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I pulled my rod bearings today, so how do they look
This is a picture of the infamous #2 bearing. It's been a long time since I pulled rod bearings out of any vehicle. How do they look. I'll be replacing them, but just curious. Was devastating failure imminent?
I estimate the engine has around 160,000 miles. The service records had a jump from 130k to 30k, and I bought it at 40k with a broken odometer gear. I assume someone put in a new gauge cluster or speedometer. The guy said he only drove it a few thousands miles and got tired of fixing it (he couldn't work on cars, so he had to pay a $100/hr shop) With 20W-50 or 15W-50; oil pressure was always around 5 bar when running. it would idle no lower than 2.5 after running 30 minutes at idle.  Click for super huge high resolution picture!  Click for super huge high resolution picture! Last edited by TexasBlake; 01-20-2009 at 07:48 PM.. |
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Looks pretty good to me. How was your oil pressure while idling after the engine was warm? Replacing them should get that up a bit.
You can consider it "cheap insurance" if you replace them...
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01-20-2009, 07:08 PM
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Yeah, "cheap" insurance; but time consuming! I broke the oil pan baffle when I removed it (I wanted to put the pan in my parts washer). So add another $100 to the change! Grrr. |
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01-20-2009, 07:12 PM
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I finally found the super high res picture of the first photo. I would say that it looks like you have ...... 160k on it. Some bare copper is starting to poke through, and there are some minor pits but nothing too bad.
A good idea to replace, IMO.
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time for some upgrades, install the crank scraper.
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Im puttig on an '87+ oil pan. Doesnt it have a crank scraper built onto that plastic baffle? |
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it does, but not as good as an aftermarket knife edge crank scraper. also, it's a good time to put in the oil pan baffle. read this thread;
oil pan gasket repair procedure described or illustrated?
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I looked into get the LR baffle, I think I will add it with my purchase of the 2 piece X-over pipe and the three piece X-Member. The teflon crank scraper is a bit out of my price range due to SO MUCH ELSE having to be replaced. I don't plan on taking this car to the track but a few times a year. Will the non teflon one be okay on a mostly street car? What about the gasket retainers made by KLA?
Thanks for the good thread link. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who made their own engine support out of scrap wood! 
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Alright, I ordered the non teflon crank scraper from Paragon, but they're out of stock so it will take longer than the normal 1 day to get to me.
Also, whenever I order the three piece cross member and piece x-over pipe from Lindsey I will order their baffle. On that thread, what is the "dental floss method" of holding the pan in place. Are y'all tieing the pan in place through the bolt holes on the pan and gasket, then untieing them once the pan is in place? |
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