Comeback With a Vengeance - BMW E21 323i - Project Castellón: Part 3
Satisfaction guaranteed! Some facts: 1980 BMW E21 323i, abandoned for at least 26 years, rust in the cylinders, no compression, stuff growing in the cooling system, destroyed fuel system... How good of a comeback can it actually make? Well, you are in for a surprise.
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I was cheering when she started ! My wife told me off ! I had every reason to think that it wasnt going to start, well done my man, this is THE best KZhead channel ever👍
I woke my wife up when it started and idled. Yes she clipped me ears 🤣
No women here to bother me and get angry that I'm having fun watching KZhead...
@@earnestbunbury2103Nothing to be angry in my case. Got wife since 20 years, we know what the other needs to be nice... Sometimes I need Sreten vidéos and after the angel in me is coming back.
Your wife didn't want it to start? What kind of madness does she have??
Keep it up, man.
He probably finished two cars while you typed that.
Tavarish watching Sreten 😲😍
Cheers, Freddy!
@@illdoyouhere shots fired 💀
Hey @Tavarish you can learn a few things from him, he actually follows through and finishes every single project he starts! lol
This channel is actually my favorite on KZhead, it got everything, humour, skills, passion, happiness, despair, joy it's just fantastic. Not that the competiotion is not there, I watch many good youtube channels but this is without equal, well done!!!
The competition is there, but way behind. There's nothing like this channel.
I’m in hospital recovering from a broken back and compressed spine, I’ve watched every one of your videos start to finish - such an engaging guy and I love your work. It’s kept me sane! Thanks man ✌️✌️
Wish you a speedy recovery!
Drink lots and lots of water and use an inversion table to release the disk spine tension every day you will be new man
Hey, you should be watching videos on how to make a speedy recovery!
Hope you are feeling better bud! God bless you
The only channel on KZhead that can get my attention for more than 5 mins. While everyone is going out and making "shorts", I look forward to these long ones that have been made so painstakingly. Really fantastic!
I agree, the short's are just something youtube is pushing, and I don't watch those at all. You should check out western truck and tractor, great guy who goes into detail, and makes quality video's.
I can’t stand the daily uploads with almost no quality and full of fluff.
I agre wholehearted ly
Dear Streten, I don't know how it feels on your side of the camera when you're making these videos but on my side it feels like you're directly talking to me personally, that's a great presenting gift you have there. This video was close to my heart having owned a couple or or 3 E21's. Replacement of the exhaust brought back memories and it was so pleasing to see you fit an original dealer part by Boysen giving that glorious sweet sound, lovelyjubbly! It definitely sounded sweeter after the second valve clearance adjustment too! Thank you for all the hard work that must go into filming and editing these videos, for me, this one was the best yet, it felt like you were taking us all along on your journey with you. Very satisfying!!!
That's lovely to hear, thank you!
Agreed. He's talking to me. This channel is really just fantastic, because Streten is inviting us on his journey and we're made to feel like part of the team. It's just a wonderful and rare skill he has. Really well done. I know absolutely less than nothing about car repair, but I am totally hooked, all due to his style.
I'm sorry Hab Som... Sreten is definitely talking to me, and me only... LoL... (You are spot on... Sreten definitely has a good way of presenting in a very personal way)...
That lady in the background is very entertaining too lol 😝
Personality for television!
Absolutely fantastic video. My 14yr old came into the room asking what i was watching.. he sat and watched with me… he is now watching your channel and asking questions about how cars work because of you. You have more influence and effect than you are aware. Keep up the excellent work!
This video genuinely made my day, who gets a tear in his eye when the engine comes back to life?.... that´ll be me!
This the only channel where I can sit through a one hour video and it only feels like it’s been 10 minutes. Great work, and what an emotional rollercoaster of an episode; keep it up!
Yeah you're correct, it just flew by like it was 10 minutes!
You cemented my love for this channel that you know what only fools and horses is! Sadly Boycie passed away last week so it was fitting that you bought his name up at how far that program spread. Don't ever change Sreten, your channel is among the finest on KZhead and it won't be long before your million subbed!
