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Hey Scotty, should I trade in my BMW for a Dodge and put the extra money I saved in the bank for Dodge repairs and beer money?
Would Scotty buy a BMW if they started being made by Stihl ?( Both Germanic companies) Stihl ...the chainsaws the professionals and contractors use . BMW ....the cars politicians buy🤦 ( with our money😠) to be driven around in🙄.
All the plastic crap above the engine cover such as pollen filters housing is suppose to be removed in order to change the rear spar plugs then access is ok.
Make video of you walking into Bmw dealership
I’m a mechanic and I like BMW. They’re good income sources.
^^ Love this comment 😂😂😂
Daniel Sykes It’s true. Believe it or not I own one as well. It’s ok to own if you can DIY. But for the people I know who can’t DIY it’s good $$
As a starter mechanic student, I got advise from veteran mechanics to specialize on german cars, specially BMWs, and I will always have a source of income.
I know you're doing well.
xX Pr0gGabo42 Xx I actually work at a Toyota dealer and I am their in house euro car specialist. After all my workplace likes buying used ones off auctions and selling them . Any car is welcome to service and I sometimes ask my own customers to bring their BMW, Mercedes, Land Rovers and so on. Our hourly shop rate is $10-20 less than those cars respective dealers so they’re happy, I’m happy cuz my flat hours are high.
I love it when he complains about plastic in the engine bay.
Or any other german car basically
@Tom-Tom Tom he only makes clean, non-offensive comments.
Me to
Yes he is so halirous about it lol
@Jay Sound isolation/protection from dirt.
4:22 is the first time I've ever seen this man's eyes
He has a video where he has to take his glasses off. He mentioned he's as blind as a bat and needs them to see
@@RichardHartl please post the link to that video !!
BRO WTF YOU JUST MESSED WITH THE NATURAL ORDER
@@RichardHartl I saw that video too. I forgot what the name of it was.
Omg
years of watching Scotty's videos, i have learned: he loves German engineering, enjoys working on money pits, and insults his 94 celica for not having enough plastic.
If everyone bought Toyota, Scotty and other mechanics would be homeless
And I think that's why I like him. He is suggesting something to others which will eventually hurt him.but since he is so old now and that his children do the earning he is not bothered about having more customers.
Sharath Nair he is his 60s no?
nickolas I mean yes but not necessarily as many people don’t take care of their cars. The car is only reliable if you take car of it and service it well
Keep dreaming, modern Toyotas aren't as reliable as they're touted to be.
@@joec3090 but still better than BMW
Gotta take it for a test drive (traction control light flashing as he burns out)
You have to step on it. It's usually when the engine is under load the direct ignition coil on plugs will malfunction. if they're faulty.
It's because the rear tires are losing traction
he like high speed car
You need to check the traction control lights too...
Lol 😂 😂 😂 I was watching it too!
You must be a super human Scotty, you having accumulated such a vast knowledge of vehicle function and most all of its components. I see you as a champion of the exposure of quite ridiculous mechanical and engineering flaws and failures. Great respect.
Teach Scotty!!! Thank you for these videos you really do make a difference in the auto community, much love ✊🏽
Plastic covers: When you open the hood and there's still a hood on.
Modern car bonnets/hoods are basically pointless these days. Since they don't actually give you access to anything.
My Chevy has the same plastic covers as my BMW. No need to single them out
Plastic covers are dumb, they're just to make the motor look "cool" and "clean" to uneducated buyers.
@@TheRguru1 Engine noise - they help "muffle" the engine noise to the cabin. Some prefer engine noise, but most BMW owners prefer the quiet cabin. Engine covers are meant to be taken off every 4-5 years, so removing those couple of bolts is not such a big deal. Scotty is just tired of doing it every day of his life.
Seems legit
"Stupid ridiculous idiotic design" Google translate from Scottyish to English: "Any car other than a 90s Celica"
Also defined as "Endless Money Pits"
Nice work Allen. That's a hilarious comment.
The 94 Celica. Never seen him drive it. Just jumps out the trunk like a jack in the box
All cars in the future will be more and more challenging, and then all mechanics will be replaced by engineers and techs. Mechanics will only be around to fix old BMWs.
