N55 crankshaft

Kevvs473 · 02-03-2024, 07:14 AM

Hello
I am currently buying a crankshaft and was wondering if someone has experience with chinese ones like from alibaba. Please let me know if you have tryed them?

eff32fl · 02-03-2024, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevvs473

Hello
I am currently buying a crankshaft and was wondering if someone has experience with chinese ones like from alibaba. Please let me know if you have tryed them?

You trust a Chinese part in your engine?

fijigabe0 · 02-06-2024, 07:52 AM

There's a guy on YouTube, Vehicular DIY, who used an Chinese crank on his N20 rebuild. The engine lasted about 100 miles, because the oil passages were not properly drilled, depriving the bearings of oil. He rebuilt the engine with a factory crank and did a tear down of the issues. Frankly, if you're spending the money rebuilding an engine, just use a factory crank.

Fliplegend · 02-06-2024, 08:54 AM

I'd buy a used OEM crank before Chinesium.

Chihuahua · 02-06-2024, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevvs473

Hello
I am currently buying a crankshaft and was wondering if someone has experience with chinese ones like from alibaba. Please let me know if you have tryed them?

What could possibly go wrong?

Orion4 · 02-06-2024, 02:42 PM

"If it sounds too good to be true, it is!" "You get what you pay for!" I could go on!

f30jadyn · 02-07-2024, 01:39 AM

Are u buying new crank shaft due to the engine seizing?

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fijigabe0 Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 220 Posts Drives: 2013 F30 335i M Sport Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	There's a guy on YouTube, Vehicular DIY, who used an Chinese crank on his N20 rebuild. The engine lasted about 100 miles, because the oil passages were not properly drilled, depriving the bearings of oil. He rebuilt the engine with a factory crank and did a tear down of the issues. Frankly, if you're spending the money rebuilding an engine, just use a factory crank. __________________ Gabe '13 335i M-Sport Past - '06 330xi, '07 X3 3.0si, '09 328i, '12 X3 XDrive 35i
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