I love Only Fools and Horses! That's why he was on my mind, so sad he's no longer with us.
greatest british sitcom if i do say so myself
My dad bought a 323, exactly the same colour like this one, back in 1981, I was 6 years old. We literally almost crossed whole Europe, from north to south, from east to west. We never experienced any trouble with her. She has been very kind with us. Oh man, my dad and I loved her. Then, the year 1989 came and my mom convinced my dad to buy a new car; a more "family friendly" Toyota Camry... The Camry was a good and reliable car. But she never was able to make my dad and I not to think about the 323. Thank you very much for awaking this old lady!!! And never forget; Back in time she was reliable, awesome sounding and a freaking sexy. She deserves to be treated with love. Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed it very much. greetings from Switzerland.
I Hope iot was at least a V6 Camry and not the 2.2 3S-FE
I’m so glad I found Sreten’s channel so long ago because watching him finally get the respect and recognition he deserves (all while keeping his videos/style consistent) is a beautiful sight to see!
"Not sure who that woman was" hahaha, so great. I look forward to every upload.
It was hellarious!!!! (hellariously hilarios !!!!! ) Thank You,Matt.
@@jatebenedoverjaju hilarious (just helping you out!) :)
@@RoxusRemo Or maybe he was correct the first time?
@@machtschnell7452 He wasn't though, I'm just trying to help people speak english! I'm learning spanish so I'd appreciate someone else kindly correcting a mistake.
That was a 57 minutes without any eye blink! Love these stories and all the effort you put into everything you do. Keep it up!!
So glad you’re giving K-Jetronic some love, not many on KZhead who go into that level of detail or are brave enough to attempt the rebuild of a fuel distributor. Like you said it’s not difficult to understand once you get your head around the principles of operation!
The car is now running so healthy.. i can't wait to see how it will look after re-painting and re-sorting the interior, hard to see such wonderful rare cars used on street today ! ;0)
You literally motivated me to become a tech. I have made it to tech 1 two days ago. My new life begins !
I TOLD YOU!! I TOLD YOU THE M20 WOULD BE HEALTHY!! Those scratches in the bore are nothing! These engines are bombproof, I love them. Great work getting the old girl running again! You sceptical bastard. 🥰
In the late 70s the engine called M60
@@matthiaskaiser1005 I thought the M20 had always been called the M20 in its production years, and M60 was an early codename that got changed? edit: Interesting, it seems that the two names were used interchangeably for a while! M20B23KE and M60/5 for this particular engine.
@@BlueXonar trust me M60 is right for the years 77 to 81. With the Destibutor in front of camshaft, they call it M20.
@@matthiaskaiser1005 Oh yeah! I didn't notice the distributor wasn't even there! I bet its quite hard to find parts which are specific to the M60/2 and M60/5...
"This needs 3 people" *does it by himself* Love it haha
One of the best episodes! I was jumping for joy when that engine started up!
My dog and I high-fived with the first 12bar compression test! Love this channel. As an owner of 1972 and 1974 BMWs, I think your cars are modern! 😉
You are definitely "the" master tech for BMW's. I love these older BMW's they were built to a standard which is evident by the fact you can take apart something that has sat for so long, rebuild it and it works
Surprised BMW haven't tapped him up probably better than most of their mechanics.
@@andyparsley3744 no reason to hire him if he actually fixes the problem
@@paveantelic7876 Hahahahhahahha... very true! :D
Dear Sreten, You truly deserve to have more subscribers in your channel than any other youtuber. The secret of your success is that you don't miss any detail and put a ton of time, passion, research and knowledge on what you are doing. It is really enjoyable and entertaining to watch your videos; I can't wait to see your next video/episode. You rock brother!!! Keep it up!!
Thank you, Javier!!
@@M539Restorations Killer Complete Combustion...Wunderbar as Usual....Quality is KING....RESPECT ! I see a Z8 2001 in your future! After you get a M5 E34 1994 Nuremburging suspension! Gotta put a LSD in that 323!
Indeed!
SO much joy from this video! Nothing like rooting for an abandoned car to come back to life!