Hahaaaaa
I never knew car fixing videos can be this interesting. Thanks, Scotty. Found you last week, and now I’m binge watching your content. Bless you for doing this. Stay healthy and productive.
My man is hilarious 🤣 😂
"Another brilliant German design" Haha I say that every time I see these things in workshops.
They’re brilliant designs that’s why ya twat 😂
They‘re good design, just too complicated for Americans to service and repair. The manuals require a mechanic to be able to read on an 8th grade level, which most Americans simply can‘t do.
It is a brilliant german design and they tell you to put them under prof hand not any one like scotty
@Joe Joseph Bmw new 4 cylinder engines are the ones with problems the 6 cylinder ones are better. Of course a 90hp toyota that has the same amount of work room than a 240 volvo in the bay and doesn´t even have electric windows is simplier to repair but then you can just compare it to the bmw m10 engine thats just way better than anyother, it is sad that these days the engines are made the way that you have to take them to us mechanics just to get them fixed eventho the fix should be easy but they just make em hard. These days the mechanics are also useless if you cant plug the car into a computer too...
Joe Joseph Scotty a professional? No. He is a decent enough influencer, and a pretty good entertainer, but that‘s about it.
Scotty will have a heart attack when he sees the engine Toyota put in the new Supra! haha!
Uhhhh, its pretty much this engine, just a newer version.
BMW built and put in the Z4/supra.. I totally agree with you on that. It's definitely ranking high on being a pita. For anyone that hasn't watched the tear down of the engine yet I highly recommend it just to gain some insight and knowledge on it.
@@andrii573 How did you like the placement of the timing chain? The chain is at the back of the engine by the trans. You have to separate the engine from the trans then remove the housing adapter to gain access to the chains. Ford done something similar with a run of their engines too. But it's a bit of an inconvenience when it's time for that portion of service to be done. I do like the fact that you can change the turbo in 30 minutes ( per video from DDE and Sheepey Race).
@@keith3500 Toyota probably made sure its reliable
Is it not a bmw rebadged?
If I had a BMW Scotty was fixing, I'd know it was ready when I saw a video titled "Here's why BMWs are crap"
This is the third time I've seen scotty work on BMW coils. It's also the third time I've seen Scotty not remove the cabin air filter assembly. They have only 6 bolts and the rest are clips. Honestly, replacing spark plugs on a BMW I6 engine is one of the easiest spark plug jobs I've ever done. Removing the cabin air filter assembly takes all of five minutes and gives you access to the entire top engine. You may need the spark plug socket as a standard slim deep 14mm socket does not work in some of the engines. For instance, on a 2007 Infinity G35 engine, you have to remove the intake plenum and all connected prerequsites.
Another brilliant lesson for DIYers at home (and workshops). Thanks scotty for your usual valuable tips.
People: I want my car to be really quiet... Also people: why do they put sound dampening on top of the engine?
Its thermal, so your hood does not discolor
@@meTimetraveler no it literally is called "Abdeckung Akustik"(Cover Akustic) when you look into the part list from Bmw. Also i am german and drive a Bmw and if u take it of there is a dampening foam on the back. :)
Because your ears aren't under your butt.
"Attack of the Plastic Crap" Starring Scotty Kilmer
But, German plastic, gut? Schlect? Schlect !!!! JA !
Just in time for Haloween....
hahaha no, attack of the pry bar American mechanic on German ultimate driving machines 😂
"Attack of the Plastic Crap" ... I think I saw that at the Drive In, in '62.
That plastic crap's going to be a cow to get out.
Love the videos scotty, but I love to drive and work on BMWs. Newer ones are getting complicated, but this job really isn't that bad and takes under 30 min. Remove the tray that holds the cabin air filter and power wires to access coil #5 and 6. Much easier and takes only 5 min more prep.
Years back my bmw e46 had the same issue. The dealer told me I had to replace all 6 coils. After that experience I learned car mechanics. Then i realised they'd ripped me off. I now do my own maintenance and the main dealer does not get my money any more. It's through videos like yours scotty that educated me! And also wheeler dealers program in the uk.
