V8 SUV Engine & Transmission Rejuvenation - BMW E70 X5 - Project X5: Part 3 

Operating a Dremel by borescope to remove a stripped bolt in a blind area, and linguistic canine coincidental censorship? We salute you.

I don't know how you manage to maintain 100% of my focus for one hour. It's incredible the content you make.

I could watch my wife washing up all day long.....and nothing, but watching you washing parts, gives me warm fuzzy feeling........

Sreten's enthusiasm for vapour blasting is highly entertaining. It's the shear enjoyment of watching someone who wants something to be shiny and perfect knowing that, soon, it will be, like a big Christmas present is about to be opened!

I was lucky enough to watch it entirely before it was pulled off and now I'm watching it for the 2nd time :)

Can't wait to watch this for a 2nd time. Love your dedication to professionalism in getting the audio cleaned up, but the first one wasn't unwatchable by any means.

I have nothing else to say other than like usual, I love your work. Its a treat to watch you go about your methodical process of diagnosis and repair.

im 43 year old and you are my teacher. Thank you Sir for great and amazing information.

Respect to the man who treats his videos like transmission oil pan

Another great video Sreten! I'm sure you noticed as well but at 50:15 and the subsequent shots the wheels jerk forward noticeably. Maybe worth checking when you do the suspension. Have a nice vacation!

As always, you raise the bar on the word restoration. Thank you as always for the amazing and motivational content.

Let's get this beautiful episode back on track! I'll just have to re play it the whole day! Great episode as always Sreten!

Ko ceka i doceka,ova ce biti za laku noc odgledano! Hvala ti 😉

I am so happy this channel exists. It got me to change the oil pan gasket on my s54 powered M3 and while I was doing the work found soooo many other items that needed service from the tire rods with torn boots to leaking vanos accumulator. Even found the AC bracket badly cracked so I replaced it. Now I have really no fear on that car for any service and will do the valve shims and other vanos items in the winter.

Your dedication to these cars and your content is admirable! Thanks for the re-upload!

AGAIN many many "thank you's" for the loving work you do keeping cars working. Also the effort you put into bringing us these videos.

I watch a lot of car related RU-vid channels, each different in their own way. But one thing I can say about you is that your attention to detail, your meticulousness, and pride in your work is unrivalled. Please keep up the amazing content, your a funny guy with an amazing talent, keeping many BMWs on the road at the same time. Your favourite UK viewer right here 👍😁

Man!! Your videos are the definition of perfection!! Editing, transitions, music, quality of filming and finally the content! Your videos should be the benchmark of modern youtube! The gold standard of fixing car! Best car fixing channel ever!!

Once again, a fantastic episode. I'm so impressed by the way how you pick up all the technical challenges like rebuilding a complete engine but also fixing the automatic gears. Super interesting content and I'm always enjoying a new video from you, so keep them coming :). My hat is off to you.

Always amazed from his level of professionalism!

This was a most enlightening episode. My wife’s car is an E70 4.8i and it has the issue with reverse gear being slow to engage. Now I have something on my list to do.

Never in my life did I expect toI enjoy a video about an X5 getting maintenance SO damn much. This was awesome Sreten. Thank you for the quality content!

Enjoying this SUV project!!!

Love the blue magnetic bowl 👌🏼

As a fellow E70 owner I can sympathize with getting those pesky valve covers to clear the shaft sensor! Also apparently I’m not the only one who has to climb up into the bay to get anything done 😂 This channel is the only one I look forward to notifications from. Keep it up!! 🎉

Was waiting for the re upload so desperately. I’ve never been so addicted to any channel/content ever before.

Mesmerizing work, unmatched precision and ethic of work, unwavering resilience and dedication to perfection...Hatts off to you Sir!

Spot on. When exceptional becomes usual.

Nice customer service man! Promise in 24hours and 2 hours later its fixed! Nice work mate!

2 minutes in and I'm already impressed- by how precisely you placed the parts in the exact same spots on the table for the before/after media blasting shots...

The transmission service was fascinating to watch, and it fixed the issue!

I’m amazed by the efforts you make and how carefully your are maintaining these beauties ! Nice work as usual, every time i enjoy watching your videos, keep going… Good luck !

