Engine Bearing longevity on stuffed crank? (ST165 related)
Sat, 19 March 2005 01:37
Here's the story, for those who can't remember. My GT4's big end bearing stuffed up due to oil starvation (hooray 3S-GTE) so I took it to Jaustech without driving it too much for them to check it out - was making a rattling noise so it's obviously "not good". Mr Masters took it apart that evening and replaced the #1 big-end bearing and warmed it up only to have the brand new bearing go in five or so minutes (using his words, "just as he had convinced himself it was fine"). So a week later he gets back to it, takes the new bearing out and sticks another bearing in, and puts in some thick oil and hands the car back to me saying that I should be able to start it up just to move it around if I have to - as in onto a truck or a trailer if I need to move it to a workshop. He said that when he put the first bearing in that he checked the crank and cleaned it up a little (it was slightly scuffed) and had expected that it would have been okay (had it not chucked another bearing)
Well I warmed it up today, then felt so bold as to take it for a drive, and I didn't exactly hold back on loading it up on occasion - so far it's lasted at least 10km - which is about 100 times better than the first new bearing he put in. What's the go? How long do I have before this thing buggers up, or is it possible that he made some kind of installation error (not that I am saying it would be normal for him to do that) when he put the first bearing in and got it right the second time??? Or should I wait maybe 100km's or more before I start thinking that "she'll be right"?
Sat, 19 March 2005 01:37
