187000 OEM vs 2008 Bearings April 10, 2012, 01:55:15 PM Tore apart two separate 2.3T over the past week. One of them I have owned for 6 years and have put about 70,000 miles on, total miles on car was 187,000. The other I just picked up a couple months ago as an extra. Come to find out it was rebuilt 11/08 according to the bearings.I was pleasantly impressed with the 187,000 bearing wear and very disappointed in the rebuilt bearings wear.Here is the picture of the bearings. The top bearing in both pictures is from the 187,000 engine.Mains. Rods. Quote Selected
187000 OEM vs 2008 Bearings Reply #1 – April 10, 2012, 03:46:56 PM Know what brand the rebuilt engine's bearings are?I'd say either poor quality, or poor maintenance, or some unholy combo of both..(on the rebuilt engine, that is.) Quote Selected
187000 OEM vs 2008 Bearings Reply #2 – April 10, 2012, 04:02:17 PM Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;386469Know what brand the rebuilt engine's bearings are?I'd say either poor quality, or poor maintenance, or some unholy combo of both..(on the rebuilt engine, that is.) The mains were clevites, the rods are marked BB? Quote Selected
187000 OEM vs 2008 Bearings Reply #3 – April 10, 2012, 11:12:35 PM If you beat he out of a fresh started engine, or my favorite thing to do, hold it in 1st wot while merging on the freeway before reaching operating temps.Which is what I do to my cars everyday. Quote Selected
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