E46 M3 Rod Bearings

Some rod bearing treatments are designed to allow the bearing to retain oil better which if they do actually do that would be helpful.

E46 m3 rod bearings.

Internal issues are never good. If a coated bearing is adding material to a rod bearing then obviously it must also be reducing the bearing clearance on the crankshaft journal. Rod bearings are an essential component to proper internal function. The bearings feature pmax black a unique tri metal.

King racing xp series big end connecting rod bearings for the bmw s54b32 engine. Bmw began replacing rod bearings in affected s54 engines. At 173k miles with lots of hard driving it is time to freshen the car up with new parts. Bmw gave owners a hassle early on claiming engine failures due to rod bearings were caused by over revving.

Bmw e46 m3 s54 3 2l connecting rod bearing. Replacing rod bearings on an s54 our good friends over at speed acamedy are currently refreshing an s54 motor for their e46 m3 project and needed to replace their rod bearings if you ve ever dealt with an s54 you know that it s an amazing motor with an unfortunate achilles heel. The xp series is a line of bearings with advanced metallurgical and geometric technologies that meet extreme performance loads. Bmw e46 m3 rod bearing replacement if you ve been following our drift car build off video series on our youtube channel then you know we bought the cheapest e46 m3 we could find 4 000 usd and that meant accepting the fact the 300 000 km chassis and engine were going to need some maintenance before we could reliably pound on the s54 3 2.

Eventually bmw succumbed to the serious s54 rod bearing issues. Greater clearance and oil flow for less friction and wear. The lift she was very tired. Available in standard size and std x with additional oil clearance as well as 0 025mm and 0 25mm oversizes.