I have experience the same, what I save on mechanic shops I invested in tools and knowledge
I don't understand why dealers rip ppl off, they're just more likely to lose customers and reputation that way. But I guess if ppl did their own maintenance there wouldn't need to be any need for mechanics. Still, I think people are pressured to learn how to do things themselves when they are suggested outrageous prices for things that don't need replacing.
I like how the traction control light started flashing when Scotty peeled out
Ray S it comes on to let you know the wheels are slipping
@@alanbirsingh7163 Which is what happens when you peel-out. :-D I should have said "because" Scotty peeled out instead of "when" Scotty peeled out
On a completely cold engine no doubt.
Yikes BMW's have been getting so much from Scotty lately
Don't forget GM, Tesla and FCA.
Well.....
Just Some Guy without a Mustasche Rightfully so tho, you clearly see in this video for example how everything is just cheap stupid plastic crammed together.
Just Some Guy without a Mustache bmw needs to stop making junk cars or rather just stop manufacturing these garbage cars
@@agamurtuza8963 Thats goes for all manufacturers!!!!!
I’ve own an 8 year old bmw and work on it myself, it’s fairly easy and a Buffoon with common handtools and Common sense could work on it
Even a e90?
Not everyone has the time and patience to repair your own car. So best bet for non car guys and girls is to buy a cheap reliable toyota. But no these peeps still want BMW so they end up spending $$$$
@@losrevolucionarios8858 yes. and for those people BMW is not meant. BMW is meant for rl car people
@@lexburen5932 Real car ppl yea right.🤣 Bimmers are nice have performance and class but one thing Bimmer Fanboys will never understand is that it has Dogshit reliability and that's what triggers em.
I love the photos you used specially when you laugh :D
12 year old coils? And only one misfire? Pretty impressive if ya ask me lol
My wife's Toyota Voltz has 170,000km (105,000 miles on it) and it's now 17 years old - still going fine on the orignial coil packs - my 2009 Ford with 180,000km on the clock still running fine on the original coil packs, my sister in laws 2001 IS2000 with >200,000km on the clock, replaced one coilpack 3 years ago, the rest are still going fine - so this is not impressive at all unless I guess you are used to whatever junk BMW use.
Matthew Sharpe relize that most people abuse the hell out of BMWS. I bet you y’all probably drive cautiously and don’t push the engine. I redline mine at least once a day :) and I’m still on my original coils from 17 years ago.
@@austinrandall3685 Nah mate, the Falcon has 400rwhp and 550 lbf.ft, and I've been driving it hard that way for over 6 years now. The wife's Toyota gets driven like any family 1800cc wagon with kids to ferry around, and she has no mechanical sympathy at all believe me, I see her floor it out of the driveway every morning. I do keep on top of service with both of them which makes a big difference - but just looking at the garbage under the hood in this video... all that plastic and unwrapped wiring - neither of my cars looks like that in the engine bay - you can see BMW had no concern about longevity when they designed this.
@@Beer_Dad1975 BMW doesn't make the coil packs. They come from a SUPPLIER!
e39 523i 1997 300,000km on the clock and just basic oil changes and thermostats, and it's been abused
Costumer : Scotty how much for fixing my BMW? Scotty: $80 costumer : that's it? scotty: yes and $2000 for removing the plastic.
Another 4000 for parts
Forgot the word crap after plastic...
😂
And a few hundred to buff out all the scratches from Scotty's keys!
@@ConfusedOwl92 Plus postage.
As much as he hates them he still sounded happy when he said "it goes"
Nah. He did not say that 'it goes'.
that's the thing with BMW you hate it but once you drive it you forget you hate it lol
@@ignatiusmathole9764 lease it my friend and you will nothing but praise ive learn the hard way bmw are one of the best cars in the world during warranty period/milage and one of the worst after
Yes, it goes away. 😂
With a compresion ratio of 11: 1 and premeum fuel it should go
great video, greetings from Mexico!
scotty that whole cowl above the motor comes off with 5 bolts, giving full access to back of motor
He doesnt know anything.
@@shifty2755 the more he posts about BMWs the more stupid he becomes.
He has no clue .
I found this out one time after swearing at my BMW for hours haha. Did some work to the AC intake and took off that part and then the back of the engine access was great!