I took audio production classes in college and I totally understand your pickiness when viewing audio recordings, especially your own. You just catch every small thing & it makes you go insane

This car is a treasure trove for 10mm sockets now.

Hey Sreten, great video and fantastic results. Your jubilation when the car went into instant reverse after the transmission service came through very clearly! Always a pleasure to watch your videos and see the meticulous work that you do.

Congratulations on the Road & Track article.

The level of maintenance you go to is amazing. I would love to see you do a before maintenance dyno power run and one afterwards on the next car you get. To see if there is any noticeable gains from fresh fluids, filters, plugs, sensors, etc

You are a Serbian legend, Sir! God bless you!

One hour has passed like 5 minutes! Bravo!

As a VW Porsche Audi "technician" while in college in Columbia, MO, decades ago. at the (now defunct) John Riddick VW Porsche Audi, looking at how you painstakingly restored the auto trans components brought back not-so-fond memories. I wish I had RU-vid before I ruined that poor couple's Type 3 trans during a routine service! I'll never forget the look on their faces when they rode in the tow truck back to the dealership after I wrecked their transmission because I had zero training, and was paid flat rate to 'get the job done quickly'.

Thank you so much for getting this re-uploaded so quickly, great work as usual.

Here for a second time to support the channel. Thanks for your high quality production and efforts to provide the best experience possible. Looking forward to the next installment.

I am hooked to your channel since Malaga project, the city where I live and where you rescued the car of my dreams, the 850. Impressive content that you make. Greetings from Spain.

one of the few channels that I can watch without skipping portions of the video! Well done!

Started watching it earlier today, had to pause and was waiting forward to it the whole evening..just to find out it's been removed..what a bummer, but oh well. It's almost 1am, Ive got work tomorrow and Im sure as hell going to watch the entire thing.

New video from M539?! Best day of the week!! 🎉 I can't get enough of your BMWs! And Mitsy is a star 🌟

This channel is easily the best thing on RU-vid!

Love that aqua blaster results.

Seeing the end results of your work here is unbelievably satisfying. Like a dopemine rush! Great work.

Damm, your wife will get the most sorted "old" BMW in Germany.

you are the best mechanic I have seen on youtube

watching your videos are not only informative but therapheutic as well.

Great video as always and worth the extra wait. Just so people know, Bmw brought these out as a 'filled for life' transmission. What this actually meant was its not a service item whilst under warranty (5 years). It was still meant to be serviced but obviously every 5 years or 150,000ks as all automatics burn its oil eventually. These transmissions were alsp used in our aussie falcons but had a service schedule in place from ford. Hence why the E70 have trans related issues and people/ mechanics take the life time fill for granted. Just a fact i learnt in my auto career working with ZF and Bmw

YES Sreten thank you so much for uploading the corrected version so quick! Just came home from work. Perfect way to end the day

On top of the hard work fixing these cars, I can’t imagine how do you have time to make such studio quality videos! It’s always nice to watch you fix and restore these beautiful engines. Thank you!!

Thanks Sreten for another great video!

this is the most amazing step by step resto channel of em all. Keep up the great work you are extremely informative and your work is impeccable!

Love your videos, have watched since project Dubai part2, have seen every single video. You could actually make another channel for some easy fixes with regular tools and some troubleshooting videos, all car enthusiasts always try to fix their car issues first themselves! Could be amazing.

19:44 good trick for in situ flushing, replace the lines and keep the old connectors, chop the pipe portion and mate the connector to some hose, same for the other side, then you can either marry the whole thing to a cheapo aquarium pump (high volume) and fill the system with some detergent based cleaner or just use regular water to flush it from the tap. I personally run the system through a small bucket with a pump, changing the liquid to increasingly cleaner water. Works great for rads and other finned implements. It's particularly good if you have the time to run some deposit breakers through the system. I use a little bit of zep calcium lime and rust remover and it works a treat. In 4 or 5 flushes the water goes from raw sewage to clean, and there's a lot residue that's spewed out in the bucket, so i know it also "cooks" off the stuff inside the walls too. Worth doing to a system that's been poorly treated.

You are now officially a transmission guru amongst many other talents. Great video as usual.

