Can we Save this 200,000 Mile Twin Turbo BMW without Destroying It? 

"As stuck as a step-mom in a dryer" Well said🤣🤣

A vTuned cameo, a LSC shirt, and a subtle dig at GZ Squad, all in one Samcrac video. It's like a automotive YT bingo.

I had forgotten about this car. I remember when you got it. Glad to see it is still around. Previous owner did an amazing job of taking care of it. Hope it goes to a good home. Thanks for fun content.

Lol. That goonzsquad dig with the little signed pieces of metal.

The guy that gave you this car, I know his relief, when I got rid of my e90 my blood pressure probably dropped 20%, they turn into total nightmares at higher miles

The 335i can be very quick if set up right. Worth the effort. Good strong motor

I had this problem with an audi. Mechanic gave up after several hours like you. I knew they were seized, just found where the latches are and sprayed some dubya d40. next morning they opened up perfectly

SAM!!! I'm so very proud of you AND you helped me big time! Thank you for posting the work on this car. I have the very same car (2008 335XI) and I now know that I can do my O2 sensors from the bottom of the car if needed in the future. I had my Down Pipes installed by a shop because of the sub frame needing to be dropped and the O2 sensors replaced then but in the future you know they will need to be replaced again and it's worried me that I wouldn't be able to just do it myself on jack stands. Now I know that with the DP's I can reach them. As well I have up graded 17T turbos from ebay for almost a year now which along with a Custom Tune from a tuner using MHD as a flash app has made the car a monster for CHEAP!

Lol.. cut the hood into pieces autograph them and sell them.. love the knock on the Greedsquad.. 100k in one day.. for the fans!

I got a worn out part too apparently from what my ex wife texts her best friend

Good to see OJ again! I wondered where he’d been since filming Napoleon Dynamite.

I’ve always loved the 335i, and one day I’ll own one.. the prices right now are crazy for one, especially a 2 door manual car.. nice work Sam

Love all the content. Thx Sam. One of my favorite auto content channels.

On my e70 when the cable broke I used a coat hanger wire and slide it through the 3rd space on the pass side grill. Slide it between rubber seal and body. Press on latch in behind

Awesome guy. Love this channel. He works through each problem with an easy going style..

Unlike a regular vehicle with a BMW you have to finesse everything like giving it a martini and valium before hand.

I've worked on countless 335xi, u can cut the rear subframe bar that runs under the cat from side to side without any issues long term. I have done about 15 of these without any long term problems. 6yrs plus

Dude, im going thru the exact same issue with my hood/latches...06 Audi A8L and two months of depression. Multiple repair shops, body shop and every over-confident DIY guy I know all have failed. Drivers side popped, now coolant light on! Classic German engineering.

Good to see the car back on the channel, when the time comes my wife sure could use this as she is driving a 1999 yukon Denali we've had for 22 years and is very tired. She needs something smaller and a little more reliable for daily trips through the mountains to work!

You'd think when BMW creates a repair manual, they'd realize how poorly designed their cars are.

I knew there’s a reason I liked sam making things great again

You should try fluid film spray. Works great for moving parts like the latches.

Sam is the absolute king of segueing from the main part of the video into the imbedded sponsor advertisement. Well done Sam! Love your stuff.

From one Florida man to another I love your content Sam

"And so I just parked it"- a Sam Crac story

"Stuck as a StepMom in a dryer". Man that made be laugh Sam.

Cool to see someone working on a platform I know disturbingly well unintentionally. Owning one of these has been awesome. Went from doing oil changes and car washes to brake pads, replacing injectors, both hi/lo fuel pumps, control arms, dropping my trans, exhaust, subframe, and more. Hasn’t seen an auto shop for anything other than alignment. Not for everyone but they are wildly fast for the money if you pick up a wrench, 200k is impressive. Many of them are unfortunately poorly maintained and modified with poor taste or parts.

This channel, Hoovie, Tavarish, LSC have cured me of ever wanting another BMW or MB.

