Both of My BMW M5s Broke Down - E39 M5 & E60 M5 6-speed
We have a V8 and V10 M5 down. The S85 V10 in the E60 M5 developed a rather unpleasant noise and the gearbox in the E39 M5 decided not to gearbox anymore. Also, project Raliegh receives new carbon fiber intake plenums from Eventuri!
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The good thing about running a bmw mechanic channel like yours is that you will never run out of content 😅
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lmao real
Hahahaha
lmao i was just gona say that 😂
Naaa,these are classics, and he works on a lot of them, very good content, but to your point, have you watched LR Time? If your daily drivers give you enough content for a update every week, then drive a Toyota rather.:) LR Time also a very good channel though.
Streten may not be pregnant, but he never fails to deliver.
Lmao
After long and hard labour.
bro??
😂😂😂😂😂
I'm already seeing this joke around so much, but it never gets old
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1810">30:10</a> V10 Badge holding on for dear life
That plenum vibrating with the revs is one of the coolest things I've ever seen!
lukeloan: You like bad design? LOL!
@@stephencurry8552you obviously don’t know what plenums do😂
@@bennyz4929 You most obviously do not know what good design is. Nor do you understand resonance frequency and how to correct for it. When a dullard like you makes that sort of idiotic accusations is always a given.
vibrating from vacuum pulsation
@@OggyXXXL No really?
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1804">30:04</a> you can see the V10 emblem wants to "go places" :D
I'm stressed enough when my one BMW breaks down.
Not unusual, mine did all the time, and I was absolutely fastidious about maintaining it. Nature of the beast😂
@@pmscalisiwhat model/engine did you have?
@@MRMV483It sure sounds like N57
The trick is to only own one BMW... as a second car haha. Enter my latest purchase a 2000 Z3 2.8i manual... I may have got the cheapest running (ehh) no rust one in the US.
@@pmscalisi I had renault. I was not rich enough to own a renault so I bought Bmw. Its 10 times more reliable.
Man that intake noise of E60 M5 is epic, absolutely one of the best intake sound I ever heard!
This might actually be peak Streten. At the very least one of the BEST videos of the last couple of years. Long live Project Raleigh!!!
The new “microfiber” is flexing too. V10 is a beast
The flex of the carbon fibre is what’s causing the better sound.
@@indiebekonninteresting. Like an acoustic instrument
Wasn’t expecting one today, what a great Christmas gift. Thank you so much and wishing you and everyone that supports you happy holidays 🎉❤
Well said. Merry Christmas 😇
Happy Christmas 🏴🇬🇧
Took the words right out of my heart!
Same!!! Saw over on Insta there was a new post and got super excited. What an awesome post-Christmas gift!
Glad to hear you mention Sabine Schmitz! “The M-5, it’s like i am a part of the car”. If anyone can claim provenance to the M-5 it’s Sabine. I pine to this day over her passing.Your love and caretaking of these fantastic cars would please her.
Knowing you can fix almost any issue on your must be a delight.
I don't know if I clearly recall any module failures, replacement, repair, coding, programming etc. For example his e39 m5 has a light module that likes to die ;)
@@spencermaiers8322 Everyone can get inpa/ista/ncs expert to code new modules :)))
WOW the carbon fiber did add more beasty/monstrous sound hahaha, only one thing i noticed that the V10 badge was jumping off the carbon intake at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1810">30:10</a> 😅 other than this you're best man, i never miss one of your videos and Merry Christmas🎉❤
Ye these badges are coming off too 😅
Not to worry, they have been resecured with Reinzosil. :D Merry Christmas!
@@martonmisik886They are too weak for this engine :)
@@robertnagy2456 I thought M was "The most powerful letter in the world" though. 😉
I will have an E60 M5, maybe not only one, I WILL, MARK MY WORDS. What and absolute jewel of a car, it's my dream car since childhood, since 2007-2010. Thank you for letting us enjoy this beast too, trough your clips, WE LOVE IT!
You need to have at least 2 to make sure you have one to drive while the other one is in the shop getting fixed 😁
bro you are not the only one. Ever since I was a child I just loved looking at my uncle‘s e60 when we drove to my aunt. He always drove in front of our car and I just loved it. I think that is the reason why the e60 M5 is somewhat special to me. It sound childish but I also dream of getting a M5 in the future. Hope that you at least will buy one which wasn‘t abused by some idiot 😂
@@eec9610 thanks! Hopefully we will both fulfill our dreams, they are completely reachable. Even if I'll get one that has been abused, after watching project Raleigh I will be able to restore it, that is the plan: get one in whatever state it is (abused or not) and work on every single bolt to get it to mechanical perfection.
