Long overdue but thankfully just in time, it’s time to finally address the scariest thing about the BMW E46 M3. The rod bearings! If not inspected by either physically looking at them or getting an oil analysis you could run the chance of ruining your iconic S54 motor. In this video I’ll take you through the process of getting rod bearings replaced and hopefully educate you further on the topic by having mechanics do and explain the job itself. Huge Thanks to PSI Orlando for the work!
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While it's great for the long term maintenance, the alternative is you could have called your local BMW and they would be able to tell you when the rod bearing replacement was performed. That's what I did with mine. They provided the year and mileage since it was done at their expense. It wasn't a recall but a technical service bulletin from October 2004 (SI B 11 04 04): http://www.siwilson.com/BMW/Service_bulletins/S54%20Bearing%20shell%20Service%20Bulletin.pdf
Why don’t you colab with adam lz he’s literally the next shop over
That’s a sexy car.
BMW builds the engine tight I suggest moving to a 0w/40 full synthetic oil I use AMSOIL is all my BMWS cars and they look brand new. And I never have VAnos issues. I have zero varnish.
Great E46 M3 content! Question … I have a 2001 M3 Convertible with 75k miles and according to the stealership records, the rod bearings were replaced in 2004 as part of a recall or tech service bulletin. Would you recommend replacing them again?
Stop paying with those disposable cars, buy a real car.
Dude put the other headers back. The car sounded way way better before you changed the headers
Happy New Year from Tokyo
Love your love of bimmers! Btw, where did you get the upgraded bearings?