Here is my take on rod bearings.
E92 m3 rod bearing replacement cost canada.
I have the aluminum bearings but will probably plan to do them at higher mileage.
What is the difference between arp 625 and arp 2000 bolts you ask.
We recommend the bearing replacement at 60k miles.
Read this to help prevent premature engine failure the problem.
These guys have lost their damn mind.
Recommend a garage to do the work at a decent price.
The tried true and very popular arp 2000 material is a quench and tempered heavily alloyed martensitic steel with a typical 44 47 c scale rockwell.
Brian brought his frozen blue e92 m3 in for a check engine light.
I have a 2011 with about 41k miles on it.
The bmw e92 s65 v8 m3 engine is receiving a set of apr custom aged 625 rod bolts during the course of its engine service.
This problem manifests itself in various types of engine failure but most commonly as connecting rod bearing failure and even crankshaft failure in later models due to a different rod bearing spec.
This quote comes from keeler bmw killer bmw in upstate ny.
His car has just over 58k miles.
E92 m3 rod bearings.
Apparently the v8 is slightly less prone to bearing failure than the v10 but given the cost of a replacement crank runs into multiples of thousands.