27-04-2020, 09:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 27-04-2020, 10:03 AM by Ruairidh Dunford.)
I had surmised that if the engine was cleaned thoroughly at outset and the oil changed regularly, I would not need to do so.
This is first engine I have stripped after such mileage that I knew for sure how built, how driven, what oil went in and how often it came out.
I was expecting to see much more wear and much more crud in the sump.
Almost all of it can go back together as is.
I have never, ever, altered the crank oil troughs on Pheonix shafts. Many have advocated this to me as they feel the design, as produced, is inadequate. The big ends on this engine are in very good condition as can be seen - despite no mods.
This is first engine I have stripped after such mileage that I knew for sure how built, how driven, what oil went in and how often it came out.
I was expecting to see much more wear and much more crud in the sump.
Almost all of it can go back together as is.
I have never, ever, altered the crank oil troughs on Pheonix shafts. Many have advocated this to me as they feel the design, as produced, is inadequate. The big ends on this engine are in very good condition as can be seen - despite no mods.