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Rod Bearings
I was just wondering what peoples thoughts are on replacing rod bearings?
Do you treat it as a routine preventative maintenance task, or is this age of engine unaffected? has anybody experienced bearing failure? My 02 M3 was recalled under warranty and had them replaced but the general consensus seems to be replacement at 100k.... TIA Andy |
Changed mine at 89000 miles reason being I had had the front subframe off the car so it made sense to change them. I was very surprised as was my mechanic who has done quite a few rod bearing changes just how little wear there was on the old bearings. But it's good peace of mind to change them anyway. As I'm sure no two engines wear the same.
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Same as Chad. I changed mine at similar mileage as a preventative maintenance and glad I did as they were starting to show signs of wear.
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Serviceable part IMO on these cars now.
Its been pretty well documented that they will require changing usually at anything over 50k. I've done the race car (with all OEM parts) In the process of doing the M5 (ACL Extra clearance bearings & OEM everything else) And will do the CSL when it comes out of storage (with all OEM parts) I would not entertain the ARP bolts unless you are going down the road of swapping out the conrods as well. |
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Why not use the ARP bolts? King racing shells and ARP bolts seem to be the favoured combination on the standard motor.... Not challenging - just curious Thanks again Andy |
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