M3 engine blow up?
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Re: M3 engine blow up?
Not surprising...
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Possible cause in my opinion is the oil pump and bearings.
It starts with a distinctive ticking noise in the bottom end then it gets worse.
BT26;695496 said:
Not surprising...
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Possible cause in my opinion is the oil pump and bearings.
It starts with a distinctive ticking noise in the bottom end then it gets worse.
AC Schnitzer
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Had a 2008 E92 M3 DCT. Been to the track 3 - 4 times. Runs fine.
Always thought 2008 was the problematic one but 2011 ?
Luck of the Irish ?
Had a 2008 E92 M3 DCT. Been to the track 3 - 4 times. Runs fine.
Always thought 2008 was the problematic one but 2011 ?
Luck of the Irish ?
Re: M3 engine blow up?
Well the part numbers for the bearings for 2009 models have changed. Some say its a change of manufacturer. But it could be also the higher rate of premature failures on 2008 models than the other years. But 2011 models also have had their share of failures, so it is really luck of the irish in every sense of the word LUCK.
Like I said if the part numbers for the bearings has changed and there are still failures, I say that some of the oil pumps on the car have gone bad. It's impossible that even after changing the bearings, these issues still surface. Remeber the S54 had the same issue before...
BT26;695616 said:
Well the part numbers for the bearings for 2009 models have changed. Some say its a change of manufacturer. But it could be also the higher rate of premature failures on 2008 models than the other years. But 2011 models also have had their share of failures, so it is really luck of the irish in every sense of the word LUCK.
Like I said if the part numbers for the bearings has changed and there are still failures, I say that some of the oil pumps on the car have gone bad. It's impossible that even after changing the bearings, these issues still surface. Remeber the S54 had the same issue before...
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Re: M3 engine blow up?
Sidetrack a bit....do you guys hear ticking sounds from your wheels after coming to a stop / park with engine shut off?
The ticking sounds are not intermittent but rather ticks at regular intervals like 5 secs each....thought it's normal, maybe the rotors cooling down or something...
Hopefully not the clicking sounds like the US folks mention..They claim to hear these when engine is running???:errr:
Sidetrack a bit....do you guys hear ticking sounds from your wheels after coming to a stop / park with engine shut off?
The ticking sounds are not intermittent but rather ticks at regular intervals like 5 secs each....thought it's normal, maybe the rotors cooling down or something...
Hopefully not the clicking sounds like the US folks mention..They claim to hear these when engine is running???:errr:
Re: M3 engine blow up?
Don't worry that's the cowbell sound from the rotors cooling down assuming your engine is off.
It is normal for the M3 to make slight chugging / slight tick noises during idle as the injectors on the car is designed as such. Extreme ticking and rough idling is a sign that something is about to go like what those guys in US experienced before the engine kab00m.
Samurai;695659 said:
Don't worry that's the cowbell sound from the rotors cooling down assuming your engine is off.
It is normal for the M3 to make slight chugging / slight tick noises during idle as the injectors on the car is designed as such. Extreme ticking and rough idling is a sign that something is about to go like what those guys in US experienced before the engine kab00m.
AC Schnitzer
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That is normal. Just some expansion and contraction going on with Drilled ventilated rotors.
Happens when you give the brakes a tough time. This ticking sound is even louder in brake and ambient temp differential.
When I pitted after 5 laps which include cooling down lap. Ambient temp: 11 deg, the ticking sounds can be pretty loud.
Samurai;695659 said:
That is normal. Just some expansion and contraction going on with Drilled ventilated rotors.
Happens when you give the brakes a tough time. This ticking sound is even louder in brake and ambient temp differential.
When I pitted after 5 laps which include cooling down lap. Ambient temp: 11 deg, the ticking sounds can be pretty loud.
AC Schnitzer
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Its interesting how this is happening again.
We saw this same problem with 01-03 M3s regarding con rod bearings failure. I'm quite certain there was a recall for all 01s thru 03s in Aust. 04s onwards had new bearings.
This was a few years back but when I was doing my research before I purchased my 04 M3 in 2008, someone in Australia had a bearings failure. BMW Aust replaced with a complete brand new engine.
I wouldn't have expected a 2011 to have such problem especially near end of production.
satinGHOST|r!der;695641 said:
Its interesting how this is happening again.
We saw this same problem with 01-03 M3s regarding con rod bearings failure. I'm quite certain there was a recall for all 01s thru 03s in Aust. 04s onwards had new bearings.
This was a few years back but when I was doing my research before I purchased my 04 M3 in 2008, someone in Australia had a bearings failure. BMW Aust replaced with a complete brand new engine.
I wouldn't have expected a 2011 to have such problem especially near end of production.
reardriven
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^^ same owner whose M3 engine blew
I am definitely keeping mine virgin stock standard.
E92 m3 vs others - BMW M3 Forum (E90 E92)
^^ same owner whose M3 engine blew
I am definitely keeping mine virgin stock standard.
reardriven
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Interesting videos I must say.
The M3 purportedly hit 310km/h during the drag race with the 440bhp Evo. Can an M3 supposedly with only air filter mods, de-cat and exhaust hit 310? :chinese:
Interesting videos I must say.
The M3 purportedly hit 310km/h during the drag race with the 440bhp Evo. Can an M3 supposedly with only air filter mods, de-cat and exhaust hit 310? :chinese:
AC Schnitzer
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Re: M3 engine blow up?
Allow for 3-5% in Speedometer inaccuracy and factor in Parallax error, maybe it might be near 300kph.
reardriven;695703 said:
Allow for 3-5% in Speedometer inaccuracy and factor in Parallax error, maybe it might be near 300kph.
