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Originally Posted by gazosnic
replacing is not a permanent fix. The clearance is tight so its basically a wear item. For 2008 I would recommend getting a Blackstone oil analysis to see if it shows any exclusive wear (e.g. increased copper levels). If not I'd plan on replacing between 50-75k miles if still NA and not raced regularly.
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Sorry, disagree with this. Replacing with new OEM is not a fix but we've had zero failures with BE and VAC extra clearance bearings. I've pulled vac's out after 13k miles of hard use and they were still flawless. Could've sold them as new. To me that is pretty indisputable proof that there IS a permanent fix for most engines....the exception being the small % of engines that suffer side clearance problems.
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2013 c63 Amg coupe p31, v7 tune, plm headers, armytrix downpipes, EflexFuel
2008 dct coupe, evolve engine/dct tune, ttp, ms intake, megan exhaust, cf ds. Sold.