got some questions!!

carsonkrueger · 12-11-2022, 09:40 PM

looking to buy a 2014+ f10 m5. probably under 65k miles. just wanted to ask some f10 owners how the reliability was? i’ve heard some good but also a lot of bad about these engines. good power, sound, and good daily drivers but also heard about them always breaking and also lots of oil consumption issues. let me know y’all’s experience with y’all’s f10 and how y’all’s reliability has been so far!

naiza3k · 12-12-2022, 12:43 AM

Owned mine for 7+ years and been a tank. Just crossed 50k miles in 6 speed.

Fergup · 12-12-2022, 08:22 AM

2013 41K, BPM stage 1, intake, exhaust...drives, operates as new. Never a single issue.

Smokey550ims · 12-12-2022, 03:16 PM

2014 F10 M5 Competition Package. It has 82K miles and has a BM3 Stage 1, 93 octane tune since 65K miles. Broke the axles after running an 11:40 ET @ 124.53 mph (this is without downpipes or exhaust). I upgraded to the DSS Axles.
The car has been reliable. With approximately 650HP and drag racing it a lot; the axles were taking a beating. I use Mobil 1 synthetic 5W30 and change oil every 7,500 miles. I also let it warmup enough before driving aggressively. These F10 M5s are made to be driven aggressively, otherwise they fail (Just my 2 cents).
Go for it - 2014 F10 M5 is a great car. If you can afford it, the F90 with AWD is slightly better.

fstm5 · 12-12-2022, 05:25 PM

Any high performance motor eats oil that’s nothing to be concerned about

Just keep up with the maintence and warm it up properly

vafan13 · 12-15-2022, 11:31 AM

so far I've put ~22K miles on my 2013 (@ ~52K miles total), including 2 days on track. A few minor things, nothing major. The first two happened within a few months of getting the car. I've always wondered if they were accelerated by the car being 6.5 years old at that point and sitting on a dealer lot through a Michigan winter, during which time I assume it was rarely -if ever- driven.

A/C condenser leak (known weakness with F10s in general)
DCT pan gasket leak
turbo coolant lines leaking at the rubber connectors. Known thing, relatively cheap/easy fix

Otherwise it's about letting it warm up, doing oil changes frequently enough, and changing the plugs and coils. This car seems to have a tendency to wear coils out faster than other cars. There are some horror stories of rod bearing failures but they seem isolated. Certainly nothing like on the previous gen.

12-11-2022, 09:40 PM	#1
carsonkrueger New Member 0 Rep 24 Posts Drives: bmw f30 335i, bmw e92 335i Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: georgia iTrader: (0)	got some questions!! looking to buy a 2014+ f10 m5. probably under 65k miles. just wanted to ask some f10 owners how the reliability was? i’ve heard some good but also a lot of bad about these engines. good power, sound, and good daily drivers but also heard about them always breaking and also lots of oil consumption issues. let me know y’all’s experience with y’all’s f10 and how y’all’s reliability has been so far!
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12-12-2022, 12:43 AM	#2
naiza3k Captain 175 Rep 623 Posts Drives: 2013 M5 & 2019 x7 xdrive50i Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (1)	Owned mine for 7+ years and been a tank. Just crossed 50k miles in 6 speed. __________________ 2013 M5 Space Gray, Piano Black\|Night Vision\|Every option\|6MT\|RW Carbon front Lip\|Vorsteiner Rear Diffuser\| 2019 x7 50i White, Loaded \| chrome delete \| black grill \| Previous: 2015 X5 Graphite, \|All options\| - 2014 435i Xdrive Msport, \|Fully Loaded\|6MT\|FBO\|JB4\|Front,side,rear lips/spoilers\|- 2015 320i Xdrive, \|Wife's beater\| - 2008 535i Xdrive
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12-12-2022, 08:22 AM	#3
Fergup New Member 17 Rep 23 Posts Drives: 2013 M5 Join Date: May 2022 Location: Western Mass iTrader: (0)	2013 41K, BPM stage 1, intake, exhaust...drives, operates as new. Never a single issue.
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12-12-2022, 03:16 PM	#4
Smokey550ims New Member 13 Rep 23 Posts Drives: 2014 F10 M5 Comp Pkg Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Conroe, TX iTrader: (0)	2014 F10 M5 Competition Package. It has 82K miles and has a BM3 Stage 1, 93 octane tune since 65K miles. Broke the axles after running an 11:40 ET @ 124.53 mph (this is without downpipes or exhaust). I upgraded to the DSS Axles. The car has been reliable. With approximately 650HP and drag racing it a lot; the axles were taking a beating. I use Mobil 1 synthetic 5W30 and change oil every 7,500 miles. I also let it warmup enough before driving aggressively. These F10 M5s are made to be driven aggressively, otherwise they fail (Just my 2 cents). Go for it - 2014 F10 M5 is a great car. If you can afford it, the F90 with AWD is slightly better.
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12-12-2022, 05:25 PM	#5
fstm5 Second Lieutenant 146 Rep 280 Posts Drives: F10 M5 Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Any high performance motor eats oil that’s nothing to be concerned about Just keep up with the maintence and warm it up properly
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12-15-2022, 11:31 AM	#6
vafan13 Lieutenant 295 Rep 538 Posts Drives: Sakhir Orange F10 M5 Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Michigan iTrader: (2)	so far I've put ~22K miles on my 2013 (@ ~52K miles total), including 2 days on track. A few minor things, nothing major. The first two happened within a few months of getting the car. I've always wondered if they were accelerated by the car being 6.5 years old at that point and sitting on a dealer lot through a Michigan winter, during which time I assume it was rarely -if ever- driven. A/C condenser leak (known weakness with F10s in general) DCT pan gasket leak turbo coolant lines leaking at the rubber connectors. Known thing, relatively cheap/easy fix Otherwise it's about letting it warm up, doing oil changes frequently enough, and changing the plugs and coils. This car seems to have a tendency to wear coils out faster than other cars. There are some horror stories of rod bearing failures but they seem isolated. Certainly nothing like on the previous gen. __________________ Sakhir Orange F10 M5 \| KW V3s \| Dinan Swaybars \| Turner Monoballs \| Soul Exhaust \| Mishimoto Oil Cooler Last edited by vafan13; 12-15-2022 at 11:42 AM..
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