This channel deserves atleast 1 million subscribers
When I saw those compression numbers I was ecstatic! You really do have a way of making videos that captivates the audience! Great one as always!
It was more exciting than any soccer match i have ever seen😅
That was the best episode i've seen on whole yt. Thank you man. You remember of me at 16, repairing my fathers dacia 1300 in front of the house. Love you. Love your content. I wish i can be your trainee.
Seriously, this IS the pinnacle of reliability, even hopeless looking parts can be restored, the chassis is IDEAL condition, and as for the engine, im speechless, it is most definitely alive, it somehow rebuilt itself!!!????
Did anyone else find the car running that smooth kinda emotional? One of my favourite videos On another note, local stores are way more expensive because their business is having a lot of things ready for you, they charge with every sale the price of having stock of the rest while daparto's business is sending as fast as possible, not instant, and selling a big volume of parts that they can deliver with a few mails. The business scheme is very different
"... when things were fixable and not made of cheese". You name my thoughts, Sreten! This was an outstanding job! And an outstanding video, too. Althougt me beeing an Automotive Engineer, you teach me not to be afraid of a 12-cylinder or a K-Jetronic fuel distributor that has been rotting for 25 years. Keep it up!
Car is now running so healthy.. i can't wait to see how it will look after re-painting and re-sorting the interior, hard to see such wonderful rare cars on street today ! ;0)
One advantage of JETronic injection is… no injector tick, so the engine sounds quieter and smoothers
Very true, sounds much smoother than E30 with L-Jet.
Also as it provides constant fuel flow and linkage between airflow and fuel flow is mechanical - throttle response is so much better.
This is my favourite video yet, your videos are becoming more fun to watch. I love the repeating jokes that make me smile every time. Carbon fibre towels, ‘Cheers’ when you pour a beverage into the engine etc etc! Thank you!
I like that you clean everything before working, assembling or mounting back.
Hi Sreten, i had to laugh out loud when you pulled the Lucas part from the alternator! As a restorer of classic British motorcycles, i know 1 thing after more than 30 years experience: Joseph Lucas is 'the Prince of Darkness' LOL
The 3 positions of any Lucas system… 1. Dim 2. Flicker and 3. Off 😂
@@d_c_ocho8517 I still regret not buying a t shirt with that printed on it - at Sturgis in 1990.....
As another viewer already wrote about the previous video: When the engine has reached operating temperature, the piston rings seal properly again. The piston rings were in an undefined state when the engine was last running and in this state the piston ring was also shifted on one side in the guide and "stuck" there due to the long service life. So you had a bad compression value. I was so happy with you when the engine ran on its own for the first time. As if I was standing next to you Please keep it up, because you do excel. greetings from Munich
You are a COMPLETE LEGEND my friend. You can raise nearly dead cars back to life again and your video's are always so informative and your attention to detail is truely amazing. Well done and keep up the great work.
Just finished watching. Going to order some merch now. Because halfway in to the video I started feeling guilty that I'm watching this for free.
57 minutes of goodness. The work alone is impressive but the editing must have taken weeks. AMAZING Sir 👍
Happy, happy days! Well done Dr Sreten. You have brought the dead back to life, again. It's great seeing it doing what cars should do. This is going to be a great project and I am really looking forward to see how you progress from here. Hopefully this isn't the only good news to come for it.
My man, even restoring JetTronic fuel systems. What a hero!
The woman of this dude never gonna be worried where he is during the day or weekends. Thank you Sreten for doing it! Your channel is gonna explode even more! I'm with you on this journey!
That really is great content. Very hyped with this project, and also very excited about Chicago.
I'm guessing it's G powered BMW model, and I can't wait to be unveiled what it is.
@@renatorudzki6899 I actually know what it is 🤭
@@JulianValentini why dont u share your knowledge with us then
@@6gogix9 oh nono, if Sreten doesn't share it, must have his reasons and I respect that.
@@JulianValentini fair enough
Perfect balance between comedy and true engineering knowledge. Great stuff, Sreten!
Exactly, and it's also nice to see that at the same time so many people prefer this type of automotive entertainment on yt.
