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Blows my mind how many people talk so nonchalantly about replacing rod bearings on this forum, like they are changing their worn clutch. I don't care how "high revving" or "high performance" of a motor this is considered. Bearings are not a "consumable" item. We are taking about BMW's for Gods sake. This is something I would expect out of my beloved Ford Motor Company |
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Some great info here
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I read through some of the posts and started skull f**ing myself. Only to realize 63K miles, 10K or almost 100 days on track. No Blackstone report, running Castrol 60 as recommended, 10K changes.
Zero issues and the car runs like a champ. I have CPO until next May and will get a $70-90 Fidelity powertrain warranty (per month charge) for added peace of mind. So far, car runs like a champ! Enjoy the ride. Unlike E46 and 36s (including Euro spec) which I have owned, this car is bullet proof with no RTAB, front bushing failure, powersteering, SMG pump issue, power steering hose leak etc which plagued previous cars. Life is too short to think negative, let her scream to 8K Lutfy |
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10-21-2014, 05:32 PM | #97 |
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Anybody know if rod bearing replacement is covered under USAA warranty? Considering getting one, but knowing that they will replace worn bearing sure sweetens the deal. Thanks.
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The amount of failures are minuscule and the amount of failures on stock cars even more so.
This is a Bimmerpost over hyped, over analyzed and over blown issue. Fueled by tuners who claim to understand the effects of tuning this engine which they probably don't or for financial reasons don't want to admit. These cars doing amazing things, but come with a price: they require proper break-in and usage. Many abuse these cars because they simply don't know how to properly operate and maintain one. So, buying used I find to be of a much greater risk because you don't really know the fine details of the cars usage and such by the previous owner(s). Yea, you avoid depreciation loss of buying new car and get it cheaper, but there are hidden costs. Cheers, e46e92
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Im just going by facts, I treated my engine very well prob far too well. When I had by bearings replaced I was told several times how spotless my engine was except... for the worn ass bearings at 31,000 miles. This was stock car except for tune and exhaust at the time.
Well treated car, not even tracked all fluids changed at half the recommend milage and car always warmed up. End result? Bearings worn to shit because BWM made a mistake, will this happen this badly to every m3? No but it happens to enouf and you never know if it will be you, I would of thought my bearings would of been pristine.. I was wrong. If you want to ignore that this could happen to your engine that's on you but don't try to talk others out of doing a little preventive bearing change when it could very well save their engine.
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Have any of the known failures been on a car that was properly broken in, properly operated and properly maintained? |
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1) guys who go over 3k before oil at temp (separate from tach indicator) 2) guys who think cool down after redlining the car or hard accelerations means driving a mile and turning the car off Those are just some examples..... Cheers, e46e92
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oh and by the way not one single s65 or s85 engine opened up had bearings that didn't show excessive wear. i guess there isn't a single m3 or m5 owner out there that knows how to operate their car properly |
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Look this whole issue had been gone over in detail, its not people "not taking care of engine" its that bwm made an engine with inadequate journal/bearing clearance about 1/4 of the recommended clearance for high performance engines. The oil simply can not get where it needs to go, causing high heat and friction.
Massive in detail write up here, http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=892838 Are other sources by other engine builders etc but this pretty much covers it. Its not a mystery, only true fix is to have your engine pulled and parts milled down to proper specs. WPC treated bearings and whatnot will help some but is only buying you time.
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I think you'll just find another headache to worry about with whatever you switch to, but if it helps you sleep at night, go ahead and trade in, although now is probably not the best time financially. |
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So continue to attack people who don't agree with the amateur crap spewed around here....and just cause a tuner is on here spewing it, don't make them an expert. It means they are marketing on here. Keep it coming juvenile.... Cheers, e46e92
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Keep it coming boys, how many more threads can we get going to build the hysteria. Cheers, e46e92
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On the other hand, we have some idiot without any qualifications telling us BMW did a fantastic job and all those problems are because owners somehow don't know how to drive their cars properly Yeah, it's obvious who is the one talking crap out of their ass |
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