I Fixed my MISDIAGNOSED BMW M3 for FREE in Less than an Hour! One Wire Caused a MAJOR ISSUE! 

hahahahahahaaaaa.....tooo much blaster fumes!! But still the best COParts picker out there!! Cheers

Definitely the BMW e46 M3 and preferably in red!

@@Alexander_l322 thats the only one🤣

I love inline V6s. So many lines and V's and stuff. My favorite is the triple overhead cam Honda Supra.

Best inline V6 engine? Porsche 911!

I guess inline v3 could be technically correct if it had a v6

Glad i am not the only one who heard that. Lol

@@joey7253 not really, that would be Vinline3 :D

It was pretty painful.

Well there's his problem right there!

Voided 🤣

He will smash windshield while installing hood 🤣

And properly might I add 😂

The truth hurts

Samcrac talks to damn much

Dayum

also watch plenty of videos from Eric O @ SMA to learn how to diagnose properly

Follow the KISS procedure... Keep it simple stupid

Good advice... I often find myself thinking way to technical way too early in the piece...

@@HotRod9967 which wont be rude he doesn't know everything.

The E46 M3 does have staggered tires from the factory. Even the 330Ci with a factory performance package came with staggered tires from the factory. It doesn't help that they also installed the wrong tire size on the rims either.

Yeah that guy's not too smart

judging by the condition and the carquest alt, I take it the dude wasn’t interested in spending money on it anyway lol

An experienced auto electric place would have solved the problem in an hour.

What should we expect from a kid who spends good money to reduce performance with a hot air intake.

He probably watched Scotty Kilmer and thought this is an endless money pit let's get rid of it lol

I think he wanted the better alternator so just threw it on anyway.

Yeah wtf! He even tested the last alternator which was fine but he replaced it anyway... Huge fail on this one 🤦‍♂️

FCP Euro probably gave it to him for free

I don't think it's a huge fail because it's a personal matter. For me, all components have to be original. For him could be either. 😁

Lol-- shut up.

Joseph C. VAG VR6

@ Joseph... Because nobody makes an inline V6... that would be quite impossible. It's either an I6 or a V6... can't be both.

It would be just inline 6

@@micglou he was sarcastic lmao

The sarcasm on this one is brilliant 🤣🤣🤣

Glad im not the only one who noticed.

that honestly took me a moment to get lol

Inline V6? Isn't that a V12?

fisher h ehhh that would be more like a dual inline 6. Volkswagen VR motors would probably be the closest thing to an in-line v6.

Totally agree. Oversight by the body shop

lots of times i see older cars fail due to faluty grounds in the computers or connected to something thats major. but thats nearly close to it, and yea, not bad but also check to make sure the ecm isnt wet thats a major problem with those, and also the shifter if it has the cable (if it does the clips are still in place some people try to short shift those and they pop out of place) bleed out brakes, put some better ones on it, clean the thing up, wax it and ceramic coat it. and if it has the keyless entry and put a k&n filter kit on it put some good oil in it.. i can go on and on, halo led lighting front n rear... maybe get the spoliler for the back but the real one...

@@Nate-Da-Gr8 Yep I love these videos and your reply as it constantly reinforces to never ever buy a BMW so many issues everywhere, all the time.

I would be checking the vin. Some of that red looked like old paint.

@@robb1165 true then again some body shops do work n don't report it so if so it might be a clean n clear title but could have been totally wrecked. I know the V8 Mustang Gfs n Cobras and the Thunderbird SC models they did cut those things up and tried to rebuild them. But my BMW is a 1 owner i paid alot for it and i done alot to it. Next step is dyno and new tires since these were bought but are soft n wear fast.

Scotty Kilmer be like- 🤨

hey Sam can you pronounce Celica again please lol

Ya it's better way more cooler even as a Toyota fan myself I'd still take a BMW m3 any day especially old ones like Sam's one

Rev up your engines!

@@neilmurphy845 well ofcourse. good celica is like what? 4? 5k? while good m3 is like 15-40k

No way i would put a CarQuest alternator in my BMW.

@@theslavsyndicate8524 You're missing the point, it doesn't hurt to replace the alternator if you're having charging issues, it removes the possibility of it not working in the future. You think he doesn't know it's most likely pointless? I can tell you kids don't work on vehicles

@@luis85941able Sure mate. Please enlighten us with your keyboard mechanic wisdom lol

@@luis85941able The alternator was already new....

