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Old 10-06-2017, 07:04 AM
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Are you certain all of the return lines were connected properly?
Old 10-06-2017, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by klemen123
Fuel injectors are ok......

Oil analysis: Motul Xcess 8100 5w-40

Flashpoint ASTM D 93 (°C) - 108
ISO 3771 (mg KOH/g) - 9,23
Fosfor (P), (Ut.%) - 0,0873
Žveplo (S), (Ut.%) - 0,2521
Kalcij (Ca), (Ut.%) - 0,2605
Cink (Zn), (Ut.%) - 0,0981

Metal:

Chrome (Cr), (mg/kg) - 3
Copper (Cu), (mg/kg) - 14
Iron (Fe), (mg/kg) - 19
lead (Pb), (mg/kg) - <5
kositer (Sn) (mg/kg) - <14
Aluminij (Al), (mg/kg) - 16

Contaminants:

Silicij (Si), (mg/kg) - 55

They say they couldnt messure viscosity because there was so muc "fuel).....they asume that cause of low flashpoint
if the injectors are fine, you would have to assume the fuel was already in the oil to begin with.
Old 11-24-2017, 09:09 AM
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my mechanic didnt have a lot of time to work on finding the cause for this failure so i took it to other mechani......and he found corosion/rust on bearing....thats why they almost completely fell apart...
We are almost 100% that this was the cause of main bearing failure, rust on bearings.
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That"s not a very healthy looking bearing
Old 11-24-2017, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by klemen123
my mechanic didnt have a lot of time to work on finding the cause for this failure so i took it to other mechani......and he found corosion/rust on bearing....thats why they almost completely fell apart...
We are almost 100% that this was the cause of main bearing failure, rust on bearings.
It has been over 3 months since your first post in this thread but have you shown this to Honda? Afterall, the shortblock you ordered from them was supposedly "new" right? Will they do anything for you?
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this is getting very strange.

a brand new block from Honda should not have corrosion or rust.

again, questioning the "oil" that you're using.
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Originally Posted by snitm
It has been over 3 months since your first post in this thread but have you shown this to Honda? Afterall, the shortblock you ordered from them was supposedly "new" right? Will they do anything for you?
highly doubt Honda will accept responsibility for corrosion/rust, which is indicative of water in the engine, something that would be entirely blamed on the user and not the manufacturer.
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how was your coolant level through all of this?

i would buy oil from authorized retailers from now on.
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update....

We took the bearings and showed them at the honda service/dealership. It was confirmed that there was a lot of rust on the bearings. We tried to pry the top coat with screwdriver and its just pealing off with no effort. Oil was fine, there was no indication that water or coolant was in the oil. Honda dealership approved that and now we just have to gather all the photo documentation, receipts, reports, and email it to honda dealership so they can replace my failed engine
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Looks like the place where you bought the engine, had it improperly stored. In a very damp place. Or a place that saw water.

I hope that you get a good replacement engine.


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