Broken Timing Chain BMW M57 E63 635d 

How many km's? Your videos have helped me allot. Just replaced a piston in my north american 335d. Couldn't have done it myself in times like these if not for great people like you. Cheers from Canada

Bravo 👏 i need a mechanic like you for my 535D had the same problem and a mechanic here fixed mounting it back with the bended and out of phase camshafts...

Преди 1 час направих същата диагностика на един приятел на E60 530xd и сега виждам видеото и направо го ориентирах за основен ремонт. На ISTA дава само грешка camshaft sensor, но като свалих сензора със закачена буска и измерих напрежението на сигнала си беше 5 волта. Като доближих гаечен ключ до сензора ставаше на 0 волта, тоест перфектен сензор. След това завъртяхме на стартер и видяхме, че смукателния вал не върти. Много полезно видео и сериа от видеа по темата. Браво за труда!

Haven't heard that the chain should fail after 200K km on M57. I have a M57TU2 3.0 with 197 HP from 2007 that has run 354.000 km and the timing chains have never been changed. I have owned the car for the last 6 ½ year driving more than 160.000 km myself. Of course I service and repair this car myself meticulously, which is probably the reason I have not had issues. The N47 2.0 should be more prone to this issue.

Hello!I have an M57 and I love to watch your videos stripping out the engine and explaining step by step,I learn a lot! I have a question:Is it possible to bent a connecting rod in a case like this? Thanks a lot,keep up!!

my 530d m57 tu2 is at 310 000 km.. same chain, but is going to change it soon. good videos!

Good detailed video as always 👌👌

Amazing woork! You should come to Norway for that kind of woork👌

Many pro mechanic told me it was more on original engine untouched, not for them with stage 1 or 2 Because of pressure and oil level not always respected

Nice work, I'm waiting for the rest of the video

Bravo Bravo Crank!! excellent video...seems to me previous owner may have missed a few services...shame shame shame..but lets face the truth Crank..the more bad owners,the more work for you and good videos for us to see...keep them coming mate!!

What a bummer guys. Up till now, I can't device why BMW didn't use a decent chain in some engines. Some say for after-sale. But in my opinion they are destroying their reputation this way. But some other brands, like VAG group, acting the same way. My question, for a long time is; what price difference exists between a good and a bad timing chain? For after-sales purposes, you can put other less disastrous bad parts in a car......Dutch regards, Nico.

Didn’t know the M57 had this issue. I knew the N57 had this issue.

Really enjoying your vids mate!! Very well presented!!

At last. A proper mechanic

Nice engine to work, lots of work though....

Great video. Looks like cast iron liners in the block. How many km. Before the timing chain should be changed on the M57 engine?

@CRANK Great videos. I love M57N2 content. I watched them all and now I do my maintenance more in detail but since I do that on my last oil change I found some small particles of aluminium and 3 small shavings in the oil filter. Engine runs as it should pulls fine starts fine no problem. Since it has 210k km would that be the case that chain is rubbing in the timing case and produce that debris in oil filter? I can't hear any knock hot or cold idle or high revs. E70 2009 m57n2 single turbo. Many thanks

Crank супер видео аз също съм с М57 Малък разумен,че тоя английски... Колата на колко километра е? Гледам впускния колектор всичко си р ОК И проблема какъв е? Къса верига на маслената помпа? Поврежда рокерите на разпределителните валове. Къкво решение предписваш на клиента..., тоест ще се шлифоват ли цилиндрите и нови бутала? Лоша работа успех

Very informative

Thanks for the upload, I can't watch it properly but just having a flick through it looks quite detailed. Can't believe the M57 had a broken timing chain though, that's pretty bad luck as it's not common for these engines to break timing chains or possibly lack of service history contributed?..

Hello, first of all, in my expirience the M57 is a very reliable beast. But only if serviced very strictly and on time. In my opinion failed timing chains mostly are a sign of neglected engine service. Another indication is a leaky engine. If oil isnt changed for a long period, oil pressure can be to high, causing gaskets to fail. The most important thing to improve engine life (including timing chain of course) is regular engine oil service at least every 15000 km. The original intervals are way too long because the specs for LL04 today require very thin oil. Also the additives usually become already quite used up in that range, of course this depends on your driving profile. That in combination can be fatal, because when oil is getting near its end, engine wear goes up dramatically. As for BMW, engines failing after a couple of years or above 100k km is no big deal to them, as this is no longer covered in their warranty. If the services are being not taken seriously and the oil is even longer in there than the original 30k km then that is superbad for engine wear. Long service intervals have been introduced mainly are because of business fleet service cars. If companies can save money because of longer service intervals, they are more likely to buy them for their fleets. Of course they change out these cars at regular intervals, so they will never suffer the backlash of this policy. Another big aspect: Fuel quality and regular change of fuel filter. The high pressure pump in the center of the engine is lubricated by diesel. If the fuel quality is bad and/or the diesel filter is not exchanged regularly, they may fail and so the chain breaks as the fuel pump is stuck and the engine tries to rotate further. My M57 now has about 300k km on it. Still first chain and no issues whatsoever. The previous owners serviced the car strictly and so did i. I even halved oil change intervals to 15k km, because of what i said earlier. Also i use oil that is not officially listed as LL04 but is perfectly suitable for my style of driving and this particular engine. I do not recommend this in general, because you need to know what you are doing then. Hope this is helpful to other M57 owners.