@@ryskbotvladimirivanovic1767 two will always be better than one😂😂
I have one, it’s ok. The best thing about it is the engine. Nothing like the the v10 singing on downshifts and upshifts. It always feels akward that the sound is coming from a 4 door sedan.
The E60 M5 content always want to make me watch the top gear review. The best top gear review, with the best car, ever!
That S85 engine just is something else, just love M5s/ the 5 series generally honestly and those 6 speed manuals are 👌
It’s Boxing Day here in New Zealand and I was just relaxing after too much excess yesterday, so what a lovely surprise with Mitzy taking a starring role 😊 I’m still puzzled why I love watching you fix broken BMW’s - it’s so compelling I have to watch as soon as you post a new video. I now know more about BMW pulleys and how to replace them than I ever thought I would need to know. 👍🏼
That's a "ditto" from this Kiwi too.
Likewise from Oz.....@@chrisp.2544
same, I love my E39 Touring, but is starting to cost money 280K on it now and it really has not cost a lot to maintain up.to now it always has had good oil (Penrite 5w40) and as its a jap import it has the dreaded JATCO trans, but changed the trans fluid every year, never had a problem. The big problem now, is what to do with it, I have a FUGA 370GT what just goes, wife has a Lexus IS350 F which runs ring around any of the modern BMW's, but the old E39 is still a good driver, but for little annoying shit, and I think they were the pinnacle of BMW engineering, which is why we have never brought a newer one after owning BMW's for 35 odd years
Sup Nige? I'm about to head back to NZ to fix my E39 that's stuck on my uncle's lawn. Wish me luck!
Misha casually sitting in the car looking at you <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1201">20:01</a> 😂
Back to back episodes? I must have been good this year. Santa (Streten) has delivered two glorious gifts. Also, I can't get enough of the Mutzi cameos.
My 2000 M5 jammed in 2nd gear as well. I decided to completely disassemble it and found nothing broken except a jammed fork. After reassembly trans was working fine. Also worth noting that this has happened to quite a few M5s and usually after an aggressive shift.
Do you have instructions on how to open the G420?
I had this same issue except I was stuck in 5th and it was after an aggressive shift. Just ended up replacing the whole gearbox since I had 3rd gear grind anyways.
@@Asserti Google search should help you out. You don’t need to separate the gears themselves, just separate the case starting with removing indent balls on the shift forks and unbolting stuff from there. As always, clean area and meticulous notes on where things go during disassembly will help you tremendously during reassembly. Would love to help out more but this happened around 2011 and I sold the car in 2015..
Im constantly fighting to keep my e38 on the road and it’s stressing me a bit. Good to see that even the pros have problems…
As a previous E28, E30, E34, and now a E65 and E70 owner, I can relate to your stress.😎👍🏼
It’s well worth it. Keep at it.
I have the same Problems. I try to keep my E 46 of the road but after 300.000km and 24 Years ( yeah its the Pre-Facelift) its more difficult because there breaks every month something. Actual there are breaking expensive sensor´s... i drove some newer BMW´s but i dont like them because they are quite heavy and "big" in comparission to my E 46. My E 46 is not fast, has no tuning, but i like it. Dont know why, cause most of the time something gone bad and has to be replaced.... I can image the fight to keep an E 38 on the road. The times here in Germany will be a lot harder than the past years. Everthing gotten so expensive like Fuel, Car insurancy and the list goes on. In the End i will try to find a cheap second car, so my E 46 can chill a bit. Cheers! P.s which E 38- Version do you have?
@@GamersSide4you 1999 M62TU. Spent 13k on repairs the last 6 years including VANOS rebuild, timing chain and complete suspension overhaul but there is always something new that has be replaced.
Sadly, I can relate to that. 1997 740i, I feel like this is a never ending cycle of a month of repairs and a week of joy. Starting to lose my motivation to keep this thing. I feel like everybody else is just driving their cars and enjoying them meanwhile I'm always worried that something is going to break while just cruising somewhere and not pushing the car.
S85 and V6 Busso the best sounding engines ever made. Merry Xmas Streten!
Busso sounded sooo good. I used to daily a milano verde and loved revving it out
Toyota's V10 that they put in the LFA gets my vote, even more unobtainable than the E60 though 😂
Don’t forget the Dino V6.
