, hats off to you

According to a friend who works at a Daihatsu service plant, this Mitutoyo gauge is insanely accurate and reliable among many other micrometers from KTC, SK, TRUSCO and others. (I always watch with great interest, thank you )

Your work is absolutely outstanding, the attention to detail and everything is absolutely unbelievable. I can't wait to see you take this on a test drive and everything!! And is it too early to ask when the new video is coming out??

Been watching your content for a while, and as someone who always likes to upgrade and modify my cars I like how slowly over time you've been going the OEM+ / more power and reliability path. Now you just gotta find a good track car to throw all the fun parts at and break it and upgrade it more over time.

I’m glad the algorithm brought us together… I’ve been an owner of BMWs (old ones) , E30 325i - which I regret selling ! My e36 328i w/ 111k miles and still my daily driver ( I bought it new in 1998 ) and my 2001 e39 530i with 165k miles ( also bought new from dealer ) perhaps the last of the real BMWs before the marketing team and accountants took over

He’s finally working on my dream car

What an exciting project! As always, you set the standard for doing things properly. Thanks to you I became picky when wrenching on my own - and that cost me quite a bit.

Awesome video again. Really looking forward to this build. Good to hear Evolve are supplying you too. And yes, that is what it’s like to work on a UK car. Thankfully, there’s a lot of underbody protection panels on the E9Xs which helps a bit.

I work away from home and stay with my mum in the week and I’ve got my mum watching you as well, so you’re doing something right in the videos you do and we both like your sense of humour. Great stuff…

Dude, every time you reved that thing I closed my eyes, specially after you noted chain noise coming from the left side.

Loving the enthusiasm!! The s65 with the carbon plenum/intake has the best sound ever!! It's like a CSL X 10 !!!!! Can't wait to see and hear this beast when it's ready!!!

Another awesome video Sreten. What would be good to see is how you organise nuts, bolts and components during the process of taking an engine or a car apart. I struggle sometimes with this and would love to get some tips.

Thank you so much Sreten you’re amazing and the videos even more, I always get so excited when I see you’re videos. A huge hug from the Czech Republic

I bet 🧐 I'm not the only one who likes the video before seeing it!? knowing it's going to be awesome before seeing it is like astonishing!

Nice video. Not sure if they sell “Simple Green” cleaner in Germany. I use that to soak pistons that are covered in carbon. After 24 hrs you can clean them with a soft tooth brush and they look like new. It will also remove the brown staining on engine parts from the oil deposits.

Also, if you sell donor car as is plus whole rotating assembly you could pobably finance stroker kit 🔥 kits available from factory 4.4 up to 4.7l for 9k USD. Includes crankshaft, rods and pistons with pins and rings so everything. BTW also don't forget to replace secondary air injection valves (there two at the back side of heads). They are not that expensive, they do tend to fail (one of mine just did) and they are absolutely awful to replace with engine in the car. And last but not least. S65 had 3 issues. Conrods bearings and main bearings as you already know but also the clearance between conrods is smaller that standard and sometimes under load (when they swell from heat) they can make contact. I don't remember what the official clearance range was, you can Google it or ping me of you won't be able to find it

The side by side of the two different types of main bearings and their wear is absolute gold.

Its like watching a surgeon . lovely work

Hey Serten you know if you use the lower seat cushion from the E93 on to your E92 you would officially have Euro OE M3 seats. Which the US spec did not get :(

Thanks again for your work - always enjoyable and really looking forward to the next steps. Just a comment - the thrust and non-thrust sides in the cylinder are 180 deg opposite each other. Not 90 deg. (Maybe I misunderstood when you pointed in the block…)

It's great to see you sitting on the CORRECT side of the car at last...lol

Always love your videos for your attention to detail and proper workmanship. Cannot wait to see this fire up!

Piston rings need to be specific for the S65 engine because of the cylinder sleeve coating from the factory. If you use non oem piston rings the engine will have massive blow by, consume large amounts of oil and smoke out the tailpipe like crazy. This was all learned via Steve Dinan. 👍🏼

Best day when there is a new m539 restorations video.

Thanks in advance for nearly an hour of evening Entertainment 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

every time i see a new video of yours i'm so freaking happy, always absolutely enjoyable and in depth, love to chill watching you work on cars i can'teven afford lol. You're the best man, big hug ❤

LOVE FROM CANADA, i cannot describe how much i love your content, insane amount of work... really amazing ....

love the work Streten. I've been getting into preventive maintenence on my E91 and chasing misfire issues but I love the car. Enjoying watching you work on the M car from the same generation.

I love the content and amount of knowledge you have about BMW engines. I always look forward to the next episode. Keep up the great work. Love the shows.

I love your enthusiasm towards the end. So lucky to have a good block and crankshaft!

Man. You're an absolute beast!!! Love to watch every bit of your restorations. Keep up the good work.

I am slowly refreshing my E46 323 and all your videos even on diffrent models bring me such Joy and another shot of motivation to get the car to a mint condition. Keep it up my man!

Another throughly enjoyable episode! It is like Christmas when a new one drops and is easily the best part of my day! Thanks for all the work you do to keep these works of art on the road.

Great stuff, nicely done! Enjoyed your analysis of the bearing issue, nice work!

Great content as always. Need to confess that the engine swinging at that stand gave me some chills while he worked

The quality work Sreten always do is such a joy to watch! Looking forward to the next video!

Thanks for this channel brother. I will always like and support. Much love from a neighbour in Austria 🇦🇹.

This is going to be a super awesome build im so excited for all the bits Sreten! Keep up the good work this world needs