First oil change since DIY’ing my rod bearings at 82k miles (87k on her now). Looks like the ACL bearings are holding up fine and the DIY was successful 👍. Time to increase the shift revs and let her sing again 😃😃😃.
Congrats on the report but you've been babying the car for 5k miles?! You must of been going insane... lolTime to increase the shift revs and let her sing again
My full thread here:This is what broken-in OEM rod bearings look like after 60,000 miles of hard driving, but never put away wet. I thought I’d start a separate thread on my latest rod bearing journey. You can run 10w60 motorcycle oil, if you know how to drive this engine.
This is also a big middle finger to all the FU-Tube s85 “Top Five Things I Hate” experts. These cars are only as good as the previous owner commitment (financial) to the health of this platform. Think about this parallel with your own health. What would happen if you didn’t go to the dentist in 5 years, or 10 years? Your mouth would be all jacked up, if you only brushed and flossed. Some of these cars have never been to the dentist for a deep cleaning, outside of the laughable free scheduled maintenance, which probably ended three to five years ago.
It always cracks me up, when I read a classified that states their car was “responsibly driven” and then the seller adds “never tracked!” These cars can be responsibly driven AND tracked.
This time around, I had OMS use BE bearings from FAMS. BE was not available at the time of my last replacement in 2013.
For me, it was either OEM-L (leaded) or BE. The OEM-L is traceable and well documented, while the updated 702/703 are not able to be traced with a BS report.
Running total of my bearing life:
1. OEM (leaded) 0 to 80,0000 miles.
2. OEM (leaded) 80,000 to 150,000 miles.
3. BE 150,000 to present.
I’ve driven about 120/130 of the 150,000 miles. My clutch was replaced by the previous owner at about 18,000 miles before I bought the car. My throttle actuators are original too. I have never seen my after-thought 6MT transmission overheat at the track — which was all the talk in the early years.
I also replaced both electric oil pumps, and all my VANOS related items, which lasted for 150,000 miles.
Originally, I replaced my first set at 80,000ish. They were trashed. Thread can be found here:
Rod bearings at 84,000 miles
My last BS report before this replacement:
137,000 mile update on rod bearings replaced 53,000...
Since my last replacement in 2013, I continued to follow my “normal” start-up and driving procedures — track days included. 3000 mile-ish oil interval on 10w60 Motul motorcycle oil.
I’m looking forward to another 60,000 miles.
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This was great timing. I was just about to ask you about your bearings when changed. Mine were done by the PO at 99k and I'm coming up on 120k. Like you my car gets a proper warm up, highway miles and of course days at the track. I am testing at each oil change(3k) and I'm committed to the platform. I wish I had a 6MT but I can always do that later. I have maybe 30-40k to go but rod bearings were in the plan before I bought the car.My advice: run whatever oil you feel is appropriate for how and where you drive your car. Pull the bearings and get your answer.
You can run 10w60. Ask me how I know. The thread below is based on my s85 on OEM clearance bearings and 10w60 motorcycle oil. Subsequently, I'm still on 10w60 and the enlarged BE bearings today.
Running total of my bearing life:
1. OEM (leaded) 0 to 80,0000 miles.
2. OEM (leaded) 80,000 to 150,000 miles.
3. BE 150,000 to present, which is 171,000+ miles.
My OEM bearings looked good after 60,000 miles, running 10w60. I will pull my BE bearings for giggles in 40,000 miles to see how they compare to my OEM bearings.
My full thread here:
This is what broken-in OEM rod bearings look like after...
This is what broken-in OEM rod bearings look like after 60,000 miles of hard driving, but never put away wet. I thought I’d start a separate thread on my latest rod bearing journey. You can run 10w60 motorcycle oil, if you know how to drive this engine. This is also a big middle finger to...www.m5board.com