Yep, I changed the plugs on my N54 and figured that part out. Did buy that special socket though. The only broken plastic after 105K are the stupid tabs on the cabin filter cover shown all the way in the back.
I’m seriously considering moving to Houston just so this guy can be my mechanic
he is good and no average Mechanic.
Thats why he does diy videos so you can diy too you chuckle head.
Yeah, i'm planning of touring the USA , will certainly meet this guy, he is a real character !!!
I've lived here since 2012 and I always hope to run into him somewhere. I'm gonna start visiting part stores on the regular and look for a Toyota or Honda in the parking lot. I don't know what I'd say if I met him. It's like meeting a celebrity.
No you aren't
Hey Scotty I looked up this video to help my nephew. Great information. I love your videos and your humor. Keep up the good work. Thank you.
Good man Scott, wealth of information. Keep it up.
“BMWs are hard to work on!” ::fixes one in 7 minutes::
it's called experience
I replaced my coils and plugs in 20 minutes. Also I thought it was common knowledge you replace all 6 not just one. This crazy old man needs to retire
@@fasted7604 depends on the owner, some people are really cheap
About the spark always select with modification one just like NGK or HKS
@@fasted7604 , already has retired to KZhead !
Ive been a mechanic for 15 years and i love working on BMWs they are so easy to work on ..i tell you what we hate we hate Chrysler and Lincoln and jeep cars thats what we hate to work on
True..Chryslers are a pain to work on. Same with some Chevy cars.
@@jaimeespinoza807 whats wrong with replacing 16 spark plugs every 30k miles *cough* Hellcat
@@Bcr3106 my Mercedes has 16 plugs it’s not that bag if they are accessible
This is something that I like watching, I am planning to be a mechanic so this is something that helps me learn. Thank you for doing this. Thank you.
dude your the best!! loved this video!! awesome. GOD bless
Always have a big dangling ring of keys when you lean over a fender.
Ray Schultz did you missed his row of sockets laying on the bmw?
Yeah that’s what happens when you glorify your shitty cars you lose respect for the nice ones
@Yujiro hanma Well I don't know about him, but I'd actually do it myself and pay no one to do what I can do. If my car starts running funny and throws me a check engine light, I'd use my own scan tool and do exactly what he did. A cheap scan tool should be able to read the misfire code. You don't need some crazy expensive dealer level one for this. And BMWs are not actually that hard to work on. You have to waste time getting all the plastic crap off, and you may need a few special tools. But that doesn't make it hard. Just a bit more time consuming and expensive. Honestly, Scotty blows BMW's flaws out of proportion because he doesn't like them.
Yujiro hanma no lie, i paid thousands for some repairs🤦🏻♂️ i bought some tools and now i do it my self. It’s not always fun ti work on it, but when i think of what they would have charged me, and it puts a smile on my face lol
Thats a lie mechanics LOVE BMW's! There's always something to fix.
Yeah, but fixing them can be a hassle.
You don't get it. Mechanics love to overcharge on easy fixes. With BMW its usually a difficult job. Taking up more time.
@Jan Cordero true
@@MARZOSIRUS correct
Yeap, because they are "endless money pits" and the mechanics love that...you will visit the mechanics more than your doctor because the endless money pit is sitting at your garage.
Honestly that didnt seem too bad to me, maybe I should get a BMW afterall 😂
No don't do it I learned the hard way
@@duncanmcleod4459 same, twice
Don’t do it! They aren’t designed to be repaired!
@@lashlarue7924 you think a car meant for road racing is meant to be reliable😂
@@calebtv4289 Bro, the BMW marketing department isn't selling these things to dedicated racing teams -- they're selling them to bougie idiots who like to set their hard-earned money on fire! 💰 🔥
Scotty, love your videos. Keep on truckin and make more
Why remove the cowling which take 5 minutes? Instead I’ll spend 30 minutes looking for random extensions!
Sometimes you just gotta work at a bolt for hours just to prove that you're superior to it. Never mind common-sensical alternate routes.
Been that way since the E46 :P
@@apertureonfirephotography4795 the e46 will always be the greatest.
