Official S65 Rod Bearing Condition Example Thread

yeahM3 · 08-15-2018, 01:33 PM

Had my rod bearings changed yesterday.
2008 E93 90,000 miles
Glad I did.......

The top row is the uppers and the bottom is the lowers. Sorry for the quality. Didn't have a lot of time to take the pic.

Ginlaan · 08-17-2018, 03:14 PM

Will post pics when I get my phone charged. Just picked up car after bearing replacment done at 132k a couple of bearings were worn to copper. I lucked out it seems.

Helmsman · 08-17-2018, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ginlaan

Will post pics when I get my phone charged. Just picked up car after bearing replacment done at 132k a couple of bearings were worn to copper. I lucked out it seems.

132k is a respective mileage, some wear fair enought. Proper motor no doubt.

buddalun · 08-18-2018, 12:04 AM

Had my rod bearings replaced this week while the oil pan was repaired. Also did motor and trans mounts.

Details:

- 2012 ZCP M3 w/ 46k Miles on original bearings.
- Replaced with BE Bearings and BE/ARP Bolts.

Pictures of original bearings:

jayscoobs · 08-18-2018, 01:29 AM

Just picked up my car from the shop. 93k bearings replaced with BE Bearings and Hardware. Not in any particular order. The one good thing is my DCT isn't leaking at all yet.

Ginlaan · 08-18-2018, 03:10 PM

Wow that is some deep copper it looks like on one the bearings.

s14_kev · 08-22-2018, 11:45 PM

2008 M3 - 110k miles
Original bearings replaced with BE bearings

Most recent Blackstone Analysis

shmad · 08-23-2018, 06:28 PM

2008 e90 with 57,300 miles. all oil changes done around 5k miles. I'm third owner and never revd above 3k when engine was cold.

shmad · 08-23-2018, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevin///mlee

2008 M3 - 110k miles
Original bearings replaced with BE bearings

man yours were quite worn too

NeverL8 · 08-23-2018, 09:50 PM

My 2013 with 50k miles

Helmsman · 08-24-2018, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by TheRussski

My 2013 with 50k miles

Looks to align well with mine coming out at 38k, your looks like a tad more worn. Easily another 50k on those (our) I think, but now its done. Nice to get a good feel for the motor and that maintenance/driving style have worked out.

doogee · 08-24-2018, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by hpat

anybody have pics of BE bearings pulled after a few thousands of miles on 10w60?
it might not be a bad idea compiling a thread with examples of all pulled replaced bearings for sakes of comparison (WPC, BE, vac, etc.)

I'll be making a point of posting my VAC bearings in the near future. I'm almost have 50,000 miles on them now.

NeverL8 · 08-24-2018, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Helmsman

Looks to align well with mine coming out at 38k, your looks like a tad more worn. Easily another 50k on those (our) I think, but now its done. Nice to get a good feel for the motor and that maintenance/driving style have worked out.

Potentially it “could” have lasted longer but I wasn’t going to take that chance! On the top right you can see there’s a piece of bearing missing...that had me concerned

Helmsman · 08-24-2018, 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRussski

Potentially it “could” have lasted longer but I wasn’t going to take that chance! On the top right you can see there’s a piece of bearing missing...that had me concerned

Can't see really, is it actually a piece gone or "spots" like on some of your (and mine) other?

NeverL8 · 08-24-2018, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Helmsman

Can't see really, is it actually a piece gone or "spots" like on some of your (and mine) other?

It’s actually a piece missing, I should’ve taken a close up of it

Helmsman · 08-24-2018, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRussski

It’s actually a piece missing, I should’ve taken a close up of it

Damn. Interesting, I'll check mine closer, maybe to find that some of the "spots" actually are material missing.

Cheers

SeeSax · 08-24-2018, 11:18 AM

2009 E92, 53k miles, in no particular order:

Replacing with BE bearings and ARP bolts at Performance Technic in Fremont, CA.

-Collin-

kshaikh · 08-24-2018, 09:29 PM

In no particular order. They didn't look as bad as I thought they would.

Edit: E93. 67K miles

SoCalRPM · 08-28-2018, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRussski

My 2013 with 50k miles

I can't tell from the photo, but are the dark spots on #2 #4 and #6 pitting in the metal?

NeverL8 · 08-28-2018, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoCalRPM

I can't tell from the photo, but are the dark spots on #2 #4 and #6 pitting in the metal?

Yes, I wonder what causes that...I’ve seen a couple examples that had the same spots

Solo_M_Tech · 08-28-2018, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRussski

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoCalRPM

I can't tell from the photo, but are the dark spots on #2 #4 and #6 pitting in the metal?

Yes, I wonder what causes that...I’ve seen a couple examples that had the same spots

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoCalRPM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRussski

My 2013 with 50k miles

[IMG]http://i63.tinypic.com/vz9f6.jpg[/IMG]

I can't tell from the photo, but are the dark spots on #2 #4 and #6 pitting in the metal?

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRussski

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoCalRPM

I can't tell from the photo, but are the dark spots on #2 #4 and #6 pitting in the metal?

Yes, I wonder what causes that...I’ve seen a couple examples that had the same spots

those black spots are embedded debris from the oil.

NeverL8 · 08-28-2018, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fubar_M3

those black spots are embedded debris from the oil.

Thank you! I was curious.

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