Greetings,
Been a lot of recent posts in the forums that doing a rod bearing replacement is a 'must-do' item for owners planning to keep their M3's...what's particularly concerning is that I see more and more vendors offering service packages, and while nice to have options and know the price upfront - are we all suppose to just do this ?
My last Blackstone was perfect, but I've read on the forums that due to material change in 2011+ engines you cannot detect early on if the bearings are prematurely wearing or not ? is this true ?
Everyone time I have asked either a BMW tech or SA they've not once said anything about doing any replacements [ever] - granted I'm not asking an objective source but asking several different tech's and SA's from the two different BMW dealers in town I have never had even a slight acknowledgement, when I ask I look for tell-tale signs of a lie or omitting information and see none.
Cheers