Mark thanks. I have the M4 CS and just bought my dream car growing up…M5 e60 48k 1 owner with all the service records at the bmw dealer. I am so excited but very anxious from all the bad image online. Your videos are the most informative for a new owner like me and find them very well thought. Thank you very much for all the e60 videos. Many thanks to everyone sharing their own experiences as well. Very helpful.

Totally agree on frequent oil changes. As an ex tech i've seen clients coming into the shop 12k over recommended oil change period. At that point oil viscosity was extremely low and practically didn't protect any of internal components.

Greets Mark My experience and habits about the overall maintenance in my 13 year old M5 and what I did and still do: Oil changing max!!! every 10.000 km, and of course only 10W-60 Castrol (I bring the 10L to the dealer) and always with Oil Filter... never drive when the Oil level is more than 1,0L or less than 0.1L.... when the level gets at 0.3L I fill up... it's better for the Vanos too.. only original parts and services at the dealer, it costs more but I have always warranty and a better selling price in the future...if.. but I have no intention to sell it... I would rather take it with me to the grave hahaa... When the engine is cold I don't wait, never... I drive away but very slowly, very gently... it's like holding my daughters hand.. .. absolutely never never never push it more than 3000rpm, when it gets warmer I do not exceed 5000rpm... when 100 degrees Celsius or 220 Fahrenheit I do whatever I want with it, often 8500rpm, since 11 years with ECU Program 250 more rpm and speed limiter delete (you say governor), hard and sometimes brutal...we all know that the engine loves it, always.. it was built to do that. SMG Gearbox always in Manual at position 5, never in D mode or less than 5. Always start in 1, never in second. When arriving at a traffic signal or being in traffic I select N. When parking also N with handbrake of course. Very few Launch Controls only in the first years. I have still the first clutch!!!!!!!! The SMG pump once changed! Spark plugs, Differential- & gearbox Oils, also Brake fluid changed every 30'000km. Engine and gearbox are one poem together.. A couple of weeks ago I had to change the Oil cooler, which had a tiny little crack... also changed at the suspension Syneblock and Querlenker.. 2'000 EUR... after 13 years!!! new Michelin Super Sport tires..some fluids some tiny strokes...some leather treatment... another 2,5 grand.. that's live... all in all for that supercar the expenses are more than reasonable... Blackstone test is done each 2-3 years.. in January done and it was just excellent.. when the engine is treated good, especially in cold phase till it gets 100 C the bearings have no problems.. nevertheless, I told the mechanic to change the bearings this year...why not.. Generally I am more than satisfied with the M5, it shows great durability and takes every day hard punches when warm without crying or complaining... and I am sure it'll last for another 13 years... and so on. Peace & Love

I am about to buy 2008 BMW M5 with 70 000 miles from U S you helping a lot. Thank you

dude your info is the best on KZfaq .

Hi Mark you the man when it comes to these m cars great videos

I'm a new 07 e63 owner. Great info on your channel. Thank you!

Amazing - Thank you! Really helps with the M6

ExoticCar PlayPlace Mark, can you provide links/manufacturers who sell the upgraded bearings and which ones are best to get when changing them out?

I got a M6 E63, just wondering what BMW recommends between changing oil? Right now I’ve done it every 5000km or once a year

Love your vids man always so informative. I have 76,000mi on mine right now. I have already been thinking about replacing the bearings.

Hi, How do you explain the vast differences between some engines bearings wear? I own a 2011 E90 with 44kmi on it. I read about bearings failure at 30kmi and no failure at 130kmi... is it just maintenance that makes it? Thanks!

Just a question, additive called ZX1 that uses the oil a a transport to all the metal surfaces in the engine, in particular in between the rod bearings, would this stuff be a benefit at all, or would it harm the v10, it apparently clings to the metal surfaces & in theory stays on the metal even after an oil change, thoughts ?

save yourself 15mins and simply replace the bearings every 70K miles

I’ve read that the valve springs go bad also. Is that true and is there any other parts I should replace on the s85 motor that will make it last longer?

Thanks for sharing!

I have a 2010 M6 52,000 miles. You say the new bearings are in the 2010 & half (2010.5) models... so mine is considered a 2010 model the actual build date printed on the door says 09/09. How do we know if we have a 2010 & half model that your referring to? Thanks

Whats the best oil for m5 is royal purple okay? Please give m m idea thank you

I just bought m5 e60 2008 can u tell me what is the best oil should use for it

So were can I get good rod barring if I plan on doing the job myself?????? Company/ manufacturers/ product number???

Great 👍🏽 video Can do a video what to look out for in f10 m5 2013

I'm at 210,000km 2006 M5 change oil every 3,000km engine runs nice oil looks clean. I always keep it under 4,000 when cold. Maybe I should change them but the car is running very nice.

I would like 2 buy 1 but i need 2 no if i use a liter race oil with a better zinc level would that b better?

