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| Topic subject | spun bearing problem is coming to a conclusion |
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25891, spun bearing problem is coming to a conclusion
Posted by 1TuffRS, Jun-24-02 06:50 AM
Well I dropped my car off at satun friday afternoon and they told me that they wouldnt be able to look at it until mon morning since it was so late. They gave me a call this morning asking if I still had any of my oil change receipts and of course I didnt save any of them so I said no. Well the guy said he will talk to the rep and see if they can still perform the work under warranty. Of course Im now thinking Im gonna go through the same shit fast420a did. I get another call from the guy and he says that since I dont have any of the reciepts they will have to drop the oilpan and check to see if there is any sludgy residue, if there is I will have to pay them for labor and it wont be covered and if there isnt it will be covered at no cost. So now Im worried cuz the engine was like 2 quarts low on oil when the bearing spun (damn blowby), but I just got a call telling me that my new shortblock will be covered under warranty and will be here on wed. :) They said I can expect to get my car back on friday.
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25892, RE: spun bearing problem is coming to a conclusion
Posted by 1TuffRS, Jun-24-02 06:51 AM
oh yeah, how exactly do I break my new engine in??? How often should I change the oil once I get it back. TIA
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25893, RE: spun bearing problem is coming to a conclusion
Posted by zhr420, Jun-24-02 09:11 AM
i gave my engine a nice and easy 5000 mile breakin, and i changed my oil every 1000 miles. remember it is not how fast you are going it is what rpm you are at, keep the rpm changing don't let the engine rev at X rpm for too long other wise bad stuff can happen.
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25894, RE: spun bearing problem is coming to a conclusion
Posted by PowerEclipses, Jun-24-02 10:31 AM
are you sure your gettin a NEW engine? if so how much did that run you? or would run? if you had to pay for it
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25895, RE: spun bearing problem is coming to a conclusion
Posted by 1TuffRS, Jun-24-02 12:09 PM
well Im not getting a whole new engine, but the whole bottom end will be replaced with a brand new one. Personally if I had to fix it myself I would have bought a howell bottem end kit and went that route. I have seen used 420a shortblocks go for 500 bucks before.
Ive heard that you should change the oil after the first 500 miles and to not drive on the highway continuosly until after that point. Ive also heard that it is good for the engine to have short bursts of acceleration and then rapid deceleration. Is that true???
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25896, RE: spun bearing problem is coming to a conclusion
Posted by 1TuffRS, Jun-24-02 11:50 PM
bump
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25897, RE: spun bearing problem is coming to a conclusion
Posted by guest, Jun-25-02 12:20 AM
Yes, everything you just said is true.
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