BMWs "Maintenance Free" M Endurance Chain Review

[Evoex]

BMW’s “maintenance-free” M Endurance chain put to the test - RevZilla

We put BMW's "no maintenance" M Endurance chain to the test and wear it out in just 12,000 miles.

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TLDR:

“The claim is now going to be ‘low-maintenance chain’ and not ‘maintenance-free chain,’ since depending on the riding elements (dirt, salt exposure, etc.) you experience, it could cause stretch or wear to the non-DLC-coated elements on the chain which would then require cleaning/relubrication as well as slack adjustments.”

That’s the feedback I got from BMW’s Aftersales Marketing Specialist after I presented the results of Paul’s test. A far cry from the set-it-and-forget it promise that BMW originally made!

 

[Brian P]

Can't say I'm surprised. The normal X-ring chain on my zx10r, which has been occasionally lubricated with oil, has 64,000 km on it and is still fine.

 

[TwistedKestrel]

I was really hoping it was actually magic... I'd be sold. Nuts