Welcome to our Technical Section.
Here you’ll find helpful information on the typical failures of BMW engines, tips on what to look out for and how to go about fixing or preventing issues.
BMW M3 S65 Main Bearing Failure.
In this video, we provide a deep explanation into an even more common S65 engine failure issue that you may not have thought of.
We all know the rod bearings need addressing at some point. But, has anyone ever thought about the main bearings? Well, after seeing that the last 5 engines that've come through the workshop have all been seized due to main bearing failure, we sure have. But, don't worry. We have a solution.
BMW S85 V10 Vanos and Cam Timing - How to.
We show in our own words how to setup and time the Vanos system on an E60 or E61 M5/M6 V10 engine. We show how to install and run the checks afterwards.
BMW V10 Teardown- Why did it fail?
We disassemble a failed V10 engine to find a unique failure! Not the ordinary rod bearing issue that usually happens.
Come with us on another engine journey as Tony and Laurence talk tech on this V10 beast.
BMW S54 Teardown - Why did it fail?
We teardown this failed S54B32 to find out why it failed. We were quite surprised with what we found.