@@unicyclingistheshitlexus v10 sounds too refined. S85 sounds manlier
Such a wonderful video been watching the channel for years now and your videos never ever fail to put a smile on my face and wanting more. Major BMW enthusiast here from Michigan in the USA sending my love… too the best KZhead channel on the internet!!
*<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1130">18:50</a>* They must have charged you extra on that wheel since they used half the shops weights :)) It's for winter so who cares, but you seem like the type of guy that remounts a tyre until it perfectly matched the wheel. Happy Holidays my man!
Name change to M560 restorations incoming 😂
Imagine owning 2 BMWs Imagine owning 2 Ms Imagine both are broken💀
It's a symphony of emotion
Well, thats BMW 🤣
Imagine having two other M that doesn't work. 😅
Poetry
oh he has more than 2…😭
I love a good intake sound. Those microfiber intake manifolds are awesome, such a nice improvement.
I thought I was happy with my Subaru and Audi, but your enthusiasm for older BMWs makes me want to buy one too! 😆
And here I am thinking that these holidays couldn't get any better!
Good info in there, ordering parts now for preventive maintenance on the E39... As for the E60, man it would look nice in Chrome Shadow - A56 color code. To my knowledge, the only car painted with this charcoal grey color was the E39 M5 from BMW classic, which actually was featured on the channel a while back. Best color I've ever seen and I'm about to repaint one of my Dolphin Grey 325is E30s with that specific color code.
I asked around about Chrome Shadow, it's pretty much impossible to do sadly. :/
@@M539RestorationsIt’s a damn shame, that would've looked amazing.
The E46 M3 Touring is also Chrome Shadow.
Man those V10 noises are absolutely CRIMINAL. And I always thought nothing could beat the classic six-in-line...
S Tier content, a 1 in a million youtube channel, thank you Streten for always providing quality and quantity in your videos.
Love your channel. Great content edited to deliver quickly without losing detail. The perfect balance.
Good day Sreten! I'm from the Philippines and I just discovered your channel recently and I love your content. I'm learning a lot especially I'm a mechanical engineer. I can totally relate to your technicality with regards to your work. I'm now subscribing to your channel and looking forward to your upcoming contents. Much love and more power to your channel.
Streten, you’re an absolute legend! I will never tire of hearing that V10 symphony!
OMG this V10 sound really never gets old😊 Amazing! Thanks for the experience Sreten! The only problem is that now the prices going up due to your presentation haha 😂
Streten to the entertainment rescue! Merry Christmas my man! I hope the new year brings you and your good lady everything you want!! Srećan Božić
Sreten, as much as you love everything about that E60M5. Nothing comes even close to the looks of your E39M5, what a stunning car that is. Simply amazed.
No sólo eso la calidad de materiales es sumamente superior en un e39 para muchos lo mejor en serie 5 que a echo BMW quitando por supuesto tecnología cada mes sale algo nuevo pero no por eso es mejor por ejemplo la caja cambios de ese E60 aún siendo más moderno la automática es una porquería donde a cada cambio el retroceso se nota mucho casi un golpe y según e visto en muchísimos videos lo más importante la fiabilidad de uno a otro nada que ver
No argument there, I love the look of the E60 M5, but to me, E39 M5 is absolutely better looking.
Didn't expect one more video this year. Lovely! BTW, with Eventuri microfiber air intakes it sounds even better 🙈
Sreten, you are simply the best! It is an absolute pleasure to watch and listen to you work on your cars. You have The best attitude. Thank you so much! Happy New Year and all the best!!
My E39 M5 is about 140,000 miles was glad to see your engine is still running strong even if the transmission has an issue. I have noticed the popping out of third gear once or twice in the 15 years I've had this car and never knew about the arrestor balls that cause this issue so this video definitely helped me! I think I will be upgrading that even though my transmission is otherwise fine. I hope the e60 shifter didn't mess with the transmission! I upgraded my stock shifter to the UUC short shifter and I haven't had a problem in ~40,000 miles it definitely improved the shifting experience - those plastic balls on the stock shifters literally deform and fall apart! Anyway, Merry Christmas!! Looking forward to more E39 M5 content! Hope you get both these beautiful machines up and running soon!
Two of the best maintained M5's still break down....what chance the rest of us!!
Great and informative content as usual, two lovely cars right there. Thanks for all the videos in 2023, and have a very Happy New Year, Streten.
There it is, 500.000 subscribers! Crazy how this number went up in the last weeks. I am one of the new subscribers having found this channel just recently (what a shame) and I am already addicted 😁 Great content, thank you very much for this, well deserved 500k, keep on going!
