E30 Zone

I bought an engine in may as a spare just found out the crank bearing has failed ! It's been 6 months since purchase , what can I do ? How much is the cost of grinding crank ? The price of oversized bearings ? I'm gutted ! So fooked off right now !

Bang it on ebay, and then get your 34 grand out and go cheer yourself up and buy yourself a new toy! Job Jobbed

Oh man, you're luck with E30's is nearly up there with 318iSPMK! Give him credit though, we've actually seen his cars.

What can I expect to pay for getting the crank done and engine rebuilt ?

Common issue on s50 engines, there all pretty old by now even if you buy a running donor car, its best to check the condition of bearings and replace as necesarry then fit ARP rod bolts before this occurs. Probrably one of the biggest causes of engine failure on an s50,no matter how great it runs the potential for this to happen is always there unless you address it before hand!

It has damaged just the one so I need to sort this ASAP I'm trying to know what I'm facing as in estimate £ wise I will pay to get it fixed its just the incovnvience of fiding that out , but hats of to my friend for being thorough and noting it now .

Anybody ever had to do this ? Where can I get it done and where can the bearings etc be bought ?

e30s50b30 wrote:Anybody ever had to do this ? Where can I get it done and where can the bearings etc be bought ?

Can't your mechanic you mention in your other post in pub section sort this for you?? He must know of local people in the trade that can deal with it.

Crank regrind isn't too difficult if the engineering place ha the proper machine.
I had my M30 done not long ago, cost me £80.

I'm looking at all alternatives not one basket egg guy

New bearings can be bought from bmw but i would get the crank professionally checked first.

ajay wrote:New bearings can be bought from bmw but i would get the crank professionally checked first.

They can, just lube up proerly first so it don't hurt when they price them up.

I paid £234 for a set of rod bearings (with small discount) from the main dealer.

Ok found an engine in Lanarkshire 1.2 k 90000 mls evo what do you guys say I look out for ? I'm using my new car money now he says the car was rear ended so we struck a deal I want to hear it then I will buy ,

I am sure I have been through this before but......S50's are not the easiest engines to rebuild, the parts and labour normally costs more than a good s/h engine. When you buy another engine take someone who knows what they on about with you, and DO NOT pay for an engine you cant see/hear running!!

I am thinking of getting rac to hear it and give me an opinion and then I can pay for it ?