Top 9 Parts That Will Fail On A 100K+ Mile BMW M57 Engine

Top 9 Parts That Will Fail On A 100K+ Mile BMW M57 Engine

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[marekc]

with glowplugs replaced every 10k is a joke, if you service them as per schedual and use anti seeze on them you won't have any problems, just when replacing and the threads don't look great, 1 pass with thread repair tool to clean them with some oil on it (so debriss will stay on the tool) and you are ready to go.

[chitown-]

The intake pipe that you mention at 6:55; can you give any hints on how to make sure it's seated correctly? I can barely see the pipe, so I'm trying to figure out how I'm supposed to get my hand in there to force it onto the turbo. Do you push it with a tool? Come up from underneath the engine or the side or from the top to the right of the pipe itself? So frustrated. I changed the thermostat and water pump on mine and everything is completed, but I'm not 100% sure that I've got this pipe connected to the turbo as you can't even see the connection. Greatly appreciate any advice/tips!

[deanlynch]

The m57 engine is bomb proof ive done 40k in 3years. and all ive done blanked egr! Changed a few sensors and Kept it well serviced what a motor fair play!!👌

[zldxbzt]

Isn’t the N57 the engine that began having problems with the timing chain? I heard the M57 is pretty solid in terms of timing chain reliability.

[mlgmounted]

my vortex crankcase breather did send lots of oil to intake, so yeah, you still need to clean that at least, ( and i mean cleaning of vortex separator and intake itself) so it is much better to use good "old" fabric filter to prevent that( and change it every 2 oil change which is not that hard and not expensive at all), not to say diesel engine can use oil as a fuel, so it can start revving on its own

[sysad]

Hi BMW Doctor.
If I do an EGR delete to my 2001 3.0D E53, is it necessary to do an ECU tuning? Is it safe to use the car without any tuning at all? Thanks,

[mas]

330, 000 kms on my 2009 BMW 35d (M57) engine. Replaced plugs and module at 200, 000 kms. Deleted EGR. Unreal engine. Put (healthy) swirl flaps back in, as it killed my short-trip fuel economy. Go M57! Thanks BMW Doctor.

[matthewdavis]

Thanks for the video. Great stuff.
If the E53 is having transmission issues (lurches forward and jerks coming into a rolling stop from 2nd to 1st) could this be a solenoid problem?

[rustynail]

Doc, what's your opinion on the automatic transmission oil cooler on the M57? Apparently they have a built in thermostat and are know for failure resulting in car not reaching temp 88 degrees and poor mpg, any insight?

[steveshadwell]

Another great video Dean. Sound advice about the glow plugs. I had 2x fail on my E61 535d and I only knew as it stopped the DPF regeneration. I used your video and removed and replaced all 6 glow plugs. ISTA diags knew 2 had failed - I didn’t need to replace the control module. Need to do the vacuum pipes next - a few look a bit crusty 😀

[salahtach]

Thank you for this video, I have changed my deshuiler and glow plugs this weekend, because I have 4 plugs off (e46 330d), however I noticed a lot of black oil next manifold connection gasket (I think because the cold wether) but I was disappointed because after this change my engine still have a big consommation when the car is on stop I can see the counter turn quickly exceeding 13l/100km, then decrease when I run, what do you think, my next step is remove the EGR, but do we need to reprogram the engine map, as the air mass programmed don't consider deleted EGR

[Davywoo]

Agree about staying away from remaps . On my n57 640d engine is good at 60k and regular check and keep the modules green but would you still reccomend an egr removal or only when issues arrive or high mileage, does the egr and dpf have to be coded out ? Was thinking about it but my local garage said it would cause more problems .
Your thoughts Dean .

[vanessaeverington]

Your background music is very intrusive, can’t hear what you are saying properly☹️

[arden]

Eww my 2004 X5 has been remapped and now I am worried 😂 130k on the clock. Will be sorting the rest of the things you have pointed out .. I currently have a glow plug module failure at present and have the parts here to change . Absolute nightmare to start on a cold morning . Cheers for the tips

[ОрлинСавов]

Very good informative video. Only one question what would you recommend if I was to say I was going in to see a 2006 x3 with m57 diesel engine for the first time? What would be best thing to do when viewing this car ?

[stevenseagal]

May be a dumb question but is there a tune that can “turn off/block” egr system? I know once it has an EGR delete and flush/clear these motors run much better and don’t have as much carbon buildup as a result. My only concern with doing a delete is that we have emissions tests for diesels under 8500lbs in my state. Also, is the EGR delete undetectable or?? Just trying to wrap my head around this

[mkm]

Another top video Dean, you are bang on with the remapping carry on with these engines because everyone up north who has a 530/535d is selling them because they have problems lol. Not me. Even still have my egr in because its electronic and haven't got to that yet, swurl flaps have been blanked, I done that asap. Keep these coming, better than most content on YouTube.

[Sanyey]

U forgot the constantly problematic cracking Y water manifold under the intake.. breaks like glass if its still the original one, or even craks/leaks on its own. Worth replacing if the intake is already off, as it literally cost buttons aftermarket, and prevents future breakdowns cuz of blown cooling circuit....

[craigchamberlain]

If I heard you correctly you said to replace glow plugs every 10k? I'm assuming that's 10k miles but even so, that's a very short replacement cycle in my opinion. I've replaced the glow plugs and controller several times on two different E61 535d engines and I would certainly agree that they should be replaced on a similar schedules to spark plugs in a petrol engine. Something like 48k or 60k miles max, but not 10k unless you have an actual failure showing up in a fault code. If you don't do many miles then I'd also suggest a 4/5 year replacement if you don't get to 48k or 60k miles in that time.

I totally agree that you don't want to leave it too long and then when a plug falls you can't get it out. My method for extraction is to get the engine fully hot before starting and then strip down everything to allow the inlet manifold to be removed. Then remove the electrical connections carefully and spray plenty of Plusgas or other penetrating oil around the glow plugs (not WD-40) and then go have a cup of tea and some cake. Or you could just stand around for 10-20 mins if you prefer! 

In any case, use a torque wrench in reverse mode and set a torque of 25NM and see if you can get any plugs out. If not, spray them again and wait 5 mins and try again at 28NM, then repeat at 30NM, 32NM and 35NM, each time spraying more Plusgas. Usually you'll get 4 or 5 out and maybe all 6 by this point. But if not then you need to decide to either leave the remaining plugs alone, especially if they are not showing as faulty, OR go to 40NM and try to get them out. I don't know what happens beyond 40NM but eventually you will snap the plug so choose wisely!