alright so i never got around to posting the photos of "the horror.. the horrrooorr!!!!" that was in my old engine. boy it wasnt pretty..
i think the previous owner might have missed an oil change or two? or he was a big ignorant about what was put in his car. kinda weird because the car has full service history at a reputable Porsche shop. maybe he just didnt do it at least once a year and let the oil sit in the car for two long.
sludge galore in the oil pan:
this is the bearing on the rod for cylinder 6:
Number 3 was a bit bad too and was about to go and the rest looked fine
dear old crank wasnt doing too hot either:
and would you say i needed a new tensioner pad:
since i had the car i did regular oil changes every 5000 miles, i think i'll start doing them every 3000 miles on the new engine, cheap insurance. the car never ran low on oil but the oil was at the end of its life when it happened.
my mechanic says design inherited vibration from the transmission being farther away from the crank puts a lot of pressure on cylinders closer to it. that ruined the bearing and the crank shaft and if i wouldnt have stopped driving the car the rods were about to go next.
what do you guys think?
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