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      10-13-2017, 09:31 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by roundel335 View Post
Have never heard of rod-bearing failure in either of the N55 versions. I DID hear a lot about bearing failure in the early E46 M3 S54 engines, though. I would suppose that bearing failure would depend greatly on how the car was driven and maintained and whether or not it was running ridiculously high boost levels, the wrong oil viscosity, or other abnormal situations.
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Haven't heard of rod bearing failure on N55 either..

Mike
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