We tore down our BMW M6 with the legendary S85 V10 to inspect the rod bearings — a known weak point in this high-revving engine. From wear analysis to fixing the common problems, this video is a ...

The BMW E92 M3 is an incredible car, but the S65 engine is known for one critical weak point: rod bearing wear. In this video, we carry out a full rod bearing service on our Japan Red E92 M3 as ...

For many decades now, a myth has spread across the motoring community that, in a pinch, you can use a leather belt as a connecting rod bearing. To test the validity of this claim, our favorite Russian ...

Chris Bruce has worked in the automotive industry since 2011 and has written thousands of stories about cars, motorsports, and motorcycles in that time. He has written for Autoblog, Autoviva, CarFax, ...