okay so maybe i panicked, heres the story;
my 08 FE550e has about 100hrs on it and 2k miles of offroad use. lately as the hours have piled on i have been increasingly aware that this thing could grenade at any time(if you beleive the horror stories), so was upset but not supprised when about a month ago i started getting more than the usual fuzz on the sump magnet. I monitored the particulates over the next few oil changes and they appeared to be getting increasingly exspensive, at the last change of only about two hours use the magnet picked up more shrapnel than a D day landing craft. it was at this point i convinced myself that the engine was junk so i ripped her to bits to find?
Absolutly nowt,
mains, cam chain, balance shaft bearings, are all perfect.
the balance shaft drive bearing is a wee bit grumbley but nothing,
gearbox bearings slightly rough but again nothing really,
the only thing is, the 1st gear is starting to wear its dogs at the edges, so that looks like the culprit. funny how a few bits on yer magnet can get you $hitting your self, it probably could have gone another 50 hours to be honest, but hey, prevention is better than cure right? right guys? yeh?......*****.
my 08 FE550e has about 100hrs on it and 2k miles of offroad use. lately as the hours have piled on i have been increasingly aware that this thing could grenade at any time(if you beleive the horror stories), so was upset but not supprised when about a month ago i started getting more than the usual fuzz on the sump magnet. I monitored the particulates over the next few oil changes and they appeared to be getting increasingly exspensive, at the last change of only about two hours use the magnet picked up more shrapnel than a D day landing craft. it was at this point i convinced myself that the engine was junk so i ripped her to bits to find?
Absolutly nowt,
mains, cam chain, balance shaft bearings, are all perfect.
the balance shaft drive bearing is a wee bit grumbley but nothing,
gearbox bearings slightly rough but again nothing really,
the only thing is, the 1st gear is starting to wear its dogs at the edges, so that looks like the culprit. funny how a few bits on yer magnet can get you $hitting your self, it probably could have gone another 50 hours to be honest, but hey, prevention is better than cure right? right guys? yeh?......*****.
