Blown Engine, 8.1l
Leaving Townsend GA yesterday for Covington GA and a Ham Fest I did not make it.. Just north of Reidsville there was a BANG, and a lot of smoke, and the engine died as I coasted to the shoulder. U...
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tomousecap wrote:
I'LL say it one more time, then shut up and quit trying to get your attention:
There have been several failures one of which I looked at real time. On some W22 chassis around 2002-2004 or so the engine oil cooler lines were getting loose and making contact with the drivers side engine mount. The mount vibration will eventually gnaw through the tubing and start a fine spray of escaping engine oil. Eventually worse leakage and engine failure can occur if the problem is not addressed quickly.
Have a nice day. :) Bob
You never know - if one of those lines opened up you'd lose a lot of oil in a very short period of time.
Mine's a P30. I took the engine out, inspected everything, and put it back together on the new engine. My leak is the result of something I must not have tightened down properly. Like I've said before, most of my pain is self-inflicted :)
EDIT: Smoking gun. It's the cooler adapter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfq2F3hqRm4&feature=youtu.be
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