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Old 09-23-2014, 12:55 AM
subarvair subarvair is offline
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oil starvation/bearing failure

I just lost my engine to oil starvation. Crank and rods are junk. Maybe the heads can be saved.
There are tiny flecks of orange/red shiny material around the filter which may be from the non-aerobic sealer that I used on the cam cover gaskets. In the interest of making sure there were no oil leaks, I may have overdone the sealer the last time the engine was assembled.
What sealer have you other engine builders used with success?
What is the oil filter # for the larger filter that I think fits some model of Porsche?

Any ideas on the cause of this are welcome. I don't want to do this twice.

Mike
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Old 09-23-2014, 06:52 AM
Tapani Tapani is offline
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Re: oil starvation/bearing failure

So, if I understand correctly the pick up strainer was plugged with bits of sealant?

Or do you mean the oil filter element? There should be a pressure relief valve within the filter to prevent this.... allowing unfiltered oil to be circulated.

The cam cover rubber seals do not really require a sealant to be used. Only tiny drops in the corners where the cam bearings are - see manual. I have used Loctite 5980 with great success. Easy to apply, it's a pressurised tube !

Kind regrads,

Tapani
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