Zero To 60 yup, I’ve been FBO stock turbo for 1 year now. I’ve replaced all of the things you’re mentioning and more on this channel haha. Definitely great content for people who are looking into purchasing an n54.👌🏻
@@TrapN54Tv Hopefully we can encourage some people to take the plunge with N54 ownership. They are not as scary on the wallet as some people think, especially if you can do the work yourself.
You should try crc gdi intake valve cleaner. I did this job in 4 hours and the valves were spot less. Just use small wire brushes and some micro fiber rags with brake cleaner for the intake runners
Well I'm about to put on a cheap Chineseium one on mine too tomorrow. From what I understand yours lasted quite well?? But I can't recall now. The one that's been on there has been on for far too long so I'm confident anything will be an improvement.
I rate them. I have fitted a few china ones to a few cars now. I know shops that use them. No issues if you fit it correctly. Take your time seating it down. Very easy to miss place the gasket.
I prefer the term design that could be improved :P hahah. How old was your cover when cracked?. My car is coming up 13 years old, so it has had a good run.
Wonderful video and very helpful since my N54 just developed a crack in almost the same place. It's so hard to tell with time lapse but could you estimate the time it took to do the job?
Ive done 3 of these now. I allow 4 hours if i am filming, i'd expect to do it in 2-3 if not filming. The first one i did was 5 hours, but i spent an hour looking for a deep 10mm socket.....
That is a huge advantage to running water meth or port injection. Im hoping i see the same advantage once i get my port injection on and running. Have you had your car for long? Many other mods?
@@ZeroTo60Tube About 4 years its done 196000 still OG water pump and HPFP upgraded LPFP Ive done intercooler. FTP charge pipe, AEM water methanol injection, Turbo smart diverter vavles, new index 12 injectors, pod filters, catch can, e30 mix fuel, xhp gear box tune stage 3, custom tune by Motiv motorsport check them out. Dynoed on a dyno dynamics dyno 407whp still stock turbos new ones soon i was wating for these to go but im still waiting.
@Grant i would get a set of index 12 injectors if your having injector problems.. port injection is where you need more fuel when running big boost with bigger turbos and more e85.
@@1991june it was 2007 but it caught fire in the driveway total loss sad day... it was from the blower motor wiring factory fault they have recalls on the e9x.. if you have one get it checked...
@@ZeroTo60Tube yeah mines 12 years old, leaking into my plugs, figured I'd change the whole thing rather than just the gasket but hard to find an actual comparative analysis between OEM and an aluminum one other than people just trashing the OEM for being plastic. Thanks mate.
Hello there. I have change my Gasket 2 In a 2008 BMW 335i and still leak a little bid. Any suggestions on was going on? and the leak is right on the metal channel and the side,,
Common people have an issue where oil is trapped in the heat shield that is just below the valve cover. If you have only just changed the cover, it's quite normal to see and smell oil for a bit. You can speed up the process by removing the heat shield and fully cleaning it. Or it may burn away the residue after a few more heat cycles.
hi bro dont put chep cover on it it's not worth it I done with my car already really its make alote problem with pcv and vacuum pro after I throw it order orignal again
I’ve read that about a few of them, but I couldn’t find out what was actually wrong with the ones people had problems with. Do you know what it was by any chance? Pcv valve itself? Incorrect passages with the cover?
I replaced my original with a cheap ebay replica. Pcv passages were poorly constructed/molded and cracked. I had an aluminum pcv valve in from the beginning but the pressure build up between the head ports and the pcv valve is where the cover cracked. Went back to original oem and cover (pcv area) holds 24plus psi no cracks, no problems. But hey, they aren't all bad. You may have good luck. It would be really cool to do a video that shows and explains the internal functions and pathways of the internal pcv system in these covers. Almost everyone thinks they understand the dual function that the N54 valve covers are responsible but I bet they'd be surprised!
100% do not recommend a cheap valve cover on the n54. There's a reason why metal ones exist. They heat up and warp over time Chinese one is going to do this even quicker than OEM.
@@E-Tuning Yes they are. I would recommend saving up for oem. Even the oem cover warps. Most shops recommend replacing them when doing the gasket for this reason.
I don't know, had 2 chines ones. Both of them had a too small washer for the back left. So the washer didn't fit over the thing from the head and leaked again.
@@ZeroTo60Tube Oh yeah that alright, my N52s valve cover has a hairline crack and I'm just thinking what the best option is, either a genuine one from FCP Euro or one from eBay
@@ZeroTo60Tube Really enjoying all of the content thus far from the other side of the world. St Lucia in the Caribbean. Your videos will prove very beneficial to me later on.
@@MrAACharles wow, the Caribbean. I hope you are doing ok in the virus madness the world is currently going through. Awesome to hear you have an X5, i miss my old e53. The 335i does what i need for a daily, but i did like having the big 4wd to roll around in.... might need a tow car soon, the way my n54 build is progressing..... hehe
