Hello All,
probably the bad news I knew was coming....I cut open the
oil filter today out in the sun.... When I took out the cartridge the bottom of the housing was full of golden copper colored particles and pieces.....as was the outside of the filter element. The
oil in the filter looked like I was mixing in gold metal flake into the paint
When I drained the
oil and looked ai it was very cloudy and overcast and didn't see any glitter in the oil....a sunny day sure helped
I guess that means a main bearing almost for sure. How do you diagnose what caused the failure in the first place?
I am trying to look on the bright side...more power and its almost winter...now I have a winter project.
any suggestion and recomendations would be appreciated
John