Have the Timing Chain Guides Failed on this 1997 BMW 540i? We find out!

The BMW M62 and M62TU V8 are well known for timing chain guide failure. In this episode, we replace the oil pan gasket and take the opportunity to inspect this 250k mile E39 540i/6 to see if the timing chain guides have broken. This should help owners of the E38 740i, E39 540i, and E53 X5 4.4i & 4.6is

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:16 - History on the car
1:26 - Draining the oil
2:21 - Dropping the oil pan
4:20 - A look inside the timing cover
5:03 - Using the borescope to inspect the "U" guide
6:13 - Inspection conclusion
6:34 - Clean oil pan
6:59 - Installing the oil pan
8:51 - Please Like and Subscribe

Music from https://filmmusic.io:
"Fantasia Fantasia" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)

Music from https://filmmusic.io:
"Werq" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)