Engine connecting rod.
E46 m3 rod bearing replacement cost.
Bmw s s54 engine debuted in the 2000 e46 m3 and remained in production through 2008 powering only the e85 z4 m roadster in the later years.
We ll keep this short as this is mostly an issue with 2001 2003 bmw s54 m3 engines.
Like all sports cars the e46 m3 comes with a few problem areas.
Bmw e46 m3 are known to wear issues with their rear differential and currently the only official solution is to replace the whole assembly at significant cost 3 000.
Additionally most rod bearings that would fail due to design flaws.
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I ve owned several m3s before including a couple e46 m3s so i am familiar with similar vintage bmws as well as cars in general.
Rod bearing replacement cost and labor units.
If the issues are left unattended it can cause serious damage to the rear diff assembly so we would recommend overhauling the diff when it develops signs of a problem.
Includes everything needed for a rod bearing service featuring wpc treated rod bearings and arp rod bolts.
The cost of modifying the crankshaft journal for this wider bearing is only slightly more than a standard crankshaft repair when a rod bearing has spun.
Bmw e46 m3 rod bearing replacement.
Bmw e46 m3 s54 3 2l connecting rod bearing.
Be bearings performance rod bearing replacement kit.
Some are minor and some are very serious like vanos failures and subframe splits.
If a rebuild is in your future on an s54 i encourage you to investigate the costs of a standard rebuild and compare those costs to our rod bearing modification kit.
To make a long story short i just bought an 03 with 106k and am doing some work on it to catch up on.
If you re considering to buy an e46 m3 or currently an owner these are all the items you should know about and expect to take care if you have not already.
Which is something i appreciate greatly.
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 liter straight 6 engine while learning to drift in it.
