Micael
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| posted on 28/11/09 at 05:33 PM |
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Duratec bearing failure
Look what i found when i opened one of my Duratecs. I did know it had a bearing failure, but this was worse than i had expected. 
http://www.ladda-upp.com/bilder/27139/bearing1
[Edited on 28/11/09 by Micael]
Micael Moose Åman
Petrolhead and all around nice guy
"Don't leave the duck there. It's totally irresponsible. Put it on the swing, it'll have much more fun." //Sleep Talkin Man Dec 23
2009
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will121
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| posted on 28/11/09 at 05:42 PM |
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has the bearing picked up and the halfs spun round, was the big end still together?
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ashg
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| posted on 28/11/09 at 05:49 PM |
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thats going to cost a pretty penny to sort out.
is it me or do duratec's allways seem to be killing bottom ends?
i was thinking of going duratec at some point but the more i hear about bottom end failures the more i think about brand new zetec
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 28/11/09 at 05:55 PM |
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thatss severe lack of oil
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r1_pete
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| posted on 28/11/09 at 06:44 PM |
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Has that rod been welded?
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flak monkey
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| posted on 28/11/09 at 07:09 PM |
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The big ends are a known weak point on the duratec, and most high mileage engines in the scrappy will have a noisy bottom end.
The problems are with 150k+ mile engines in general.
It is always advised to fit heavy duty big end bearings and carefully check the crush on the bearings during assembly.
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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perksy
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| posted on 28/11/09 at 07:11 PM |
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oh dear
How does the crank journal look ?
Looking at the general state of the rod & piston it doesn't look like its had regular oil changes either 
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Project7
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| posted on 28/11/09 at 08:09 PM |
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Wow, impressive neglect/abuse from the previous owner!
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Micael
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| posted on 29/11/09 at 08:44 AM |
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I had to use a chisel to remove the rod and it was impossible to move the crank. The crank it worn out as well.
I have an other Duratec that has the butterfly problem.
http://www.ladda-upp.com/bilder/27153/duratec2
So my plan is to build one good engine out of these two.
I have put some more pics in my archive.
[Edited on 29/11/09 by Micael]
Micael Moose Åman
Petrolhead and all around nice guy
"Don't leave the duck there. It's totally irresponsible. Put it on the swing, it'll have much more fun." //Sleep Talkin Man Dec 23
2009
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