Dalton Strause so true struggling for no reason
You gotta have a sense of humor, Scotty is a comedian
You have to take the cowl off first thats why you were having a hard time. Its not hard takes 2 minutes. Then there is room to work.
Lol i was thinking the same way, and i am not bmw tech, but I love working in Euro cars very good money 😁
Kriz Azul they are not bad. The bad reputation comes from people who have not even touched one before or know anything about them. They just join the bandwagon with all the other people who say they are terrible when in reality they are exceptional cars. They require extra attention but if you cant afford to fix it you shouldnt be buying one anyways. It is great money working on them. Just fixed 3 of them this past weekend.
Always to the point Scotty! Nice job!
Hi scotty i like your videos, i am still learning but helps me alot
I hear there’s an arrest warrant for Scotty - issued in Munich.
😂😂😂
Combined forces (Wolfsburg +Stuttgart)are sleepless!
That's just from Mercedes. The one from Bavaria is for zhe BMW.
Funnybot is the answer to Germans’ stale humor as is their vehicles to reliable transportation in the late 20th century onward.
I bet its for that laugh
Cmon Scotty, even though you are a Toyota fan, you gotta love the sound of the beemer revving at 7K
I believe he loves the sound and enjoys driving them, no question about that. Owning them is another business.
Beemers or bimmers?
I own an E90 - its the first car I've ever worked on myself. Generally most things are easy to remove and fix on this car. If Scotty had done a quick google then he would have known he could have removed the cabin filter assembly above the 6th cylinder, its a 5 min job. This gives you all the space you need and then some. Sometimes I think he loves to have a bit of a whinge lol.
yep :)
Well done Scotty ! I have an E34 2.5i 24v , had same problem and fixed it easily ... coils lasted more than 25 years !!! Keep that in mind. straight 6 bmw engines are awsome !!! Powerfull too !!! Will last at least 20 years more....
Scotty: Here's why mechanics hate BMW. Next week Scotty: The one BMW I'd buy
Ahahaha 😂
For real dude....this guy has too much time on his hands lol
Scotty the following week: Why you should buy a BMW
Bffft next week Wait 4 hours Next show 😆
The Germans are laughing you didn’t remove the cowl.
🤣🤣
You shouldn’t have to remove a damn cowl to remove ignition coils. The only reason they do this is so that it annoys people to the point of taking it to the dealer, because Europeans don’t like it when their customers work on their own car.
Care Bear KJ None of the car companies do,
MoeGameZzz Damn, not only do you try to defend these dumb designs for whatever reasons unknown, but you’d also fire a guy with 50+ years of experience, knows way more about cars than you’ll ever know, and got the job done right anyway? Just because he used EXTENSIONS? If you’re a BMW owner, then I’ll excuse you for this stupidity because BMW owners are mentally ill
@j. !!! as bad as it sounds, I agree with you.
Thanks Scotty. I got that car. It’s my first BMW. I got it for really cheap. So whenever a coil goes bad, I know how easy it is to remove the coils
Excellent video Scotty,you are truly a madmen/Thanks
It takes two minutes to remove that cowel against the windshield. Makes getting to 6 a lot easier.
In today’s episode, BMWs still endless money pits.
And celitia 94 angaiiiin😃👏👏👏👏👏
As they age!
Rye Bread ESPECIALLY AS THEY AGE**
My 09 Honda is a piece of junk. Had to have repaint my car for 15k cause the paint was peeling off after 4 years! I made Honda pay for it.
Needs 1 coil "eNdLeSs mOnEy PiT"
I’m surprised you didn’t have to remove the complete exhaust system! That was the first step for everything in my old bmw service manual
You might as well replace all of the coils. It will last a couple months maybe before they all start going out. Never had a bimmer that had only one bad coil and it ran great forever after that. And for me, they were always a hassle to reach. So many components needed to come off first, never enjoyed working on them.
Toyota puts that plastic crap on their engines too. Everyone does it.
Not electric cars, I never seen an electric car with all that plastic crap in the engine bay.
But Toyota uses quality plastic crap. Last longer than German plastic crap. German plastic crap just cheap unreliable under engineered plastic crap.
They do but no to that extent. Also they use better plastic that last longer. You even hear Scotty say how they tend to break more often on German cars.
