BMW E60 M5 S85 Vanos Pump Test And Vanos Line Test !! More Parts Broken !! 

Thank you Nathan for the upload.

Glad to see I'm not the only person that leaves those screen covers on till they start to peel! Nice video btw...

Love ur vids , just learning a lot of stuff for my bmw e92 keep up the good work

Excellent video Nathan this car is going to be awesome 😎 I’m glad to be a subscriber and member of your channel

I had a little trouble with my radiator fan too, when I did the engine replacement on my E60 530i, even though not quite as much stuff in the way

Hey, you're making good progress so take your time and it will all come good. If you were in the UK I would say - its not as if you are going to be able to drive it anywhere for the next few weeks so just concentrate on finding the right parts at sensible prices.

Reminds me of my restos...starts to dismantle something and other stuff reveals itself to be bad and the costs starts clocking up

Your a BEAST NATHAN! thanks for the info brotha!

Wow Nathan just stumbled across your channel. This is amazing work. I am working on an E31 S85 swap and see that I may actually need to replace my Vanos pump! Definitely the line, but maybe the pump too!

Mind blowing following this stuff!

I reckon this car has had a hard life and/or its done more miles than the odometer suggests. Good luck, loving the vids.

Another GREAT video! Please keep posting and/all detail on VANOS H.P. pump. Gears/mesh good? Have researched and new pumps have "longer teeth"?? Also great find on H.P. line from pump to distribution lines at water pump.

The cooling systems in good shape on it because it has a 79c thermostat and it runs much cooler than the non m counter part saving all the gaskets and hoses

For anyone interested, on the Redish Autosport channel they've just completed this job. Redish also replaced the oil sump with the newer dual-drain plug sump (extra oil drain is upfront), upgraded oil chain tensioners, upgraded oil spray nozzels/piston oil squirters, upgraded sprocket (longer teeth) wheel for the VANOS high pressure pump and BE con-rod bearings w/BMW bolts. Sheesh', I'm not sure if Nathan will go that far with this project but I'm very intrigued non the less . . .

Love the videos! can't wait until the M5 is "finished" lol

Love this project, autopsy of an V10...

There is that ! Talk about your sorting a Car ! Love Great Job Nathan and i have to say what a interesting Motor system ! Learned enough to know I would only get this if the Price was right and you did that and have it for a Project ,while i drive My daily M3 06! LOL I know the M3 would be a Greater Project why not take a Vote ! Thx Mark

I got all the pulleys from FCP Euro when I did mine a few months ago

Good catch Nathan - this would defo have bit you in the proverbial had you not attended to all these things. Just goes to show you can't skimp on maintenance on these cars. PO must have lost a fair bit of cash on the price he paid vs sold. His loss is our gain, and hopefully yours too Nathan! :-) Keep up the great work

It will all be worth it when you floor it and listen to that engine.

Try Rockauto on those belt pulleys. They have a bunch for E39 6 &8 cylinder that should work.

Great work. I would vote to replace those two coolant hoses. Looks like those hoses attach directly to the engine. The top hose on my daughter’s 2009 328i separated at the plastic connector from the plastic dry rotting. Engine lost all coolant and overheated. Luckily N52 engine seems to be ok. I am sure you do not want that to happen to the M5. Good luck.

When you pull M62tu out can I just tie up the ac compressor , I'm not trying to mess with it and don't wanna put it back together to evacuate because it works good but there doesn't seem to be much room

Why did not you take the whole engine out? Would not that be easier for you. Great job Nathan

Hey Nathan comparing doing the job on timing guides on M62tu vs s85 rod bearings which one is tougher to do on your opinion?

Hmm finding parts is going to be tough. Try calling Bimmer Performance Center or looking up a tuning company in germany. You might find improved parts for this car there. I do not hear good things about GRAF in these performance engines.

I think it maybe easier if you pulled the engine with all those issues? However how easy is it to pull the engine on these cars

Try ECS Tuning .com for those parts

FCPEuro has the pulleys available

At this point seem a engine pull may have been easier considering a possible manual conversion

Impacts are alot quicker unless your working on an older car and snap off bolts and then the quicker goes away when you have to drill out and tap broken bolts😖 But I agree it is a lifesaver when it comes to elbow and shoulder problems been there done that. Wonder how much of that leaky hose material is swimming around and plugging up things🤔 Been there to hoping someone did so maintenance on a high mileage car and in that case unless you can find out some history on the car you can wish with one hand and 💩 in the other you know the rest right Nathan 😁🐄💨

What symptoms was this car having? I'm wondering if this is happening to my car because the idle becomes rough after driving it for a while.

Go to a machine shop and get aluminum pulleys made with high quality bearings, $200 max for a life time.

“Nathan you fat ass what are you talking about” I just spit out my coffee

What do you consider a good brand for the idler pulleys? I’ve had fits with them.

Go to ECS tuning you going to find good stuff all made in Germany 🇩🇪

4:36 where can I get an Impact like that? .. never had one that the Battery doubles as a Hammer..

When people do not perform maintenance to these machine, they incur major expense.

I got a oem pulley At AutoZone, if they have one in stock, take it out of the box and look at the brand marking on it

They replaced the belt,

These cars are so complex and difficult to work on, I’m happy I got rid of my E60 M5 3 years ago.

Oh dear they certainly didn't make the e60 M5 to last. My e39 530d hoses etc are in pristeen condition and it has 200k miles at 17 years old no Knocking and original turbo

Pain in the ass BMW.

Love your videos man. Check that vanos pump and make sure it has the new style teeth on it. Apparently there was an old style gear and a new style. The old style was prone to failure. Here is the link www.m5board.com/threads/s85-updates-through-out-the-years.368186/

You should have pulled the engine or at least pulled the front off.

You’re doing enough work on it to justify a partial rebuild. Might as well replace the crank seal while you’re at it.

And people wonder why mechanics charge so much.

Welcome to the me generation. Don't take take of shit don't know how and don't care. Sad indeed

Man this beemer is close to being a boat anchor!.

He could run all the tests he wants soon as he floors it it's going to blow up again it's a BMW

Very unorganized shop. Sorry but I take a pass on your outfit.