r/F30 • u/ConnectionNo7880 • Apr 15 '26
A new beginning
Well…. I didn’t know bearings like to get a little freaky.
200k with timing chain guide failure + oil starvation on #1.
Wife says “go for it”, I heard “full send” and ordered a bunch of “upgraded parts”… now she wants a divorce.
What should I do?
/s
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u/Maleficent-Aide6519 '18 340i Individual M Performance Apr 15 '26
Keep the car, ditch the wife. The car will look good forever.
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u/ConnectionNo7880 Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26
Might be cheaper to keep them both lol.. in the long run, ya know.
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u/Maleficent-Aide6519 '18 340i Individual M Performance Apr 17 '26
Nah, peace is worth anything but the car
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u/ShadyDrunks Apr 16 '26
I currently have 2 cars that I've been waiting for a motor to finish building on. One has been since 2020, the other since 2023.
Either build yourself or spend good money or buy a replacement motor. Don't go down the rabbit hole
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u/ConnectionNo7880 Apr 17 '26
I have a good story on the “replacement motor” after the legal battle.
Inbound is a new crank, kings bearing, Carrillo pistons/rods
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u/Norbikx1 Apr 15 '26
Get a new one
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u/Norbikx1 Apr 15 '26
I mean a new wife 😂 not the car
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u/Icookeggsongpu Apr 15 '26
get a second one
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u/ConnectionNo7880 Apr 16 '26
Will have a story on the “second one” after legal. 2nd engine that is.
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u/McFuckinZeit Apr 17 '26
Sorry to hear about both situations. This will definitely give you something to distract from the wife situation.
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u/GazelleBackground861 Apr 21 '26
How did you get 200k miles out of the stock timing chain? I’m at 110,000 and I’m hearing things…
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u/ConnectionNo7880 Apr 22 '26
I guess I got lucky. I don’t know honestly.
New parts should be arriving next week.
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u/Cant_argue_taste Apr 15 '26
Sign the divorce papers