I so enjoy these videos! I used to work on cars for a living and miss it a bit. But watching Sreten do his magic brings a smile to my face always. Next time I'm home in Germany I will visit some how.
This episode just made me happy, its as if the car was waiting for the right person to save it, and it looks like you passed its backgound checks. Now I cant wait for the rest of the restoration journey. Awesome!
I own 323i e30 with m20b23 L-Jetronic. Tears rolled out of my eyes when you've sorted this engine up. 12 bar in 6-th cylinder bursted me in tears :)
A suggestion now you have had the tank cleaned and the fuel system apart, change the fuel filter again, there was so much dirt and varnish in the system 👍
Oh, definitely, have a spare one just for that.
Once the engine came to life, it was impossible not to smile like a maniac for the rest of the video. Excellent!!!
seriously, I wish it was 2 hours... I can't get enough of these videos
GET IN THERE SRETEN!! You EARNED this! You OWNED this!
Literalmente y lo digo enserio. Este es el mejor canal de restauración de todo KZhead. Sin importar la marca con la que trabaja. Saludos desde Argentina.
Verdad!
Cien por cien correcto amigo 👍
Saludos desde España.
@@taunuslunatic404 jajaja un Taunus. Aprendí a manejar en uno. Era un 2.0l
Absolutely excited to see the continuation of this E21 323i revival, what a jewel she is! and I bet that she will become one of the undisputed all-time favourites of your BMW collection...
Best car show on the planet right now! It really doesn’t get more real than this
instant like at the start of the video. did not regret that at the end of the video.
haha me too!
Reminds me of my first experience with working on cars about 7 years ago.. 1984 golf gti, with the devil's injeciton system.. tried to get it running with starter fluid and blew the whole intake. That scared the hell outta me and kinda didnt want to work into cars anymore.. but I studied the kjet system, took good care of it, and saved up for parts with my college money (hell they are expensive) and now that golf is my daily driver :) I wish we had filmed the whole project and all its up and downs..
Just came back from the bond movie and this new video alert popped up I was so happy. 57 mins of sheer joy watching this - great work keep em coming you’re spoiling the armchair mechanics just how we like it 👍
Truly talented guy from all angles. You need a tv show!
Incredible video. I saw one of these at my mechanics place today and he was amazed to see the work you have done when I briefly showed him some videos. He used to be on the BMW DTM team in the 80s!
A couple more minutes and you got yourself a feature film, always with a happy ending. You, sir, are a beast of a mechanic and entertainer. 👍
Favorite part of my day getting to watch new episodes. Great work Sreten!
Oh dont you just love the part where the happy going music is cued, along with the nice video sequences, because one more lovely BMW has been brought back to life! Pleeeeassse let a future project be the E46 M3! It's so nice...
I audibly gasped when the engine started and kept running. Great job Professor Sreten, great job.
I can’t wait to see you do a interior cleaning on this gem. Cheers from Grafenwoehr Germany!
this car running up again on her tires makes me emotional 😅 great work ! one of the best youtube channels out there
From a time when companies built things that could be fixed and not just replaced. Great video.
You are the Steven Spielberg of car repair videos! Immensely enjoyable experience. What is the psychological effect that makes these "back from the dead" repair jobs so satisfying to watch?
Sreten Spielberg 😄
Something VERY rewarding about getting old cars running again. Well done! Great to watch and follow 😎
This video made me smile for most of the hour of watching it. Two pee brakes later the video is done and my cheek muscles hurt a bit from all the smiles. That was good stuff. The wrenching and making things work again satisfying, very satisfying. Thank you for the good time!
genuine content, simple, direct. You are healing many minds. Our lives are filled with non sense crap and these 57 minutes just made sense. We all need to do what you are doing, identify our passion and simply pursue it. Streten this is more than cars
I want to see the complete cleaning part of the car. That's gonna be soooo satisfying.
I watched the hour-long video in one breath. Fascinating story, so keep going man. I can't wait for the continuation of this story
dude, great job fighting with that k-jet system! I was rooting for you from the moment I saw you got the car. Not that many mechanics even want to tackle k-jet issues and even fewer people know how to adjust k-jet properly. I loved watching you fixing that!
