Connecting rod bearings King for BMW M47 M41 1.7L 2.0L Sputter set

Fits:

• 1.7 8V Turbo Diesel - M41 D17, 66kW, 01/1995-08/2000, BMW 318tds E36
• 2.0 16V DOHC Turbo Diesel - M47N D20, 85-130kW, 09/2001-12/2008, BMW 320td E46, BMWO 320d E90
• 2.0 16V DOHC Turbo Diesel - M47 D20, 85-130kW, 09/2001-12/2008, BMW 118d E87, BMW 120d E87, BMW X3 20d E83, BMW 318d E46/E90, 3BMW 18td E46, BMW 320td E46, BMW 320d/320Cd E46, BMW 320d E90, BMW 520d E39, BMW 520d E60

Tech. data:

• Housing std [mm]:  48.001 / 48.016
• Shaft std [mm]: 44.976 / 44.991
• Max. Wall at Crown [mm]: 1.496
• Max. overall Length [mm]: 18.001

Sputter:

Sputter bearings are engine bearings with a sliding layer that is applied by a PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) process. This sliding layer is considerably thinner and more resistant to wear than on conventional bearing shells manufactured with a galvanised sliding layer. 

Stresses on bearings have been steadily increasing in recent decades – in particular on turbocharged diesel engines. To cope with these greater bearing stresses, it has been necessary to develop bearings with higher wear resistance and greater strength. Compared to conventional bearings, sputter bearings can withstand a 50 % greater stress, and this with identical bearing dimensions.