Both my M5s broke down is a pretty special flex 😅
As always, great content! Keep up the good work Streten. Enjoy time with family and friends, and until the next one in 2024
500K subscribers Streten! Many congratulations and very well deserved. This is, by far, the best channel of its kind on YT.
I love your Spanish….I speak enough to get me around when I was in Spain, holidaying…..you are the perfect man for any restoration or fixing BMW’s…..
@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1810">30:10</a> - I got really curious to see if the V10 badge made it back to the garage :D
Thank you for sharing this mighty V10 induction, fly by and Autobahn sounds. Gave me ghostbumps and emotions just by watching your video. Hoping to get in this position, someday 😬 PS: looking forward on the video when you install the carbon box and different filters.
My favourite person on KZhead. Thanks for keeping us glued to your channel in 2023. All the best for 2024! Stay safe, my friend.
Sreten. Thank you so much for all you do for our entertainment and edumacation. You have me wanting to change out the transmission oil in my not- quite- daily driver 1991 Mercedes 250TD now, to your "patented" 50/ 50 transmission and ATF fluid combo. But i drive the 30 year newer BMW 535i more frequently so that's a down the road thing. Unless i give my BMW to my brother ...
Glad you like the plenum, only the best quality from Eventuri! I was their tester for over 3 years with various prototypes and so happy that they managed to make the final product the loudest version with perfect fitment! Totally agree with you on the E60 M5, absolutely phenomenal car that feels more special and rare than my Lamborghini Huracan (and sounds better!). I am hopeful you get an exhaust as well as the sound is absolutely godly once modified!
Your Google-Name matches your car-choise (Lamborghini) perfectly.
@@guzziwheeler Thanks 🤣
Of course you were a tester.. 😂 I guess even for lamborghini aye?
@Mr-Magnificent LOL why would I make this up? 😂
Merry Christmas Sreten! You're the gift that keeps on giving! Sorry some small issues with the whips, but that's when you shine bro! I have to do some work on my whip too.. You'll get them right! Enjoy your holidays..
Congrats on 500k Sreten!!! and Happy New Year
Hey man, thanks for your videos this year! All the best and keep up the good work!
Great video. One item of note was only when replacing the windshield wiper blades. Always support the arm when it's pulled away from the windshield, especially with blades removed. Worst thing you'd want to do is have to replace a windshield because the arm snapped back down on the glass.
MFW this exact scenario happened the day I purchased my E34.
I was very intrigued to know how the engine badges had been broken, until the min. 22. The new carbon fiber intake is beautiful! I congratulate you on the improvement but the new badges are going to fly away soon too!😅
Thanks for all videos this year! Looking forward to 2024🎉
Have a happy new years Sreten from your fellow bmw mates Down Under! Keep up the great work on the channel
Much awaited, much appreciated looking forward to excellent work as always from you.
My boyfriend waches you regularly and now because of little cute doggy Mutsy we are watching it together 😅😘
Wow that V10 is phenomenal. We've got some goosebumps as a Christmas gift. thank you Sreten.
I just found your video by youtube recommends an f* hell. I finally can learn about maintaining and servicing a car . Thank you M539 Restorations . Great video and cars .
Beautiful microfiber intake plenum! ❤
GREATEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT! Doesnt get better than this. Happy holidays Sreten 😀
It's a beautiful BMW E60 M5 you have. I have a similar model and coloured M54 however it's a V6. Your maintenance is very good and I'm sure are proving to be effective. I have a transmission fault message on the dash. So I need to get it diagnosed and serviced. I recently bought some new parts for my car including the transmission. (Automatic). Anyhow merry Christmas and happy new year to everyone.
The best M5-s! Happy New Year to you too, Sreten, and to your beloved.
Congrats What a car!!! Sounds amazing 🎉
The M5-V10 and Porsche Carrera GT absolute singing engines that give ear-gasms.. Happy Holidays !
2h 7k likes what a dedicated community we are! I just can't believe that you drove my dream car trough Latvia!!! Much appreciated I would love to buy D3 Alpina 2009 for 7900 EUR with 279,000 km on it so, I have general idea of what I am getting into thanks to your videos. I will never own a BMW but my dream car is Alpina 7 series before 2012
BOOM!! 500.000 subs! Congratulations bro! you deserve all the success thats coming your way :D
What can I say? I work in the Wind Turbine, production industry. Your work area is bliss compared to mine. Plus I enjoy seeing the work you carry out. Great content as ever.. Happy Christmas & New Year 👍 I look forward to more content 😌
Nice to see Mutzi again. We missed her!
