Just wondering how many people experienced catastrophic or severe engine damage that you blame on oil type , brand, additive, or stretching the change interval beyond normally accepted value.
Technically speaking that is not an oil related failure though, but an idiot-related failurequote:
Originally posted by crashz:
Funny you should ask this, as I've never seen or even heard of it. Not as common as one would expect when you think about it.
I have heard of an older gentleman who decided 4 qrts was not enough for his Buick Century and filled the crankcase full of oil. Right to the top of the valve cover! I thinki this it the only oil related engine failure I've ever heard of.
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Originally posted by Patman:
Technically speaking that is not an oil related failure though, but an idiot-related failure
That must be a COOL sound. Threw a rod through the oil pan once, and man, WUZ that COOL sounding.quote:
Originally posted by Jelly:
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Results of last one like this that I saw - rod thrown right through the block.
Good! I'm sick of those Dodges. We MUST have the highest Durango per person capita in the US! And NOBODY knows how to drive those SUV's. Most people think they are racecars!quote:
Originally posted by BIGJ552000:
TWO WORDS: DODGE DURANGO Here's why:
Engine Failure
I'm also sure there are many more out there between car makers
Those along with other engines of the era used down draft tubes for crankcase evacuation . A engine using that type system would have difficulty efficiently removing the lighter hydrocarbons unless driven mostly at hiway speeds .quote:
Originally posted by haley10:
Many years ago. 1965 Ford with 289. Severely sludged at 50,000 mi. It was necessary to do a partial teardown to clean it up.
I attribute it to 10W40 motor oil easily breaking down. It had been changed regularly with QS SuperBlend.
This engine was a mess. I knew the owners and they did change it.
I wouldn't be too sure on that. I think I had 140K on my Pontiac Phoenix with likely the same engine when I traded it at 11 years old. Mixed short trips/long trips, some below 0 winter weather, 6 month OCI, mostly Pennzoil 10W-30 dino, and AC/Purolator filters. I did have a sludge problem, but I blamed that on using Quaker State for a few years. I can't swear I never used a Fram filter on it either.quote:
Originally posted by oilyriser:
1982 Olds Omega, V6, 2.8L? -- camshaft wore out
2500 miles past warranty.
why? probably from using the recommended
10w30 oil, instead of 5w30. The manual said it
was ok, even in winter, but the engine knew
otherwise.