Thank you once again Sreten. Your videos are always making my days so much better🙏🏻

You should put xHP's gearbox software on the clunkomatic. It makes the 6HP feel way more modern and responsive, better fuel economy too ;)

Thank you so much for taking along this massive technical job...You're a star mechanic...

Thanks for you efforts and all the content you provide week by week. One of my favorite chanels. Proffessional and interesting.

censoring the f word with a bark caught me off guard hahahahah

Cheers Sreten👍 Hope the M3 is going well over there 😎🇺🇲

This videos just show what you love to do, there is a big diference when you do something ""as work"", or when you do it for passion. Every thing you do is a challange and it reminds me of how it is for me. As usual great editing and content. 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

That Vapour Blaster cabinet utterly transforms any component you clean. FANTASTIC.

Look at the front left wheel when you change from D to R. I think there is a really bad bushing somewhere. Great work, great videos!

I CAN FINALLY HAVE MY DINNER IN PEACE WATCHING THIS.

Love the attention to detail! Have a much deserved beer.

Fantastic job Sreten!

Im in ICT but these videos are so relaxing to watch 😊 + you learn something 🎉 Sehr gut!

50:14 Am I hallucinating or does the front wheel go a nudge forward when the car is put in reverse? :D Otherwise GREAT Video as always.

I can't stop watching!!

Fantastic content and the best automotive channel on the youtubes!

I wait for your videos with more expectations than a chapter of Rings of power!! I was thinking "why is he taking so much time to upload a new video!" And then... A huge 1 hour video with this quality where everything goes well and MUTSY is happy and the suv it's coming back to life. Thanks for all the effort and dedication, i leave you a few word in spanish from Argentina... SOS UN CAPO!! Y TUS VIDEOS SON EL MEJOR CONTENIDO DE RU-vid!! VENITE A COMER UN ASADO Y TOMAR UNOS VINOS!

It’s amazing to see how many other RU-vidrs have “picked” up your editing style

Best BMW Owner and mechanic i ever seen

Excellent mechanical skills as always!

I am amazed how dirty parts almost become brand new evertime you clean them with the Aquablaster. I ❤that machine 👍👍👍

Great job on the trans! Again, it reminded me of my old E53, it had original fluid at 150k which I replaced with ZF factory fluid. What a difference that made. What you did here with the mechatronics unit was next level, must be like a new trans now.

"immediately!!!" I shared your joy. Enjoying the series

I love the contemporary 80s music everytime you fire up the vapor blasting machine.

Very subtle way to tell your viewers you’re going on vacation 😂. As usual top notch episode.

Would love to see that M-Package conversion ;)

I was lucky enough to watch the first uploaded version yesterday, could not notice the litter in sound. Guess I enjoyed the content too much. Watching again in the morning, still love it. That little dog is a cute one, when the bark was used to cover bad words I've lost it. :D The X5 is coming together pretty well and fast. I mean schnella!

Brilliant to watch….such attention to detail.

Awesome work as always! I noticed at 50:15 and other shots when you you were testing reverse that the front wheel jerked forward, maybe bad control arm bushings or ball joints?

The patience and attention to detail amaze me every single episode.

Upside down magnetic plate is amazing :)) Also another thanks for ZF service! Waited for E70 for years and now I have a nice enjoyable live joking manual for servicing it :) Thanks and Bless You!

Great ride. The interior looks mint!

just a heads up, when he selects reverse the front wheel moves abnormaly back and forth it is visible in 50:15

Hello Sreten, I have been fanatically watching your videos all this while and find your attention to detail and 'never say die' attitude to be very infectious and super fun to watch! Keep up the good work! Just that on @50:16, i notice that when you put the car in reverse, the front left wheel judders a bit, as though some suspension components are tired and loose.. Just like to point that out as my eyes could not unsee what was seen haha!

Here to watch it again👍🏻

I love Maintenance videos. Your videos are throughly education, informative and detailed. Thumbs up

Honestly, first.

16:39 - 16:44 Love that part, the dog barking makes it perfect. Lovely video Sreten as usual.

Lets get this channel up to a million subs by end of this year please, this guy deserves all the support he can get ,keep up the good work

Best mechanic channel on YT