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07-11-2013, 10:36 PM | #23 |
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Took my car there for Inspection II shortly after buying it.
When next Inspection I came around 14 months and 24k miles later, decided to do valve adjustment myself. When I pulled the spark plugs, I couldn't believe how crappy they looked. No way they only had 24k miles of DD. Checked the trans and diff plugs. No sign they had been touched since the car was built. No tool marks in the grime. No fingerprints. Checked my AC belt that he said he replaced, and it was totally dried and cracked. No way it could get like that in 14 months. In short, he's a nice guy, but I'm not convinced he opened the hood. |
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But I did get a Blackstone sample kit and will be sampling the next change. I guess we'll see. |
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07-12-2013, 06:37 AM | #25 | |
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I emialed VAC motorosports about the issue who made this comment "BMW just didn't get it right with the S54, it starts with the clearances and the oil flow is too low to insure bearing life"
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07-12-2013, 08:53 AM | #26 | |
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If you want to compare this eninge to anything else, you have to look at ferarri v8's etc (maybe the s2000 gen1 engine) and they have their own issues and are definately not more reliable (even the s2000 engine has it's problems) I can compare your 2jz to loads of truck engines that do 2million miles with ease and say that a 2jz is an appallingly unreliable eninge..... As long as nobody can build an engine that uses the same techniques (so NA), roughly the same size and achieves the same specific output (100+hp/L) and is clearly more reliable, the s54 is not poorly designed. Nobody does it better, and certainly not in 2001.
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07-12-2013, 09:35 AM | #27 | |
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If you look at the performace figures in 2001 (the year the s54 was introduced) and you want +100hp/litre, you'd have to buy a ferrari 360 (in which case you'd have to bring a lot of money and you'd be down 3 timing belts and a clutch after 30k miles, with a lot more costs of course), or a honda s2000, but that has only a 2 litre engine and also has oil issues. Revving an undersquare engine at 8000rpm causes huge strain on the bearings and risks oil cavitation in the bearings (at least that's what I think is happening with the s54) So you can say 'it is what it is' but it's still the best. If you want great reliablility.... buy a diesel.....
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I've known him personally long enough to know he's about as honest as it gets, which is very rare for the business. So if you got billed for diff and tranny fluids, and spark plugs, and it doesn't look like anything has been touched, then something is wrong.
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07-12-2013, 06:29 PM | #31 |
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I received the car back today. I could have picked it up yesterday but I got busy.
With the rod bearings replaced and new motor mounts, the total cost out the door was $1626.00 I won't be driving it for a week since I have to fly to Norway on Sunday. |
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07-12-2013, 08:32 PM | #33 |
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The Diff and Tranny plugs are listed by BMW as one time use. Are they on your invoice along with shims and spark plugs?
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07-13-2013, 08:35 AM | #34 |
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ship, read the thread but may have missed it, what's mounts did you go with as a replacement? Thanks
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07-13-2013, 08:38 AM | #35 |
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07-13-2013, 12:04 PM | #36 |
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that doesn't sound bad at all, I was expecting more.
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04-06-2014, 01:21 PM | #38 |
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No, total cost out the door.
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04-06-2014, 02:19 PM | #39 |
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how are you liking the motor mounts??
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04-06-2014, 03:10 PM | #40 |
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The motor mounts combined with transmission mounts, combined with a SSK, combined with the Jaffer shift knob..........makes shifting a breeze...
It's notchy, the way I like, so I KNOW when it goes into gear and I have not had denied shift since, not that I really had this issue before, only a couple of times. |
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