Rings and Bearings

Post Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:03 pm

Where's the best place to purchase Piston Rings and Main/Big end bearings from?

What manufacture is recommended?

Crank will be grinded and I am told that I would need 0.25 size bearings?

I guess the Rings will be standard size?

Thanks

Post Wed Oct 30, 2013 2:19 pm

Whats peoples thoughts of ordering the parts from C3 BMW?

Post Wed Oct 30, 2013 3:50 pm

C3 are fine. I've bought bits from there in the past, some have been genuine bmw, other bits oe manufacturers like febi, or decent aftermarket.

Post Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:15 pm

In terms of price, should I bother researching else where?

Post Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:28 pm

Try "Maggspower" on here.

He sourced me piston rings and bigend shells for my M30

Post Thu Oct 31, 2013 8:00 am

Any machine shop should be able to supply. It's the norm for the guys grinding the crank to supply shells as well

To give an idea bmw rings are £30 per set and the shells are about £10 each but the thrust washers are more like £25 so that's the most expensive route