There doesn't seem to be any current failures existing (except for the jammed oil pump) so I hope the magnets, and cleaning things, and new oil pump along with finer mesh screen on the pickup should have the motor back running fine.
I was not given the engines history, it would have been nice to know about that. IMO that's the kind of history you mention when selling a top-dollar engine for top-dollar, but that's just me.
I was told the motor was bulletproof (of course I didn't expect the engine to last forever, but I did expect what I was being told I was buying. It turns out that was not the case.
quote:Originally posted by Robbie:
Have I missed something? I've heard about "roller needles" and I've seen a pic of a fragment that isn't a roller needle. And I've heard about a prior rocker failure which MIGHT be the source of the debris. But I didn't hear any plan to check all existing sources of the roller needles. The magnets and screens may stop metallic fragments from getting in the pump but if the failure is a CURRENT component (rocker, lifter, cam bearing) then firing up and running will result in another damage event. And the fact that it ran for a while doesn't preclude an existing damaged component. You don't have to pull the engine to check other sources of debris. Good insurance policy.