M50 starter motor. Easy to do???

[whiskychaser]

I wish I could pull an M50 intake in 20 minutes without breaking something
I agree, unless you're as experienced as who is Winfred, its a less frustrating method to remove the intake.

Good luck with it, and have fun with the little fuel rail clippy thingers.

Dave M

I just ease up the rail from front to back and leave the clips in place. Maybe thats why it only takes 20 mins

[yaofeng]

I wish I could pull an M50 intake in 20 minutes without breaking something
I agree, unless you're as experienced as who is Winfred, its a less frustrating method to remove the intake.

Good luck with it, and have fun with the little fuel rail clippy thingers.

Dave M

If you do it often enough, you could. The first time I bitched and moaned how difficult it is. The second and third time I did with the engine on the stand I was still not there. The fourth time I did in car because I need to change the wiring harness. I know exactly which bolts to remove to yank the intake out.

Maybe not 20, but 30.

[winfred]

it's just one of those things you get good at, like e38 blower motors, they pay 7.5 but i've done then in a 1.5 and that's with pulling the dash, we are nice and only charge 6

I wish I could pull an M50 intake in 20 minutes without breaking something
I agree, unless you're as experienced as who is Winfred, its a less frustrating method to remove the intake.

Good luck with it, and have fun with the little fuel rail clippy thingers.

Dave M

[KenB]

Thanks for the responses.

I opted to let my indy do it as I didn't have the time or patience to try. He did it w/o removing the intake and I was happy to pay him the $150 he charged for 2 hours labor.

BTW, new Bosch starters come with a 1 year replacement and 2 year roadside assistance plan (jump or tow).

+1 for manual transmissions, I never got stuck anywhere (like in Cape Cod while on vacation) when the starter decided not to crank.

[bimmerd00d]

i've done this both ways. From below, you're going to need a decently long wrench

[Ferret]

I love the statements of disbelief about intake manifold removal time

The last time I pulled the head off before the 525i went to the great scrapyard in the sky, I had the head off from a standing start in 1h15 :o

EDIT: It was the 5th time I'd done it in 18 months though...