I work for BMW & just to be clear it's a worldwide process to recall cars with more than 5% rate of failure
I know every failure & the stats (as the n47 timing chain note puma 3 for 2006 to march 2011)
For the bearings it's less than 3% but ppl are surfing on the fears and keeping this thing alive because for business reasons
Many garages like Gintani (or many others forgot the name) created the hashtag # savethes85 or 65 and "fixing" from 5 to 10 cars per day .. they will keep the fear as long as possible for the business

Anyway 2 key words to not be one of the 3% people : warm-up in the morning, regular oil change
this engine was designed from the v10 williams of juan pablo montoya FYI they start a F1 engine with 200° warm oil
so the 20 yo kid driving dad's car end reving it cold doesnt know that it's not a regular honda
this car is not for noobies

Its not really hit or miss. This issue really comes down to drivers letting their oil come up to temp.

I never rev past 3k until the oil is at measurable temp in my 2011 M3. Im st 100,000kms which is about 60k miles and I have no problems. I've launched, I've done track days, I've killed a couple sets of P Zeros.

Not having fun in these cars is just dumb plan, rev her out go sideways! Just be smart. If you're gonna hit the kick down button from a cold start you will have this issue.

Ther actual day that my extra extended warranty runs out, I will replace the rod bearings as a preventative measure. It's possible the previous owner was a douchebag that did burn outs from his driveway, you never know. It's a good idea to get this done and I feel like bmw should have corrected this before production or at least at LCI, but it really comes down to people that don't know gowe to take care of their cars.

I would bet that most original bbn owners that had this issue are non enthusiasts. People that just dont know... people that buy M cars to be cool!

Informative video, and the fact is, that you treat and maintain your car as one should do, x Crowman x already expressed it beautifully

great video. covered lots of good points !

Awesome video, I'm at 86K with my M6. Live in London UK, I'll probably get this done in the new year for peace of mind, but so far so good! :) Keep up the great content pal 🔥

Awesome video buddy!!!! M power!!! Solid report!!!! Most favorite car EVER.

Great editing bro. Hilarious on the bearings.

I just bought a 2007 M5 6 speed. 112k miles, 2 owner. Just pulled the rod bearings (were original) and looked just a little less worn than yours. Thank goodness some of the owners warmed these s85s up and took good care of them!

Thanks for the video I’ve now had my 2007 M6 E64 for about 3 weeks and have been doing plenty of research on her. I always allow for full warm up before getting on it. Hopefully since I only have 55k miles I can get close to 100k before making this preventative replacement to the rods. 🤞🏻 The two owners before me treated her well too otherwise I’ll be paying early for this.

Great stuff Alex. good to see that everything worked out.  I too use the 10 -60 but equally important is warm up procedure.  Thanks for the vid.

The rob bearings did change material, the original part number was changed in 2008 due to bearing failure.

Thank you. So sick of hearing about how awful the bearings are. Have 125,000+ on my m5 and it runs great. Warm the car up and you are  good to go.

That's why I would use 5W-50 oil in S85. Is just better oil. Provides much better flow in low, and mid temperature range.

thank you and have fun

I did rod bearing on my s85 and they were worn. Not super bad but worn that's at 105k. Switched to 0/40 racing oil and runs like a dream.  It's a beast now I have I 130k and yes let them get warm first before you rump on it.

I've spent alot of money at ecs for my vdubs. Lol. Bigger purchase was a authentic k04-015 BW turbo.  And yes I also like the 5w40 liqui moly. Buy I recently used Castrol edge 0w40 with a mann filter and that's what's in my car now. And it sounds great on cold starts.

2010 M6. Original bearings 109k miles. Will do a video next month when I get it done

Job well done. Many thanks - 79K on originals.

Just want to point out. The M156 eninge has got the headbolt issue up to engine number 060658. Your car can still be a 2010 model (like mine 2010 C63) and not be affected, since mine has engine no 61111.
Other than that, great video!

Thanks for another great vid and taking the time to post this. I’d buy ya a beer if you ever come to TX