2008 335xi here, I’ve also had the same Issue with opening the hood, go in the driver side cockpit, take out the plastic handle and expose the wire cable out of the groove, take wise grips and pull on the metal cable until it pops open

Wow. I was so shocked to see another Sam video. Always enjoy seeing Samcrac’s videos. 💪

Satisfying episode. Thanks for the tips on the latches/cables. Too often we just ignore sticky/stiff hood latches and now we can see what kind of huge hassle they can morph into.

this thing was stuck as stepmom in the dryer 😂😂😂😂😂😂💀💀

I think Scott use to be head of IT for a company I worked for. Definitely a small world moment.

holy cow you got a car fixed! Seriously, hope you raise lots of money selling it.

Sam you kinda look like my brother in law..your stressed out with these cars like this BMW but he's stressed out with with 6 kids. 😵👍 I'm new to the channel and enjoy learning about the different cars you repair but amazed but skeptical when you get them fixed!! 🐣

This episode had everything! cameos from vTuned, uncle Rich in the chicken suit, Sage, and Sage’s hickey!

I've owned a 335i for the past 9 years, although the last two of those have been in my garage, untouched. It's sitting on 260,000km and was running fine when parked - well the engine light would come on under hard acceleration but don't they all... Keep working on yours, its inspiring me to rescue mine from the dust.

Definitely put some plastic-safe grease all over those new latches and cables. There is the Super-Lube stuff with PTFE that is plastic safe and resists water intrusion so it doesn't wash off too easily.

The mystery of the parked BMW fires is far from solved. In some cases, the vehicles have been so badly burned it was difficult to determine a cause, and in other cases, the fires were determined to have started elsewhere on the vehicle.

Glad you came back to the 335 Xi since I bought a manual one that also has gremlins

This is one of those rare occasions where Sam works on his own car 😂

Drop the subframe. It's super easy and 8 bolts. Just support the engine. I made that mistake when replacing my water pump. Took 2 days. Dropped the subframe the next time, took 2 hours. Use a few long extensions to get the motor mount bolts from the top. Take both wheels off to assists in finding the bolts. 15mm. Oh and you'll probably need to replace the waterpump. They usually run about 50k. I have a 2010 335xi with 170k.

Before you giveaway the 335 you should probably replace the turbos / upgrade them, the stocks are being pushed past their limit and that's why its smoking, potentially upgrade it to MHD or JB4, Cobb Accessport is abandonware for the 335 and 10 years old

Someone in the future is going to be looking through his scrapyard of cars and be watching these videos and figuring out when all the cars got parked

Checking the hood latches on my M2 and Z4 right now.

I forgot all about this BMW. But I actually remember the story from Chicago and Alex's participation. Congratulations to Sage!! More effective than the 2post lift!! LoL cheers

Great to see the BMW (ex Scott) again. Thanks Sam. I love it, when a plan comes together. 😁 Two more videos on this, would be good. Rounding things up and a Grand final. ✨🎓 👋🏻

OJ “there is nothing really wrong with this car”- Sam “Lets change that”😂 Good tip on the hood latches though, keep them lubricated 👍

Love the way you fix thungs

always keep the cables and catches lubed up. the car sounded lovely when ya sorted the old girl. my old jags have a couple of holes under the wings which allow you to open the bonnet if the cables break. that beemer looked a nightmare to work on. well done. great vid.

I had a similar hood latch problem on an Audi. Drivers side was stuck and passenger side did open. I used a 12" hacksaw blade poked it through the hood and managed to saw off the U shaped latch. Took a few hand bruising hours to cut through 6mm of steel but I got it done without damaging anything else but the latch. It wouldn't work I suppose if both latches were slammed shut but I got a bit lucky. Turns out the ball shaped head on one of the cables broke clean off.

Love that you got this thing done.

Classic BMW, hood latch got worn out from opening the hood all the time.

Lol, a hickey. Oh the memories that brought back. Thanks Sam! If I recall, that BMW was from Michigan. Up here you have to lube the latch and cable or, well you know.

As stuck as a step mom in a dryer - OMG.