@@luis85941able working in a shop, you'd be hard pressed to find any professional mechanic suggesting to a customer to buy an alternator when the one they have passes. I can tell you don't work on vehicles either.

lmao, that's his job

"Got it running, now set it out in the field with the cows"

He has the Carowna Virus

It seems Sammy leaves a good many of his cars out in the elements to rot for years. I makes no sense to me. I'm assuming he's a multi-millionaire and he doesn't give a shit. Some people don't get emotionally invested in their vehicles, they're just appliances to be used when needed.

My thoughts exactly. I've never understood this mindset AT ALL. How hard is it to at least throw on a $40 car cover to block the sun? Apparently, I've got too much mechanical sympathy..

Also judging from the rust on the rotors it hasn't been driven for a while

I bet he is a trust fund brat. Has never had to work for a thing. People like that have absolutely no appreciation for how hard it is to earn money, and thus no appreciation for the things they buy. It always sickens me to see all those vehicles rotting away.

Rotors rusting away... get some paint on the rotor hubs at least!

You prayed for this? OK.

I saw that too, its like , not putting a Q tip inside your ear canal to clean it. What else would you strike a starter with, Duh.

I was just about to comment the same😂

That you Stevie Wonder?

I hear you he goes through all that trouble to fix paint etc. then parks it in the yard build a pole barn or something to park them in.

Samcrac handed me his Lexus is250 and it needs some help

@@Thaclaww I wish he would sell me his 335 :)

The diag he can do for $50 with a cable and bootleg ISTA+

Wheres your shop? I live in Central Florida and have a e46 m3 and dam have I tried it all so a brief summary of what happens when the car comes to an idle after it was running like if you come to a red light and put the clutch in to go into neutral it shuts off completely rpms get real low and it does but starts back up properly no problems change the ICV motor and still same thing

@@SLOWFIENIN Hey Brian. I dont have a shop (i do have a company but not in the car industry) but i would be more than happy to help you out. Where in Central Florida are you?

right lol actually the bmw e46 and m3 have test mode on the cluster hold the trip button then select all the way to test 19 then hold when test 19 says on and off and it will tell you the voltage on the cluster as the car is running very simple and easy look it up if you do not beleive me

Starting Tech yep that’s one way but with anything start at the source of the problem then there’s no chance of messing up knowing how car electrics can be with the likes of fuel gauges and others lol especially if it’s french or Italian 😂😂😂😂😂

If you ever read your owners manual it would tell you...

@@FishFind3000 car didn't come with one especially when it was 1800 bucks from a friend. You wanna buy me one go right ahead 😏

Trying to be funny not a smart ass 👌

@@tenspeed7711 I'd be very surprised if you couldn't find it in pdf form to download online.

It’s not a Beamer...

They look like the E92 M3 wheels.

Michael Sanfratello they are not e92 they are e46. These rims are the base stock 18” rims

@@FishFind3000 it needs the optional polished oem wheels what were they 19

Yes but looks like its 2 sets of rear wheels

Ok Karen

What about my Volkswagen VR6?

16driver16 , that would be a VR6 not a V6/not a I6 , as the cylinders are staggered on opposing sides, and was given its own designation for its unique design.

@@chrisrobles2012 in Germany an r6 is what they call a strait6, and v6 means the same it does here, just saying

Yep, quite possibly and, if so, it just cost the previous owner a fair bit of $$$$.

Did we forget he spent money on an un-needed new alternator.

@@garyseverson3094 He's so fun to watch when he overspends on car parts 😂

I've spent the last 8 years DIY'ing my e46 M3. Happy to help.

VIR Steiner makes a nice carbon bumper.

Vorsteiner

Hey, let me know as well, I need one for mine

Or he can simply google it. The age of the internet is amazing, no?

deals my man lol

looks more like one from a flea market

VR6

That's his 'disposal' plan for the cars he doesn't finish. If they turn to dust and disappear, he can claim he finished / sold it. :)

Yeah I was going to say that too...specially since he had to remove the intake to get to it....I also would have been prone to use a locknut or lock washer as well in case that it vibrated loose over time.

Muskoka Mike blue loctite.

Why bother. Factory doesn’t put any and I never had any issues.

what the?

Funny man, got me in stitches.

he uses bing instead of google