cdburbank
09-19-2016, 04:19 PM
Hi everybody,
I just bought a 2007 328Xi and seeing as it is my first BMW I am new to the site.
As the car just hit 121,000 unsurprisingly my starter died. :embarrasm I wanted to make a post to share with you some of the experiences I had during the starter replacement and intake manifold cleaning.
The guides over at Pelican Parts were extremely helpful in the project. Because the starter is located underneath the intake manifold the whole intake system needs to be removed before you can work on the starter. the manifold replacement is straightforward except a few steps noted below. The Pelican parts guide for the intake removal can be found here Link (http://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/techarticles/BMW-3-Series-E90/FUEL-Intake_Manifold_Replacement/FUEL-Intake_Manifold_Replacement.htm)
Step 13 has you removing the electrical connector from the throttle body. This connector was very difficult to get off and in the end took using a screwdriver as a lever to get it off.
Step 17 has you removing the Crank Case Breather Valve. many people break the end of the hose. I found that if you use needle nose pliers to squeeze the collar and pull the hose off from about 2 inches back it will not break.
Step 19 of the Pelican Parts guide asks you to remove the electrical junction box from underneath the throttle body. The guide says to use the two tabs however after struggling with it for an hour I found that the easiest way to remove the box was to unbolt the bracket using the two T25 screws. A graphic of where you can find the screw can be found here (http://imgur.com/a/lEcP0).
Other than these 3 things the intake manifold removal is pretty straight forward. I figured since I had it removed anyway I would use an aerosol engine cleaner to get any oil residue out of the inside of the manifold and PCV tube as well as swap the throttle body and manifold gaskets.
After removing the intake system follow the starter replacement guide found here (http://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/techarticles/BMW-3-Series-E90/ENGINE-Starter_Replacement/ENGINE-Starter_Replacement.htm)
Its important to replace the aluminum starter bolts due to potential stripping and breaking of the bolts. One of the bolts goes in from the firewall side and unfortunately I was unable to get a torque wrench on that side due to clearance problems, so I had to do some guesswork.
I just bought a 2007 328Xi and seeing as it is my first BMW I am new to the site.
As the car just hit 121,000 unsurprisingly my starter died. :embarrasm I wanted to make a post to share with you some of the experiences I had during the starter replacement and intake manifold cleaning.
The guides over at Pelican Parts were extremely helpful in the project. Because the starter is located underneath the intake manifold the whole intake system needs to be removed before you can work on the starter. the manifold replacement is straightforward except a few steps noted below. The Pelican parts guide for the intake removal can be found here Link (http://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/techarticles/BMW-3-Series-E90/FUEL-Intake_Manifold_Replacement/FUEL-Intake_Manifold_Replacement.htm)
Step 13 has you removing the electrical connector from the throttle body. This connector was very difficult to get off and in the end took using a screwdriver as a lever to get it off.
Step 17 has you removing the Crank Case Breather Valve. many people break the end of the hose. I found that if you use needle nose pliers to squeeze the collar and pull the hose off from about 2 inches back it will not break.
Step 19 of the Pelican Parts guide asks you to remove the electrical junction box from underneath the throttle body. The guide says to use the two tabs however after struggling with it for an hour I found that the easiest way to remove the box was to unbolt the bracket using the two T25 screws. A graphic of where you can find the screw can be found here (http://imgur.com/a/lEcP0).
Other than these 3 things the intake manifold removal is pretty straight forward. I figured since I had it removed anyway I would use an aerosol engine cleaner to get any oil residue out of the inside of the manifold and PCV tube as well as swap the throttle body and manifold gaskets.
After removing the intake system follow the starter replacement guide found here (http://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/techarticles/BMW-3-Series-E90/ENGINE-Starter_Replacement/ENGINE-Starter_Replacement.htm)
Its important to replace the aluminum starter bolts due to potential stripping and breaking of the bolts. One of the bolts goes in from the firewall side and unfortunately I was unable to get a torque wrench on that side due to clearance problems, so I had to do some guesswork.