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      07-13-2018, 05:17 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by fatty335 View Post
All - I have been reading up on this recently and some report similar failures immediately following an OFHG replacement. I suppose not draining the coolant and allowing it to dump into the crankcase could introduce enough coolant into the oil to cause an issue? Perhaps it is worth tracking how many of these happened around the same time as an OFHG replacement...just a thought. Other things that could be causal that are circulating around the forums:
- an overheating event (likely WP failure)
- tight factory bearing clearance exacerbated by increased power demand (tune)
- production/manufacturing change/part update
- long factory oil drain intervals
I had my OFHG, OCHG, waterpump, and thermostat all done about 4-5k miles before my motor went. Considering it was done all at once, I am pretty sure the coolant was drained before the OFHG was done. Figured it might just be worth mentioning.
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