Originally Posted By: Charlie2015
The engine was probably that bad even before a supposed 30k mi amsoil oil change.
Supposed? That motor ran fine when new. This is a textbook example of what happens when an engine is neglected. The lesson here? Change your oil, regardless of if you prefer fancy boutique oils or old fashioned dino oils.
Originally Posted By: Joshua_Skinner
The damage is done. So long as the oil pickup doesn't clog on completely starve the engine I expect it will keep going, but for how long? We need more info for the death pool.
He will be changing it again tomorrow for the first time solo
and will be sending updated pictures of drained oil and filter.
When I originally brought up this forum he thought the idea of a bunch of guys arguing the merits of oils and filters online was a bit...different, but after reading this thread he was impressed and appreciative of the feedback. Who knows, we may have a new BITOG member before this is all said and done!
The plan at this point is monthly engine flushes, oil (4 qts + 1 MMO) and filter changes, and see what happens from here!
When I get back down we will be pulling the valve cover and should get a much better idea of what is going on underneath there...