Quote:
Originally Posted by RobertRO
Just to tease you a bit, here's how a rod bearing looks like in an allegedly poorly maintained BMW M70 engine (first generation of V12 used on E32 7er and E31 8er), after 170,000 miles (~270,000 Km):
Nothing can beat the endurance of a low rev, low stress (300 HP out of 5,000 ccm) n/a gasoline engine 
Source:
http://bmwe32.masscom.net/sean750/en...0rebuild_3.htm
(scroll down about 1/3 of the page) |
Yes, but the 7 is an entirely different maintenance nightmare on its own.