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Old 05-06-2013, 08:45 PM
1986nate 1986nate is offline
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Re: If you were going to pull a 195,000-mile engine...

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Originally Posted by Crazy_pilot View Post
How much longer before you pull the engine out? Something you could do is send in a used oil sample to Blackstone Labs to get an idea of how the bearings are feeling. When you pull the heads off you'll be able to tell what the cylinders look like. Honestly if everything looks good at that point I'd be on the side of leaving it alone and letting it roll on.
+1

Unless there seems to be reason or symptoms that show signs of weakness, I'd leave it be and just take care of the top end. (or should I say the sides? )
They've been proven to last to 300k miles. (granted, some have also had issues around 100k)
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