Super charger on a M3 with 185,000 miles ?

slowe90m3 wrote

Yup. Don't ignore a tensioner whine. I did and I was doing 80mph on interstate and I heard parts flying off the car and thought I blew a bearing and was waiting on the instrument panel to light up. I exited immediately noticed steering was tight. I stopped, popped the hood and saw the tensioner pulley resting on the airdam and a chewed up belt. Fortunately nothing happened to drive belts...i..e water pump. I only lost power steering. I replaced the entire drive system

slowe90m3 wrote

lol you bought an abandoned M3? Do you have a title at least? Abandoned cars usually hard to get a title...would love to hear a story...

slowe90m3 wrote

first thing get new kidney grilles. those stripes are awful.

Beamer_Guru wrote

He gave me a good price but the other services estimated was over priced.
I will let them do the Rod Bearings only

nycplumber wrote

and your oil pan lol

mikepale60 wrote

Same here! Fill us in when you get a chance.

Beamer_Guru wrote

mikepale60 wrote

Same here! Fill us in when you get a chance.

Update on the Rod Bearings tell me what you think

Davisca455

DrFerry wrote

Based on other's experience and photos, such as Davisca455 I would've expected worse.

Official S65 Rod Bearing Condition Example Thread https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1253084