Munich, we have a problem; A cadre of owners raises brow-and stink-over M3 engines gone bad.(BMW M3 engine problems)
AutoWeek, December, 2002 by Stoll, John D.
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Byline: JOHN D. STOLL ``The BMW M3 is about as good as it gets.'' So read our conclusion in January after whirling an M3 around a California track and rummaging through our mailbag of owners' comments (AW, Jan. 14). Then came word of engine failures. While little has been reported about possible main bearing or connecting rod problems with M3 engines built in 2001, the problem is real, admitted by BMW, and extensively documented online at members.roadfly.com.
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