You make me want to lift up the hood, grab a tool and fix something. That ist the biggest compliment, you can get from a viewer! Great job!
Great work Sreten!! That engine is unkillable! ✌️ And today I solved an issue on my '02 E39 525d Touring, I had the PCV valve/filter clogged (common "issue" on the M57 platform, the filter needs to be replaced at every service) and because of that I had a ton of blow-by from the oil cap, an external oil leak from the turbo, tons of smoke from the exhaust on "pedal to the metal" mode (🤣) and a lack of performance on low revs. Replaced that stupid contraption with a new filter/housing and now it's all good and it's like a completely different car 🥳 so happy 😁
18:08 ...actually gave me goosebumps! Soooo satisfying.... :) Great job!
Dude, what an accomplishment! You are the Dr. Frankenstein of BMWs.
this and glass of vine on a friday evening, that's the best therapy...seriously, best episode yet, thank you
You must be in the clouds when seeing all of the encouraging comments here, good job man! I adore your "everything could and should be fixed" attitude!
This channel genuinely puts a smile on my face, seeing these cars come to life again, there's not much like it. Keep up the amazing work!
Man, when you finally managed to make the engine start, that sound was so good. Those engines were properly made. I let a 40 thousand km car like that pass a few years ago, and I will always regret it.
Again watching the whole video, it feels always short, keep it up bro
“It’s brand new” omg you made me laugh. That’s exactly what my dad would have said!
57 minutes of joy, love it ❤❤❤
Can't believe it was actually 57 minutes, it just flew by!
I have been looking forward to watching this. Finish work, get a beer, chill out and watch your video. Perfect.
"After 26 years of sitting idle, it's finally idling." Bravo, Sreten. A pleasure to see you battle through to get this one running again!
Amazing job Sreten! You did not only managed to revive an old engine, but also you made it to run good!
Pure Joy to watch even for a certified Saab Nut!
Seriously my favorite channel on KZhead!
This makes me want to buy some more old BMWs,but I already have too many. This is the Best car Channel fixing up the Best old cars, Luv it!
That was really impressive. Great work Sreten. The car sounds sweet.
Incredibly engaging and what a journey it has been so far with this car. Great job on getting it running! 👏
It’s so nice this engine now have compression 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
I just subscribed. Really, really like your videos. Better than watching television programs.
Great to see this car running. I kinda felt engine will be healthy. Great job.
Fantastic! Really great work there. So amazing that the engine is in such great shape. I wonder if the 7th injector is clogged? After the state of the fuel system, I think it probably is. Amazing work though, and so little rust, this is a great project and I hope this car is looking just as good in antoher 40 years!
Indeed it is, just confirmed it today. Got a new one coming.
@@M539Restorations You think old one.
Good point Robin about the 7th injector, I was thinking the same!
@@M539Restorations So Rare to find so Rust Free...Envy! BMWCCA member 42 yrs. They need to Follow you! Blood , Sweat + Tears and now you have Spinning Wheels. Grand Slam Streten!
I owned a 1982 323i with power steering , BMW frontspoiler and factoryfitted Recaro-seats . This video make me think aboat my loved E21 .
Whats up Sreten Please bring back the interior detail and the 90s music. I know things been crazy busy and there are many projects at once but that was one of my favorite parts of your videos. Love what you do. My uncle had a E30 and when I saw it I was taken back to my childhood. Thank You for what you do.
you really pulled out a classic and made it run with those brakes and exhaust well done you brought out the boy in me lol
thx u lol when is the next part .
Sreten the type of guy to make quality content.
The fit of the plunger is so tight because it relies on it to give a fuel tight seal. It only sees control pressure but that is still over 40 psi which is pretty impressive. K Jet is a work of art from a manufacturing tolerance perspective.
I TOLD YOU ALEMÁN LOCO! Compression will improve after running the engine for some time! and It did!! Great program, thanks for taking the time to restore these amazing BMW crazy difficult cars.