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Originally Posted by x5Alpine
BMW still sells new M54's, or rather they are remanufactured by BMW so you know that they'll be good as new.
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I don't know whether the former is true, but I can tell you that you are absolutely making a false assumption about the latter. The quality of Genuine BMW parts have declined dramatically over the past decade. I've received counterfeit parts (only once, but still), Victor Reinz (trash), and parts that flat out were made wrong all over the counter at dealers.
BMW subs out engine remanufacturing to third parties. Don't assume that it's getting done to in-house standards.