@@SMGJohn that's because electric cars don't have engines. They have motors.
Heinz Guderian except Japanese cars are better
This is like if Joe Pesci was a car mechanic.
So true, attitude and voice identical.
🤣
How does this guy have so many subs 😂
@@dnbuzumaki79 cuz he's great
Excellent video mr Scotty 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 same thing happens with VW’s taking apart a whole engine to replace a plastic sensor and make you broke and regret it to have one
I can literally feel the hate through the screen of my phone on how much you hate new BMWs😂
Good old N54. Failing coil packs are common on this engine. $25 fix
Alex Abrams Not for labor! Since when is a coil on a BMW $25.00?
Do it yourself. Not that hard...
Joel Spivak this generation is over 10 years old there’s ton of aftermarket. You can get Bosch coils for that price. And yea obviously not including labor. This is not a car for someone who doesn’t know how to turn a wrench. I have a 328i of this gen
I was wondering how much a BMW dealership would charge for this repair. I'm guessing over $100.
@@slowanddeliberate6893 WAY, WAY over.
"Ridiculous covers I don't know why they even bother" 😂😂😂
Makes the engine sound quiter in all seriousness and it means less rattling too but otherwise its a pointless cover.
@@gravemind6536 The cover was a rattle source for my car, so I tossed it years ago.
Bet if they got rid of plastic covers they could afford bolts for the coils
99% of cars have a plastic cover over the engine.
@@FGuilt they don't need bolts for that type of coil. Theres an arm on the top that flips up and releases the tension holding it in. Some of them use bremi coils and they have a Bolt. That's the Bosch version and they do get stuck a little but it's not that bad. Coils with bolts get stuck after 12 years too.
Scott I moved to houston a year ago and realized you live here lol I would love to know if you recommend a 2014 BMW 435i Dinon chipped at 430 HP? 85k miles manual transmission? Thank you!
Hey Scotty, you should try to replace the coils on ford e250!!! this one is kids play!
All you needed to do was take the cowl out to access the engine
bmwmike2007 When a person doesn’t like something he they will complain even about laying a finger on it 😂😂
Yep. Full access after that.
I cringed so bad when I saw him slide the cover over with the back Bolt still attached. I was like why is he taking the airbox out? Ohhhhhhhhh, that's why. No wonder he's crying about access to 6.
magincap70 yup! He has no idea
Scotty forget to mention, that is a $26 ignition coil.
I actually like my BMW. I'm not a professional but all the replacement parts have been a breeze to change. About to do the Motor mounts next. Did the entire coolant system including water pump, changed all the pulleys, Oil filter housing gasket, control arms. My BMW has 180k miles so all this needed done anyways.
Same bro people really think bmw cost a lot but if you have a good solid job with good hours is not that hard to maintain I was surprised when my pulley and belt only came out to $160
At 3:56 until 4:32 Sounds like this one weekend I had down In Cancun. word for word.
He’s saying like Toyota comes with metal and stainless steel covers
You missed the point. Watch the video another 700 times and maybe then you will get it and while you do rewatch and actually LISTEN remember that BMW cost almost twice as much, parts are much more expensive and they depreciate faster 🙄
Thomas Estwick BMW costs twice as much because you get twice as much. Sure, it’s probably not as reliable long-term, but it’s sure as hell twice as safe and twice as nice. The reason it depreciates is because of the quality of the parts. The older the car, the more likely it is to break down. This is also a reason you should lease luxury cars like these instead of purchasing one.
@@thomas0086 watched, listened to scotty whine cuz, as a mechanic, he has to loosen screws? Whaaa! BMW does not design things to be ez to repair, they design it to be better...like why does bmw put the thermostat at the bottom where its hard to get to? Cause it solves a problem and performs better, by the way isn't that bmw in the video designed by an American?
@@IamGantz bmw puts the windshield washer reservoir next to the turbos so it cracks. They also use shitty plastic radiators that crack, also shitty plastic fuel and water pumps that piss fluid everywhere. I could write a whole essay on why they suck. Owned a 2007 335i
@@thomas0086 And...
Let me guess, plastic parts and over engineered and trouble prone features that you can do with out.
