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I have a 2013 Ford F150 5L V8 Long box extended cab 4x4. I was towing a 1999 Rockwood Ultralight 24' travel trailer. The thing doesn't even weigh 3000 lbs. There was this magical speed where on the...
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ShinerBock wrote:swimmer_spe wrote:
2017 Honda Civic Sport, less than 5000km on it. Engine dies on the highway, gets it towed to the local dealer, they eventually tear it apart. Damaged piston and missing chunk off the compressor side. I saw the pictures.
That is the most recent one.
And as I said earlier that "story" is highly unlikely. In order for a "chunk" of the compressor wheel to get to the piston, it has to pass through the intercooler. And as you can see in the pics below, it is pretty much impossible for something big enough to cause piston damage to get past the tiny passages of an intercooler. I would also questions one's "automotive experience" for even thinking such a thing could happen.
So Honda replaces engines just for the fun of it?