Hey Mark! Any thoughts on Archoil 9100 to aid in rod bearing lube, especially during startup/warmup? Alex at the Archoil shop responded to my question with "You can use AR9100 in your E60 M5, AR9100 will help protect the rod bearings from wear and premature failure. I do actually remember speaking to an S62 engine builder who liked using AR9100 in his builds, I cant recall his name though.". I add it to the oil on my 02 E450 7.3 Turbo Diesel and it's quite awesome. For the M5 though, I can't find anyone else using it. Any thoughts on it? Thanks - Dave P

I use liqui moly 10w-60 seems to burn a lot less quicker than the recommended Castrol and it quiets down my vanos

what about electric heating pad on the bottom of the oil pan? that should work well

Excellent

The owner of VF engineering stated the reason for the rid bearing ware in the e92 and e60 is because of the knock system. Witch is based off the spark plugs. And when the spark plugs begin the age the knock signal isn't as accurate making the rod bearing ware unevenly.

Mark any idea if it is below 0 weather and you start up the car in such cold weather will that cause some kind of bearing damage since the oil is so thick from freezing weather.

i"m a e60 m5 enthusiast that bought from auction 2 of em, both 2008 edition 1 is manual an other one is smg, i need to transfer front end from smg to manual one, the rest of it i need part out or sell, fan watching from los angeles.

Can you review older model of nissan r35 gtr

10W60 is a thick syrup for S65 S85 Racing 0W50 Mobil 1 Or 0W40 Mobil 1 are best for these tight tolerance bearings

Hi my brother nice video .. By the way i have an E60 M5 .. What is the best brand for you to replace it

Do these same issues exist for the S65 engine in the M3?

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Castrol 10W60 good to use on these engines?

I am using castrol 5W50 i have a 2009 M5 with 45000 kms afrer 15 years or 14 years after the last model the oils are a lot better than the 10W 60 Originally recomended

M3 e46 too?

3 minutes in, the information given is hilarious. If the tolerances were so high, why do these engines end up with 10w60 oil?

What bearings would you recommend, if not BMW?

just bought an 2008 e60 m5 yesterday and today rod bearing noise. car is awesome but really.....can I have worse luck!!??

S54 s ?????

I usually warm up the engine until it’s at normal idle, usually 5 min. After that I drive it and don’t I push the motor. I just drive it normally. I plan on getting the barring serviced soon.

I am buying one I know it's gonna cost me but it's worth it cos it's a v10 they don't make no more good advice mate

No true, the tachometer warm up indicator being at 8200 is still at a time when the oil is not warmed, not nearly warm enough. This is why so many of these E60 V10’s get rid bearing damage, all these excited people want to rip on it way too early,,, WAY to early. Patience is a virtue.

Great video. Except you fail to answer oil viscosity. You talk a lot about it but never answer

My bmw m5 have over 135k miles :))) and drive like new

Notice how many times he blinked

Its as simple as it gets.. forget the Blackstone crap tests... if you dont know if the bearings have been done previously,and youre 50K miles plus.. get them done! better spend some little money now then newenginetime and spending some serious cash... Ill report back Mark , my 2008 75K will go in for bearings in 2 weeks time.. Did you also read the post of the average mileage on around 124 x S85 engines that went boom ( and were converted by Troy to strokers) the average mileage of those 124 engines when they all went boom, and i mean throwing a rod... was @ 60.000 miles! Just get em done and be safe instead of driving a timebomb

You do a very nice job with your videos and are very knowledgeable. Best of luck with your channel moving forward!! Shame on Nazi BMW for not doing something with the owners of these Over priced Recycled Plastic piles of 💩! Toyota maned up and bought back there rust bucket Tacoma’s for 1.5x the KBB book value, I bought a Tacoma from someone who wasn’t aware of the buy back as Toyota really didn’t advertise that they were doing that. Had BlownHead gaskets 1 owner truck was bought brand new. I have 1500$ for it and Toyota wrote me a $ 11,000 check $9500 profit. They also for there tundras did full frame Replacements which I had 2000 Tundra 1 owner done the bill on that was $16000. And BMW can’t fix there drunken boo boo on there over priced pieces of 💩. Sad And frankly says allot about the company! 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻BMW 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻BMW🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻 With all that said I love them still it’s weird there’s something about BMW there suspensions I think is what keeps me In love w them. There just like females You can’t Live w/ them and you can’t Live w/ out them!! I own 2011 x6 35i family car and a 2009 550i and my daughter has 2013 x3. Will never own or drive anything else Except maybe new Mercedes they have there shit together!

Find a man by the name of Troy Jeup on Instagram (and m5/6 boards)....

If you learned ANYTHING you didn’t already know in this video you have ABSOLUTELY NO BUSINESS owning or driving one of these amazing vehicles.

God I had no idea there was soo much to know about these cars. I think I need to sell the 2008 m5 I just bought before I ruin this car.

The solution is so easy man..... Don’t turn it on. 🤔

Sell it that thing is not reliable, bro I had the m5 f10 it was mostly in shop . ever since I sold it my wallet is getting thicker

Who can be bothered dealing with this horseshit ? Just buy a reliable car instead !

Worst car I ever owned.. SMH...

this car has no bearing issues, only has idiots owners that shouldnt have an M5