My favorite part is at the end when he steps on the gas and the traction control light flashes. Little burnout to show success!! 😁👍
While the engine is cold...
Carporn!! I love your channel Scotty!
6:46 Scotty don't complain about reliability when you redline the car while it's cold.
@aasadov 24 Perhaps by looking at the oil temp gauge? It's right there under the tachometer.
@aasadov 24 Imo never take it above 3-4kRPM until temp gets hot
@@MrRohanThomas never took mine above 1500
Yeah that that hurt my soul a little bit to see.
I don’t like revving close to 7k rpm with a cold engine Scotty.
Personally I feel like the pry bar just makes it more of a task to pull the coils. On mine I just hook my pointer or middle finger through the hole of the piece that locks the wire in place and gently pull up applying more pressure until it pops free. Though it is down to personal preference
Scotty, that tray at the back of the engine bay comes off with a few quick turn fasteners and you can get at the back plugs and coils much easier. I still think your vids are cool, and I have an old BMW myself.
There’s two 8mm bolts holding the cowl in and it comes right off and makes plugs and coil packs super easy on the straight 6
Except half of the plugs are buried behind the firewall and difficult to get to. Don't forget the air cleaner housing has to come off.
@@pomonabill220 Not on straight 6's, they are all easy to get to.
pomonabill220 actually false I have that same N52 and have done the plugs and besides that the whole point of a firewall is to separate the engine bay from the cab 😂
If nothing else, the engine bay looks meticulously clean.
Hey Scotty!!! Houston boy here, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! Started my car after a smooth ride the day before and noticed a vibration in my front end and the exhaust was making a noise. Soon after, check engine light came on (P0304) . Replaced the ignition coil and spark plug on #4, BAM!!! Fixed! Cleared out the code @ O’Reilly and that was a wrap. (10 min repair) :) Thanks brother!
I had a E90 gen 3 Series just like this one. My ignition coils went out just like in this video, it was a minor problem I could deal with just fine. The issue with BMWs is cooling systems: plastic thermostats, electrically-driven plastic water pumps, plastic reservoir tanks. Plus this gen, the E90 didn’t come with a water temp gauge! 😐 There was a hidden menu that you could see, but it was a PITA to activate
You’re supposed to take the cowl off in order to access cylinder 4,5 and 6
Scotty, I still love your videos just like I love my BMW's. 😃
LMAO 🤣 same here
😂 agree
Smae 😅
Me too !🤸🏾♂️
Same here hahaha
Last coil failure on a leased BMW 5 hours from home turned the tide for me.
Question, I get the coil warning light on sometimes in cold weather during startup, if one of my coils was completely shot, would it only give a warning during startup?
6:47 Rev up your customer's engine!!
L M F A O !... redline from cold :)
“Step on the gas”traction control light flashes madly… 😂
hahahahahaha
I experienced an ignition coil failure on a 2011BMW 328i. I was just driving along when all of a sudden the engine started running rough and immediately the Service Engine Soon Light came on. The problem was the number 1 ignition coil failed. The BMW dealer did the same procedure of swapping no. 1 and no. 2 ignition coil and the misfire moved from cylinder 1 to cylinder 2. The BMW dealer replaced all of the ignition coils under warranty.
2 friends of mine, one bought a brand new 7 series in 2020, complete engine failure at not even 6 months of ownership and the man is like obsessed with the car's maintainence and always changed oil, filters, never stepped on it hard or smth like that. The other friend, brand new 5 series, complete engine failure at 68 000 miles, timing chain broke and destroyed the engine, also well maintained car.
2:18 uses 24 inch prybar to pry small piece of plastic, wonders why it breaks...….I luv this guy! Its like watching tim allen on home improvement
That honestly seems like a easy plug and coil job
Exactly lol
It is easy. The only "difficult" part is getting access to it but then again that's not difficult at all it just take a minute or 2 of removing bolts
Check out what it's like to do plugs/coils on a is250. Actually nauseating. Yeah it's more reliable blah, blah, but good God
Yeah, he’s making WAY too much out of this job
You can do this job ten times in the time it’ll take to do plugs on a Ford Explorer sport 4.0 one time
You're awesome! Thank you!
