Project E39 | Ep.7 | VANOS rebuild, spark plugs, valve cover gasket 

Your videos are giving me the confidence to tackle these jobs on my w39. It would be tremendous help if you included torque specs when doing these jobs. Thanks

Hope videos like these teaches the car dealerships a lesson about over charging us and that we can do maintenance and preventative maintenance ourselves… one word: obsolete!

This channel is always inspiration for when I finally get a garage

Just rebuilt mine with the Beisan seals. Fairly easy job.

Your video has given me the confidence to make this repair myself. Thank you for taking the time to make it

@practical enthusiast Sorry I didn't catch this earlier while you were doing the VANOS and had the valve cover off, but strongly recommend you replace, with a silicone line, that vacuum line from the rear of the intake manifold, running along the rear then right side of the engine up to the secondary air source. That will be one big gotcha that could erode all the terrific refresh work you've done. More painful with the valve cover reinstalled, but a must.

Fascinating to watch man and am looking forward to the rest.

OMG! So great channel!!! How do you know so much about so many different kind of engines/brands? Ducati, BMW and so on....amazing!

You are a professional ,l love every move and l have understood a lot of your teachings.You are a good mechanic

Your work and attention to detail is amazing. Loved your detailed writeups at Jalopnik too - keep up the great work and thank you for the excellent content!

I believe it is advised to put sealant (three bond or similar) on the three half moons. It seems a little bit tricky to remove the vanos rings, I would be afraid to damage something with the cutter. But not sure there is another way... For the CCV if you remove the oil filter it should be really easy. Thanks for the video!

I wish you mentioned how to tighten the top nut with the impact when it’s on the vice. Did you impact wrench it 3 times? Thanks

I’ve done just about everything to my e39 and it has a lack of power in the first gear! This is the only thing I haven’t done! I think you gave me the answer!

Excellent tutorial!!!!! I'll be sure to make sure new metal gaskets are supplied with the Vanos rebuild kit!

Great work 👍🏻👍🏻 More e39 & F10 content please

Nice, but how much tourqe on vanos bolts should I use?

What would happen if you overly tighten the t30 screw to the point it strips and you still move on with the installation?

How often on average does VANOS need overhaul in these e39s?

Nice job!!!! Curious..No lube when re-assembling the anti rattle?

Great video, well done, looking forward to the next one, good luck

Do you need to reset ADAPTATION after the rebuild? I done mine following your video and many other...but once fitted back the engine idle is all over the place...and then engine stalls. Checked both camshaft Sensors and they working ok. The timing asnt been touched as I only removed the vano assembly and nothing else. Suggestions? Thank you for your time

Thanks 🎉

Я из России город Новый Уренгой случайно попал на ваш канал. Спасибо ваше видео будет очень полезным мне. У меня е39 2001 года 390000км пробег Подскажите а выставлять метки распредвалов спец инструментов не требуется вообще?

Hey Dude...Nice work again...Just checking is it alright to remove the vanos without locking the cam shaft? tqs

how would you know if the o-ring is a real viton other then trusting the seller?thanx

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Any torque specs ?

Great video mate, well done.

do you know what is the part number and the name of "cover" between air cabin holes 13:40?

How long did the entire job take you?

잘한다. 굳!!!

If you consider selling this car after completing your project please let me know.