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Originally Posted by XRatedM
Although it's not a known issue in first gen S63 but certainly not a bad idea to do as preventative maintenance. I have been collecting parts for a bottom end engine refresh i.e. upper oil pan gasket, lower oil pan gasket, oil pump chain, rod bearings, rear main seal, rear coolant cover, motor mounts, and anything else I see along the way.
I doubt any specials tools are required but I'll double check in ISTA+ for you. You do need to replace connecting rod bolts, factory/OEM bolts have a 3 step torque process from what I remember. So I had planned go replace them with ARP or something (I haven't looked into it much just yet lol) but it's not rocket science - follow ISTA+ and you'd be good.
These things may not be in the worse of the condition but it's helps tremendously towards longevity of the engine.
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Which rod bearing did you buy? You planning to pull your engine or do everything from dropping the sub-frame? Haven't thought about the rear main seal and the coolant cover. Need to look into what that involves.