Hi had a 2003 Audi A4 about 15 years ago for several years, and that car went through ignition coils like crazy. I always had to keep extras with me and a scan tool in case one decided to quite.
I totally would have put the same coil back on, rather than swapping em. It's great guys like Scotty are there to show us the repair before it happens to us so we know what to do. Thanks!
Why not put the new coil on the # 6 plug since it's so hard to work on and the #2 coil is old and might go bad before the new coil
pretty sure this video was made just for views, no one ever removes the engine cover like that, you remove the cowl on the back of the engine and cabin filter, gives access to the entire engine front to back... takes about a minute to remove the cowl
That's thinking!!
Changed all plugs and coils on my 106k miles E70 X5 35i with the N55 engine and yes. No more hesitation, you step on the gas it goes!!! 💨 I agree it's Scotty that made me do it!!
Hey Scotty, what’s a couple modern good sedans that are also easy to work on ? ( as far as changing spark plugs, alternator, etc?
well my lexus Certainly wasn't bullet proof- blew it's engine, ended up towing it home with an E46...
Christian all cars break eventually
@@rehanaziz3839 Just some alot more than others, and cost alot more to fix than others, and need expensive "special" tools more than others.
What kind of Lexus was it..??
What'd you do? Drive it without coolant?
Model and year? Bought new? Why did your engine fail?
Pre 1990's BMW were pretty much bullet proof with those 2.5 L inline 6's. That would be the only generation BMW I would own.
inline 6 gasoline BMW engines have been pretty much bulletproof until the mid 00s. Really smooth and really durable engines.
As a rule of thumb I only buy cars from the previous century. The 90´s decade is the sweet spot, and those cars are dirt cheap now. Dependable, reasonably safe & frugal and easy to maintain.
@@STARDRIVElol safe? Reliable sure, safe absolutely not. If you hit a modern car you are dead dead dead.
@@toxy3580 Reasonably, as mentioned. Having airbags, belts and crumple zones. Thus far safer than the stuff from the 60´s and prior. Many safety improvements have been made during the last decades, there´s no argument there. But do keep in mind there are no textbook accidents. My previous car was a 1986 Mercury, so without the airbag. Not sure if it would have helped in my most recent accident, since a giant tree fell onto my car whilst doing 35 mph. Right on the parafan, smashing the steering column down into my lap instantly, before any airbag could even deploy. (It skipped the crumple zone, there was zero time.) I only drive about 1000 miles a year, and cycle twice as much without any protection at all.. I can have the safest car in the world sitting on my driveway and still get squashed :) The old Mercury was totalled, not a body panel straight besides the tailgate. The car was stopped on a dime, pushed into the road surface. The transmission was shattered into pieces, frame as bent as a banana. G-forces? The glass from the tailgate exploded and despite the fragments being tiny, the headliner was full of scratches back to front: I had to wash my hair twice coming back from the hospital, to get all the glass out. There were 2 flimsy keys on my key ring. The ignition key with ring was still in the column, undamaged. But the entry key was in the footwell.. How did that happen? Glass and fragments from the tree were everywhere. In places you wouldn´t believe. Some chunks of bark were even embedded in the carpet! As if they fused! Still, I walked away with minor injuries. (They cut me out, actually.) But with a modern transverse drivetrain, the engine & tranny wouldn´t be able to protect my legs. I know it was a freak accident, but all in all I can´t complain about the safety of my old BOF cruiser. Interesting to know is that police cruisers are tested to withstand a 75 mph rear end collision when parked on the shoulder, allowing the officer to get out in one piece. (The perp is toast, though.) The modern Taurus is capable of that, but the old Crown Vic dating back to 1979 holds up to 80 mph... 90´s cars are quite safe, but you have to pick the right one.
lol - Scotty, the tray at the back of the engine bay that covers the back 3 cylinders comes out by removing 4 bolts. Take that out and the engine is dead easy to work on - it's just a splash tray to stop water getting in to the ventilation system when it rains. Remove the engine cover and you're good to go. Don't know what was difficult about this fix - scanner indicated a miss-fire on number 6, replaced the number 6 coil (which after 12 years is the first thing you'd check) and then problem was solved. With the tray removed its a quick and easy job.