Engine Specs -S65/S85 Main Bearings

Main Journals & Bearing Clearance

Crankshaft Main Journals & Bearings	Metric Dimensions	SAE (Inch) Dimensions

Main Bearing History

The following is the main bearing history of the "Green" bearings. Yellow and Violate bearings follow an identical pattern, but with their respective part numbers. Maybe if I get some time, I'll add them to this list.

BMW Part Number	Description	Location	Color	Standard Size Bearings	Application	Prod. Start	Prod. End	Superceded By
11 21 7 836 532	Main Bearing Shell	Top	Green	60.00 mm (+0.00 mm)	S85B50	Sep-04	Feb-08	11 21 7 841 489
11 21 7 836 517	Main Guide Bearing Shell	Top	Green	60.00 mm (+0.00 mm)	S85B50	Sep-04	Feb-08	11 21 7 841 499
11 21 7 836 539	Main Bearing Shell	Bottom	Green	60.00 mm (+0.00 mm)	S85B50	Sep-04	Feb-08	11 21 7 841 484
11 21 7 836 524	Main Guide Bearing Shell	Bottom	Green	60.00 mm (+0.00 mm)	S85B50	Sep-04	Feb-08	11 21 7 841 494
11 21 7 841 489	Main Bearing Shell	Top	Green	60.00 mm (+0.00 mm)	S85B50, S65B40, S65B44	Sep-07	Jul-11	11 21 7 841 610
11 21 7 841 499	Main Guide Bearing Shell	Top	Green	60.00 mm (+0.00 mm)	S85B50, S65B40, S65B44	Sep-07	Dec-08	11 21 7 841 618
11 21 7 841 484	Main Bearing Shell	Bottom	Green	60.00 mm (+0.00 mm)	S85B50, S65B40, S65B44	Sep-07	Apr-11	11 21 7 841 606
11 21 7 841 494	Main Guide Bearing Shell	Bottom	Green	60.00 mm (+0.00 mm)	S85B50, S65B40, S65B44	Sep-07	Jan-09	11 21 7 841 614
11 21 7 841 610	Main Bearing Shell	Top	Green	60.00 mm (+0.00 mm)	S85B50, S65B40, S65B44	Nov-08	Present
11 21 7 841 618	Main Guide Bearing Shell	Top	Green	60.00 mm (+0.00 mm)	S85B50, S65B40, S65B44	Dec-08	Present
11 21 7 841 606	Main Bearing Shell	Bottom	Green	60.00 mm (+0.00 mm)	S85B50, S65B40, S65B44	Nov-08	Present
11 21 7 841 614	Main Guide Bearing Shell	Bottom	Green	60.00 mm (+0.00 mm)	S85B50, S65B40, S65B44	Nov-08	Present