How to install oil catch can on 2008 335i

I installed the belt and everything has been running smoothР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р вЂ™Р’В¦ fingers crossed.Р В РІР‚СњР В РІР‚С›s you can see, the engine bay was pretty dirty after all of this.Р В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В So, this gave me an excuse to clean it up. This time around the tensioner and all pulleys were still in good shape, so I just bought another belt (for the 3rd time). I couldnР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t find the torque specs, but I torqued them down to 40 ft/lbs.

I added a drop of thread-locker to each bolt and reinserted them. Maybe itР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›sР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В because the bolts are attached to the oil pan, become coated in oil, and eventually work themselves looseР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р вЂ™Р’В¦ IР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›m not sure.Р В РІР‚СњР вЂ™Р’В®ither way, IР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В removed the 2 loose bolts and found another bolt that fit perfectly in the missing slot. After doing a little more research, a few others reported the same thing. But upon further inspection, this is what I noticed:Р В РІР‚СњР В Р вЂ№Р В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В of my PS pump bolts was missing and the other 2 were loose! This is not on the pulley, but on the pump itself. My PS pulley was NOT coming in contact with the subframe. While underneath the car, I noticed that this was NOT my issue. My car was built in 08/2008 so I didnР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t think it was my issue, but I took a look anyways. However, this issue only affected N54 cars produced up until 04/2008.Р В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В Apparently BMW addressed the issue at that point. This was caused by worn motor mounts, allowing the motor to flex and sag when accelerating. The pulley would hit the subframe and shred the belt or break the pulley. I saw a lot of discussion about the power steering (PS) pump pulley coming into contact with the subframe. I went onlineР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В and starting reading up on the repeating issue.

I thought everything went great and drove the car around for 2 days until the belt shredded AGAIN! This time the belt started tearing and worked itself off of the pulleys. The new alternator pulley spun smoothly in one direction as it was supposed to. This time I ordered another new belt, tensioner, as well as an upper idler pulley, a lower idler pulley, an alternator pulley, and an alternator pulley removal tool.Р В РІР‚СњР В РІР‚С›ll of the parts arrived and we installed everything for a second time. Once the alternator was locked, I tried spinning the pulley by hand in either direction. I carefully lodged a screwdriver into the fan to lock it from spinning: After watching the video, I went out and tested mine. The alternator pulley has aР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В sprag clutch inside that allows it to spin one way, but not the other. Unsure where to start, we looked at the alternator because the belt wrapped around that specific pulley. Something was clearly causing the problem. This time it started wrapping around the alternator pulley and burnt up the backside of the brand new tensioner pulleys. About 50 miles later, the belt started shredding again. I put everything back together and assumed all was good. Once the partsР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В arrived, I installedР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В everything.Р В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В Here is a picture of the OFH gaskets going in, what a messР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р вЂ™Р’В¦

Ordered a new belt and tensioner, along with oil filter housing gaskets ( #1 & #2) because mine were leaking. Here is what I found:Р В РІР‚СњР В РІР‚С›s soon as I noticed the shredding serpentine belt, I drove home and parked the car. So, I popped the hood and started taking a video. A few weeks ago the car started making a squeaking noise.

How to install oil catch can on 2008 335i