Roger M wrote:
>
> Oh and just for the record in 34 years I've seen exactly one set of cam
> bearings be the cause of low oil pressure. I live in a bedroom community
> where most of the cars have three or four hundred thousand miles on them
> before they're replaced and I've put in a lot of engine lower end
bearings
> to correct oil pressure problems.
>
> **** happens.
>
> Roger
Apparently you work for a taxi cab company where the engines are rarely
allowed to cool. Heat and cooling cycles on a set of bearings, the
frequency of when the oil has been changed, even the viscosity of the
oil used will all be a factor in how long the motor lasts. Since you
work for that low end taxi cab company (no other professional company
would want the liability of a 300,000-400,000 mile automobile in it's
fleet), I'll bet that you raise the point value on the oil long before
you would even think of a low oil pressure reading, maybe disconnect the
oil pressure sensor just to play it safe, what would the driver know
since it never goes on, right. Then again your fleet is most likely
categorized a a local gross polluter as the engines puff out blue smoke
constantly due to your lack of proper maintenance. Your apparent lack of
common sense is due to your lack of a true work ethic, run the car till
it won't run any more is not what I consider a work ethic, as it is
counter culture to the rest of the real world. But again, none of us
have to deal with the cheap owners of the taxi or limo service you work
for, so we have the luxury of taking our time and doing it right.....
**** happens, yup, and you are reminded of it every day you look at
yourself in the mirror.
TS#15
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