"This thing was stuck like a stepmom in a dryer" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 been busy Sam? 😂😂👌👌

Sam, a master of the commercial segue.

Think perhaps the hammering caused the catalytic converter to crumble thus causing the O2 codes? Love your videos.

I quit BMWs long ago with the E46 generation and am glad I did. Sam was defeated by this thing and had to walk away to work on less frustrating machines like... British and Italian cars. Think about that.

Definitely can install Downpipes without dropping subframe. But you will need to loosen steering rack e bolts. Slide forward about inch.

this guy who passed the whip zesty 🎉

Sam, The car videos are good but i love your smooth transitions into commercials. Keep up the great content.

Lucky you got the good open. I've seen situations on BMWs and Mercedes where they had to cut the hood to open them.

So what did Sage do? I noticed the kidney grill was removed, did that give him access with a tool/hand to reach the passenger side hood latch?

8:18 Bend in the safety tab on the jack stands. Then the top part won't pull out when you pick it up by it.

Did you see how happy he was to get rid of it? Should have been a HUGE tip-off!

Sam thanks for such a fantastic RU-vid Channel and a good laugh, all the best .

At one time monks would beat them selves with cat-o-nine tails. Now you just get an old BMW and try to keep it on the road. 😀

Shout out to Ben from vTuned Garage for making a cameo!

I know what the problem is… It’s not a big ole N/A engine.

The wonders you run into being High on Good Grass. Salute. Great 👍💯 Channel

Thanks Scott, great for the channel

9:11 Nobody caught his reference, "AS STUCK AS A STEPMOM IN A DRYER"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I have a 335xi w 210k n it still runs great n is modified 💪💪

My dads 528 had the hood latch seized, mechanic gave up. Sprayed some pl100 , few minutes later, opened up like a charm!

That BMW warning chime triggering horrific flashbacks…

As always great content Sam, Thnx! Love to watch Your videos and as an ex PUMA empl. also like the fact You often wear PUMA gear 8)

Such a sweet car!! And a blessing he gave it to you!!

“This one was stuck as my stepmom in a dryer” 😂😂😂

I hope one day i can be able to maintain my car as much as bro Samcrac

Love the LSC shirt

I could put that to good use, my 94 dakota with 245,000 is about wore out and my disability doesn't go far enough for another vehicle with prices the way they are

Can’t wait for the next video, Sam … you always make for a terrific cliffhanger 👍😀😀😀

Good to see another car on the road with a clean bill of health

Haven’t watched a greed squad video since that event but I’m still here for Sams anticks

I've broken cats air hammering out N54 exhaust studs, never o2 sensors. Used a lot of heat after that experience and haven't had an issue since. Grind them down flush, get em cherry red with oxy acetalyn and you shouldn't have an issue.

sam love your vlogs they make living in tyler texas a little less stressful

2 uploads in less than a week. Cool!!

I never laughed so hard at Sam plan for the hood. Nice Goonzquad reference. Your channel is great.

seems like the audio is a bit borked. constantly keeps shifting from stereo to mono in 1 ear.

POP THE FRONT GRILLS AND YOU CAN POP THE HOOD FROM THERE

Sam is just the camera guy at this rate lol 😂

Hey sam I have a BMW X5 E53 and i hâd the same problem with the hood latches and cables I resolved the hood problem taking off the kidney grills off and from there you can reach directly to the latch itself and move it with the screwdriver where the cables attached That’s how I opened my hood It took me about 1-2 hours but it was ok

Sam the Chicken under the jaked up car in your preview was classic! And I like your field of WTF.

As always, very entertaining. I don’t need tv when I have shows like this

“I had to put my purse down.” LOL!

The Lock picking Lawyer has taught us that drilling a small hole in the plastic cover and using a piece of piano wire can release a latch. Because the bracket is open on one side, there should be access for the "push rod".

he took a nice dig at the goonsquad which I liked because they deserve it!

Get it Sage! Get itttttttttttttttt! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I used a long flat head between the grill or light I forgot to open the hood there’s a video on RU-vid guy doing it helped me open mines next time u could that if u ever have to do it again but other then that love videos!