Today, 4/1/17, we did the rod bearings on our E92 M3
Specs:
2013 car
6mt
30k miles
We bought it new and followed the break in to a T
No winter/cold weather use
10W60 BMW oil changed every 5k
Tracked for two seasons
yada yada yada
Here it is, about to be operated on!
And here are the rod bearings
bottoms
tops
People may keep telling themselves this is normal, but this is NOT normal!