BMW N54 Engine Overview — Pros, Cons, and More!
In 2006, BMW introduced a 3.0L inline-six engine that they named the N54. It was the manufacturer’s first mass-produced turbocharged engine and the first turbocharged BMW petrol engine in over 30 years when it debuted. The N54 featured two small-pressure turbochargers and an aluminum crankcase with iron cylinder liners and a steel camshaft. It used […]
BMW S62 Engine — Built to Perform
The BMW S62 is the legendary, naturally-aspirated V8 engine that most famously powered the E39 M5. Towards the turn of the millennium, BMW had built a reputation for producing excellent straight-six engines and a few high-performance inline-four units, like the S14. However, the V8 layout, although not as prominent during the time, was quite a […]
BMW N55 — Turbocharged Reliability
The BMW N55 is a turbocharged 3.0L inline-six engine that debuted in 2009. It had big shoes to fill as it was introduced to replace the successful N54 — BMW’s first mass-produced turbocharged engine. The N55 featured multiple changes, most of them implemented to make it a more reliable unit than its predecessor. Since it […]
The Story of BMW M10: How BMW Produced One of Their Icons
The BMW M10 engine made its debut nearly half a century ago. That’s a very long time, and car engines and technology have seen monumental changes since. However, the M10 is arguably the most incredible engine that BMW ever made. To put things into perspective, I could tell you about how it’s the engine that […]
BMW M20 Engine — The OG Straight-6
The BMW M20 is an inline-six, single overhead camshaft engine that was produced from 1977 to 1993. The M20 powered multiple BMWs, but it went down in history as the unit that powered the iconic E30 3-series. The German manufacturer intended for the M20 to replace its larger displacement inline-four engines, as it believed that […]
BMW S14 Engine — A Paul Rosche Masterpiece
The BMW S14 is arguably the greatest 4-cylinder engine that BMW has ever made. To bring you up to speed on its significance, you only need to know one thing — it’s the engine that powered the very first M3, the iconic BMW E30 M3. The birth of the E30 M3, and the S14 that […]
BMW S65 Engine — Known Issues and Common Problems
The BMW S65 engine is undoubtedly one of the best engines this company has ever made. It lay at the heart of every M3 manufactured from 2007 and 2013 and was the last naturally-aspirated unit to power the car (the next-gen M3 used the turbocharged S55). The 4.0 liter V8 put out 414hp and 295 […]
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BMW Coolant – What to Get and What to Avoid
Coolants, or antifreeze as it’s sometimes referred to, is a fluid that plays an integral role in regulating the running temperature of your engine. When an engine is running, it produces extreme amounts of heat that, if not managed, can cause catastrophic damage to various parts of the engine. The cooling system, including the coolant […]
BMW VANOS Explained — What It Does, Why It Fails and How to Fix It
Variable valve timing was a true game-changer when it first appeared. Born as a means to achieve the ultimate performance, but also efficiency, VVT was quickly adopted by almost every major car manufacturer out there. This, of course, includes BMW who dubbed their approach to variable valve timing as VANOS, or Variable NockenwellenSteuerung in German. […]
BMW N52 Engine – Everything You Need to Know
By the mid-2000s, BMW had built itself a reputation for developing excellent examples of naturally aspirated inline-six engines. At the turn of the millennium, it revealed the M54 (and the performance-oriented S54 shortly after) and cemented itself as one of the best in the business when it came to the six-pot layout. Needless to say, […]
BMW N51 Engine — All You Need To Know About SULEV
The N52 succeeded the highly-successful M54 and powered multiple BMW cars between 2004 and 2015. While it became one of the most reliable and popular inline-six engines BMW ever made, it had a lesser-known sibling called the N51. Interestingly, the N51 is near-identical to the N52, powering the same cars and available during the same […]