Thank You for sharing the info. My first car so I did not know how to get to the sparks plugs. require to remove some extra parts to excess the plugs. And your video is very helpful to the viewers
Thank God i found this video....i think i can now....lol Was seriously considering having the dealership do this job, doesn't look bad at all after watching this. Thank you
Great video thorough and clearly explained. Once you removed the airboxes out, were you able to see the engine mount bolt. I'm trying to remove the driver's side engine mount by lowering the subframe and raising the engine up a few inches. Thanks.
First video I found for X5/n63 and it didn't disappoint. Two items: the "5mm Allen" are actually T25 and the bolts on the crossbars are 15mm I thought I heard 16mm in the video. Super helpful we'll done video.
You are correct on the crossbar bolts being 15mm. Too many other things on bmw suspension is a 16mm. So i go to that size too much, and it works on those bolts, but isn't technically correct. As far as the bolts on the cowl, I've seen them interchangeably use either 5mm Allen or T25. Not sure if it's a production year changeover or what but you can see either/or. I should've pointed that out in the video.
This is literally the 6th time i watch your video!! Amazing step by step// actually looking fwd to do mine as soon as my tools get here// question what spark plugs did you install ?? Brand etc etc ty!!
Not sure of the torque of the 10mm bolts for the trim, I am unable to locate a torque spec in my information source. The 16mm bolts for the cross bars are 19nm and then 90 degrees of rotation.
I have 80K on mine and have been getting misfire codes. I was about to order the recommended "ignition service kit,", but decided to watch your presentation first. And I'm glad I did! Here's my question: is there any reason to pay $250+ for a kit to replace all 8 coils at the same time, even if they're fine? Thx 4 great video.
I don't think it's worth it. The coils do fail on bmw's, but not so frequently that I would replace all of them at once to prevent any kind of issue in the future. I have two bmw products, one with 200k and the other with 147k and both have the original coils in them.
great video. I have misfire in cylinder 7. I changed the spark plug. clear code 20 min later back on saying the same thing. is there a good chance that it’s the coil that is bad. hoping that would be the problem before bringing it to the shop
I would bet it's the coil. Starts to have issues once it's warm. Move that coil to a different cylinder and repeat that test of clearing it and seeing if it comes back on the new cylinder.
Got everything broken down on my x6 only to find out the 14mm socket HAS to be a thin wall one. Definitely would’ve been good to know that at some point in the video.
Having issues getting the 14mm 12 point socket to loosen the spark plug. Are you sure it isn't a 16mm? How low on the spark plug should the socket fit?
It is definitely a 14mm. If you are trying to use a regular 14mm socket sometimes they are too thick walled to fit properly. The actual spark plug socket is thin walled. You can try grinding down the outside edge of the socket to make it thinner if you are trying to use a regular socket.
Thanks for the video, I have a check engine light on, that the engine is malfunctioning, reduced power, in my 2012 X6 Xdrive50i. BMW said that the spark plugs needed to be replaced. I replaced all my spark plugs by NGK laser iridium (DIY) but it still doing the same thing, I used my small scanning device and it says that I have 2 miss fires in cylinder 4 & 5, does that mean that the coils need to be replaced or should I replace all 8 coils, but not just for cylinder 4 & 5??? looking forward to your response. Thanks
I would take the coils from cylinders 4&5 and move them to different cylinders. After doing that run the car again and see if the faults move to the cylinders you moved the coils to. If they do then that indicates the coils are faulty.
If the issue doesn't move to another cylinder with the coil I would then swap the spark plugs around and recheck. If the issue still stays with that cylinder then yes it's something more.
Hi I have a miss fire problem when I start cold, when I stop the car and start it again everything becomes normal, when I accelerate we would say that I have a power problem, I scan the car and it gives me 1 cylinders , 2,3,4 missfire, thought you if I change the candles it will solve my problem and thank you
Most spark plugs sold now are pre gapped for their application. It doesn't hurt to check the gap on them with a spark plug gap tool. However, there are newer spark plug designs that can be easily damaged if you attempt to adjust the gap with the tool. Those are fine wire platinum and iridium designs. So, I would exercise caution if you need to adjust the gap on one of those.
S63 is going to be pretty much the same procedure. The air intake boxes are attached a little differently and I don't believe you have to take the cowl trim and crossbars out in order to get them out. Don't quote me on that though. It has been awhile since I worked on an X5M.
If it is a V8 then yes it is the same engine, this is an N63. The E70 also came with the 6 cylinder gasoline engine that is the N55 as well as the 6 cylinder diesel that is the M57 in that year. But if its a V8 then yes its the same engine.
I’m emailing myself this video for 5,000 miles from now. I’ll be at 60,000 miles then. Question. What are those sensors right in front of the Mass Air Flow sensors? The ones with wires coming out towards the front of the car? I was changing my engine air filters last night, put just a tiny bit of pressure on one and heard a cracking noise. Now it wiggles.
Those wires are the connections for the oxygen sensors. The one runs underneath the airbox to the back of the catalytic converter. The other runs around the top and to the oxygen sensor you can see next to the airbox. The crack noise was from the bracket that holds those sensors. It breaks on literally every N63 because it gets so hot in that area and just destroys the plastic.
@@jhunter5606 all four oxygen sensors are on top on this vehicle. The catalytic converters are located behind the turbos and directly below the airbox assemblies.
Just did this with my X6, based off your very good video. The hook pick worked wonders. I’ve seen other people putting a screw driver laterally through the coil clamp holes to pull them out. How clumsy is that?? Hook-pick, much better. Although I was able to do this with the 6” and 12” ratchet extension, I see you were using something even longer? I could have used a 18” extension. Especially for cylinder 5 (front driver’s plug). Thanks for all your instruction!
I use a long extension on things like that because I'm not a fan of hitting my hands and the ratchet off of everything in the engine compartment. I like to have it out in the open so when I break the spark plugs loose I don't punch something with my hand. Then once they are loose I can spin the ratchet easier to get them out.
