BMW M3 Forum (E90 E92) - View Single Post - Official S65 Rod Bearing Condition Example Thread

911r · 04-24-2021, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCalRPM

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Originally Posted by 911r

Rod Bearings replaced at ~51,200 miles. Pre-LCI bearings (car is 2009) ... replaced with BE bearings & BE spec ARP rod bolts. ~2/3 track days at Mid-Ohio. Was daily driven by previous owner & his wife; no notable "warm up procedure" was followed, apart from allowing the RPMs to settle after cold start. Oil changed every 3,000-10,000 miles throughout the car's life.

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Did you have the bearings changed at a shop in OH or was the previous owner near Mid-Ohio?

Previous owner was in Cleveland and took his cars to Mid-Ohio pretty frequently—guess he was an instructor or something. I had the rod bearings changed in SoCal.