I have a 2010 635d with 67000 miles when should i replace the chain

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So.. when does the timing chain need replacement on m57d25tu ?

Is not the firts time that i see broken chains on m57tu2, m57tu i never see, but on the m57tu2 i see probably around 3 ou 4 cars with broken chain

you are doing a great job

Great video as usual, now i'm getting paranoid with my E60 with M57 engine ! Is it possible to change the timing chain ,guides and tensionner without removing the head gasket ?

Гледам видеото и плача 😅... преди две седмици ме споходи този късмет на 231 коня мотора. Браво за клиповете и старанието!

Great video! I have got a M51 engine in my E34. I would like to change my timing chain, because I do not know obviously the service history for the last 20 years... Do you recommend changing sprockets as well, arent you? And what is the right quality set? I could only find HEPU set which has also sprockets, but I do not know if I can trust this brand. I would prefere INA or Febi, but they do not sell the sprockets and I can not find the sprockets anywhere for sale only in that HEPU set. Thanks for answer!

Hi. I have an e60 with the m57 Engine. What would be the signs of a failing timing chain or tensioner? Thank you! BTW you have grate informative videos. Keep up the good work 👍🏻

Hi Yes when you hear the engine cranking, it gives an impression that the timing chain is good! Nice video. Keep it up

Decent video. Браво :)

Are you in the UK?

That timing chain was just a baby snapping at such low mileage, the M57 chains in a reasonably maintained engine should see 300k miles+ easily and a well maintained engine serviced every 5k miles with quality oil will see the chain outlive the car. Judging by the sludge leaking out the head at 11:37 the previous owner obviously tried to run a champagne car on beer money. I sold my 2004 e46 330d with 290k miles four years ago and it's still going strong. Sorry dude but that poor guy bought this car from a complete idiot.

What is the production year and month of that BMW ? Because it seems that the problem with timing chain was only before 2008/03.

Здравей, много полезни видеа правиш! Един въпрос: Имам М57Н2 в е90 231кс на задно... Възможно ли е да сменя само горните 2 вериги, водачи и обтегача, без веригата на маслената помпа, защото не ми се иска да свалям картера? Мерси.

Супер интересно! Имам X3 3.0 D 218 2007. Мотора е с пиезо дюзи и алуминиев блок, което ме кара да мисля,че не е толкова здрав като по старите 218-ки с нормални дюзи и чугунения блок. Какви са твоите наблюдения, късат ли вериги тези мотори(като моя) и оправдана ли е инвестицията за превантивна смяна на вериги, биелни, основни лагери, маслена помпа и т.н? Ще съм много благодарен ако ми отговорите. Поздрави!

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wow. how much cost this repair? will it drive as before? probably not, right?

how many kilometers?

Здравей, има ли начин да се свържа с теб за да те попитам за няколко неща относно 535д? Благодаря предварително!

How much did it cost ?

How many valves did you found bent? Is it car back to life now?

Hello from New Zealand! Love the videos, I am a mechanic over here and recently replaced the timing chains and guides on an E66 730LD very easily after watching several of your videos. I have also just bought a 2009 E70 with the twin turbo M57D30. It has an engine knock at idle and is a little noisy when under load, but the noise goes away completely when coasting/decelerating. I put it on the hoist and it sounds like it's coming from the bottom end but haven't confirmed this yet. Do you know if I can remove the sump on the E70 to check the rod and main bearings without removing the engine? Is it possible this could be injector noise as it goes away when the engine is decelerating? Thanks in advance

Колко излиза като цена целият ремонт ?

Why crank it if you suspect the timing chain is broken?!

Мисля, че километража е връщан и не е обслужвана на време.

My 335d has 340.000km and NEVER REPLACED OR HAD PROBLEMS with timing chain...maby someone put a screwdriver inside the engine. I can't understand and won't accept that timing chains on M57 engines just snap all of a sudden.

Имам 330 ка 204 к.с. С някакво чукане в двигателя идентично с чуканията на N 57 качени като клипчета в юутуп.

Здравейте бих искал да Ви попитат един въпрос относно веригата? Аз имам е46 330хд на около 223,000км Та въпросът ми е как може да разберем, че веригата е за смяна, какви признаци има

Каде ти се намира сервиза дай координати прати номер за връзка

crank here is idea for you. if you create full step by step videos of your repair, with no cuts needed, you can make these videos private and sell the enter code. if you price those videos repair cheap 5-10 eur,, you can have lot of views, because these cars break all the time..haha

is it possible on this engine just change 1 long timing chain from top of engine ? I think 2 small chains don't break often... I cannot raise the car. my engine has 240k...

Момчета, къде се намирате? Ще се радвам да ви докарам един баварски трактор :D

So - nothing crazy.

уже б на русском говорил бы понятней было))

And probably again a owner who cant affort the maintance for such an car :D typical for balkan

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