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11-27-2013, 08:09 PM | #1 |
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Changed out my Rod Bearings - 08' E90 M3 Supercharged
I recently had my 2008 E90 M3 supercharged, and before doing that I thought it would be a great idea to swap out the rod bearings.
NOTE* - I had ZERO warning signs of any problems, or failing bearings, no ticks, knocks, etc. I just figured supercharging the car would only speed up the process IF something were to fail. The car had 47,000 miles before supercharging, and 1,800 miles of supercharged driving before the change. They show signs of wear, however not terrible. Hopefully the changing of the rod bearings will add 30k or so miles to the life of my supercharged engine. Overall, it was a good idea to replace them. I believe we went with the 2013 OEM bearings with a High performance coating? I don't know, ask Autotalent lol. Photos coming soon of the car build, just waiting for my AWRON gauge to go in, and then I will post photos. I love the car, its a completely different beast. Review will come with photos.
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This is encouraging...a little. I'm starting to think like many other car related issues this may be a "hit or miss" issue with our M3's. I'm not gonna worry about it any event. I got enough shit to worry about without rod bearings on an otherwise perfect car being on the list.
Thanks for posting.
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How often was the oil changed? Just curious.
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11-27-2013, 10:39 PM | #6 |
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I see copper showing through on one. Is that normal wear?
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Any oil analysis done before the operation?
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11-27-2013, 11:38 PM | #9 |
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For a 08 w/SC'er them bearings look real good, you didn't do bad by replacing them tho.
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That engine only has 47000 miles and already some of the bearings have completely worn through the lead and began digging into the copper. What are the odds of those bearings surviving another 100k miles?
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11-28-2013, 10:05 AM | #12 |
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How many cars have actually failed from bearing wearing out?
I ask because i have a few friends with 100K+ modded S85's on the factory bearings.
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It seems if you're going to have bearing issues it will happen early in the lifecycle of a car. That car can probably go another 50k on those bearings with no issues.
If you're going to supercharge, swapping the bearings is probably a good idea. Doesn't coating the OEM bearings make the problem worse though? |
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11-28-2013, 01:18 PM | #14 |
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There is an "acceptable" wear as designated by the factory. This rods show some wear, but not to the point where OP will be driving on the road, and the engines ceases. Granted the type of driving this car was put through.
But I think, OP, you have took the proper route in tackling rods failure once a S/C is added. Should be good to go for another 60k to 80k depending on the style of driving. |
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11-28-2013, 06:50 PM | #16 |
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If I wanted a car with an engine that would last for 200k plus then I sure wouldn't buy an M3 with a 8400 rpm redline engine in it.
Some compare this engine to exotics that typically see 5k or less a year and those engines don't last for 100k plus either. Perhaps a Honda or Toyota would be the car to buy if we wanted to enjoy high mileage, but even then if you beat the shit out of it then it wont last that long. |
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Exactly. Remember seeing a video with Steve Dinan saying that BMW designed these engines (S65/85) to last about 150k miles. He also said that modifying the engine with typical bolt ons, tune, rpm limit raise, etc would likely reduce its life by about 25k miles. For this type of engine, I'd be happy with 125k-150k miles. No such thing as a free lunch.
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