That's a relief! Last video when you told us that the e39 m5 was broken ... depressing! But now, everything is fixed again - and a video out at Christmas: You are the King of repaired BMW's! :-)
Superb episode. Thanks and all the best for 2024!
See ya Sreten! Looking forward to a fabulous new year with updates on your projects 👍
Sreten, you’re not helping my case against my friends with civics Jokes aside, Merry Christmas, I hope you’re doing well!
The sound is epic, but those badges aren't going to be there for long.😂😂😂
Man Sreten, this car is a work of art. What a wonderful sound. You're videos are also a work of art. Love this.
That e60 m5 gave me goosebumps after the new carbon fiber intake install. sounds phenomenal !
Living in the far north, I had a good laugh when you said the E60 chassis was very well protected against rust lmao
Well, anything made of metal will eventually rust when exposed to a lot salt abuse, but I'm yet to see an E6x that can rust as badly as e39 or e46.
Because of the temperature difference during the winter your engine bay will be constantly wet. This sound insulation allow the temperature to escape slowly and oder than sound proofing that is its second job. Once removing it there will be a lot of condensation. :)
Thank you! I don't see that being a problem, I haven't noticed anything different. The M3 doesn't come with one from the factory and I haven't heard of condensation being an issue.
@@M539Restorations I'm sharing a bad experience I had. Maybe the problem was different for me. Who knows? 🤷🏼♂️
@@user-jl7nu8ty8m okay, good to know. I'll keep an eye out! Thank you!
Fantastique sound of M560, it's a dream car! Thank you for your great vidéo. Congratulations projet ralegh!
Congratulations on 500.000 subs! Love your videos.
you should get that microfibre intake for v10 too probably would sound as amazing
god damn haha
CARBONfiber for god sake! It’s not "microfiber" 🙄
@@user-bc4sx3rv4f You don't know what you're talking about. Carbonfiber is towel material.
ffs, do you not watch the videos? It already has it
@@SolarAB
He bought the most unreliable car from BMW (M5 V10 E60), repaired it to perfection and watched it being self-destructed over time. Great content for a car repair channel! 😅😊❤ I will love the upcoming episodes!
Typical BMW. You can drive it all day with 0 issues. Park it in the evening. Return to it in the morning and all of a sudden *Check Engine sound effect.wav*
That induction sound is,,,,,, a beautiful harmony of that V10 👌 I could listen to it all day!!!
Great info to know about the E39 transmission. There are a few us in this area with them and so far no issues transmission wise but we all know it's coming... either that or rod bearings.
I‘m a technician: try this: before you start the engine just lift the car from the ground an turn the whel from lock to lock 30 times and ad oil if necessery. Then start the engine and do the procedure again an keep an eye on the fluid level. Works ever time!😊
I do the same on my E61 and Z3. Engine off. Turn lock to lock several times until the fluid stops dropping. Running the engine too early just creates bubbles and lots of noise.
I did, and I do the same, it doesn't make a difference on the E60 and E92. It's easier to use your steering wheel since the car is already in the air. :)
i like how you can fully rebuild a bmw from the scrap, oem parts up the a$$ and still...still it will break almost immediately. Truly shows german quality
You’re looking at a 17yo car with over 200k kms. Things are gonna fail
@@Assertimost of the commenters here can't relate to Sreten or used cars for that matter because they are leasing new cars every two years.
Sreten I had to stop watching your vids months ago bc it reminded me of all the work I need to do on my car, but couldn't afford to do...hopefully in the new year my raise will allow me to get it running closer to Sreten standards 🤞
What makes the world great today is that I can get entertainment out of your passion, you can make a living, teach others, and live your best life. Happy New Year! I think in the old days they would call that art! You're an artist!
It looks like the carbon plenum on the driver's side is deforming when you rev the engine (look at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1599">26:39</a> near the V10 logo) ...maybe it is too thin in that spot
I know :) Hence why I had to deploy Renzosil.
I saw that too, right in the area of the badges too
This man embodies the spirit that //M used to represent - Thanks for all you do Sreten!
Always a great day when Streten uploads a new one! Alpina B7 in the background looking great!
Dear lord, shivers down my spine. I've never wanted an E60 M5 so bad! Great video as usual
Oh the SOUND The Sound. Always wanted a song that I would never tire of and I'm not talking music . Your right foot plays it.
This became my favourite car channel, such good quality content.
Its wild that you can actually see the carbon intake ripple with the revs! Thats awesome.
I usually go lock to lock before turning the car on, get some fluid into the rack. It has helped with the frothing and cuts down on a lot of the whining.