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RG, first of all thanks for all your time and dedication to this topic.

The eccentricity results are far greater then I had expected. I get your point on what your saying about how BMW has made changes to clearance and oil and what that suggests (that they made a mistake).

However, the only reason why BMW changed to lead/copper free bearings is due to EU regulations. It does not conclude that they did it because something was wrong, they made the change in material because they were following government guidelines.

Thats like saying auto manufactures are choosing turbo engines over NA because its better, its not better and its not their first choice. Its what they are required to do to stay in business.