"MShift" #19 on this page => https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1732937
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Add me to the list of Blown Motors... unknown cause, but cylinder 6 doesnt hold pressure. Possible main bearing or fuel injector let go at 123K.
2011 e90 m3 [DCT]
I had the rod bearings done 2k miles ago and otherwise the car was maintained very well.
2011 e90 m3 [DCT]
I had the rod bearings done 2k miles ago and otherwise the car was maintained very well.
Or valve spring? Is motor locked up?
///M Power-Belgium wroteI ALWAYS appreciate the additions. Please let me know if you find the thread for MShift. The link is for Carlow above this post."MShift" #19 on this page => https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1732937
Thanks again!
You can add me to the statistics too. It's been an year already, but still haven't figured out the reason, but will part the engine in the following two weeks.
I suspect mains, but still not sure.
Here is the thread - https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1594746
I suspect mains, but still not sure.
Here is the thread - https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1594746
Without reading through 116 pages, has there been any progress with the class action lawsuit?
The lawsuit has it's own thread somewhere, last I looked it hadn't been updated in about 1-2yrs IIRC.
, but you've messed this link up, that one is for carlow 
[edit] I see aus beat me to it
Will add the others to my list soon.
///M Power-Belgium wroteHi mate, thanks for the links"MShift" #19 on this page => https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1732937
, but you've messed this link up, that one is for carlow [edit] I see aus beat me to it Will add the others to my list soon.
Assimilator1 wrote"MShift" mentioned about his blown engine in Carlow's thread. He never started an own thread about his blown S65 ...The lawsuit has it's own thread somewhere, last I looked it hadn't been updated in about 1-2yrs IIRC.
Hi mate, thanks for the links
Will add the others to my list soon.
So , I can not post another link, because there is no other link .Mate , that's about it ....
do we have instances on replaced(BE/ACL) bearing failure?
Assimilator1 wroteFYI - Malek's car was also a main bearing failure per the link below:
14.Malek@MRF - confirmed RBs failed 38k miles, 2011 MY, was running 0w/40 oil for last 15k miles. Better link showing pics of RBs & crank https://www.m3post.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16627429&postcount=672
https://www.m3post.com/forums/showpost.php?p=17167105&postcount=58
Makes me wonder, how many of these LCI cars written up as rod bearing failures are actually main first failures but were never tore down fully? It seems pretty alarming that the LCI cars seem to be the only ones spinning mains/seizing without warning while NA.
deansbimmer has this been your experience with bearing failures on the 2011+ cars?
thereverendgarnt wroteI've seen a couple dozen main failures but don't seem to think one is more pre-disposed to failure than the other. We see both fail.Makes me wonder, how many of these LCI cars written up as rod bearing failures are actually main first failures but were never tore down fully? It seems pretty alarming that the LCI cars seem to be the only ones spinning mains/seizing without warning while NA.
Rod bearing failure can certainly be mis-diagnosed by an inexperienced wrencher but I doubt any experienced tech would overlook main bearing failure as the primary cause.
deansbimmer wroteAre main bearing failures the inevitable doom for NA S65 with replaced rod bearings? Does such a failure toast the block for rebuild-ability? Or is there a preventative measure for main bearing failure?I've seen a couple dozen main failures but don't seem to think one is more pre-disposed to failure than the other. We see both fail.
Rod bearing failure can certainly be mis-diagnosed by an inexperienced wrencher but I doubt any experienced tech would overlook main bearing failure as the primary cause.
The preventative maintenance involves about 3 days of shop labor and requires pulling the motor, removing the trans, and flipping it upside down to pull the bedplate. Deansbimmer did a main bearing guide a while ago. Pretty much no one does this as preventative maintenance due to the time/cost and the fact that relatively few engines have failed due to main bearings.
"jackmahoney" for the list => https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1751543
(Black hole in block . 10K miles after a bearing replacement)
(Black hole in block . 10K miles after a bearing replacement)
Man seeing these engines go down after having the bearings done has me rethinking jumping back into the s65 game.
How many of those have been reported over the last 5 years? 3?
pbonsalb wroteNo idea but it just doesn't seem like a real "solution". I dont want to be worrying about my car all the time. Just me.How many of those have been reported over the last 5 years? 3?
Maybe look at a used Toyota IS-F.
pbonsalb wroteFunny! My car experience since I got into "non-American performance" has gone like this...Maybe look at a used Toyota IS-F.
08 ISF ->08 E90 M->11 E92 M->15 F80 M->10 E92 M->16 F82 M->11 E92 M
My buddy brought his ISF out with us on an M mountain run a few years ago.. it was the only car that broke down. I'm sure an anomaly but still rather funny.
dmk08 wroteMan, registration or sales tax on all those transactions seems brutal for bouncing back and forth between effectively the same 2 cars.pbonsalb wroteFunny! My car experience since I got into "non-American performance" has gone like this...Maybe look at a used Toyota IS-F.
08 ISF ->08 E90 M->11 E92 M->15 F80 M->10 E92 M->16 F82 M->11 E92 M
My buddy brought his ISF out with us on an M mountain run a few years ago.. it was the only car that broke down. I'm sure an anomaly but still rather funny.
DRLane wroteIn Georgia you only pay tax on the differenceMan, registration or sales tax on all those transactions seems brutal for bouncing back and forth between effectively the same 2 cars.
When I went from the F8x to the E9x tax was $0.
