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Originally Posted by 2SSCAMARO
One other possibility is very small foreign matter getting into the system upstream from the filter during cam and heads work. With the very tight clearances in the relief valve cylinder, very small particles that would lead to galling and scuffing could cause damage to the valve and walls as they pass through the valve clearances during cycling. Once the valve and walls have been scuffed, continuing deterioration could occur merely from the cycling of the valve without contamination until the point seizing occurs.
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It's not a possibility. It's a fact!
But it will happen to an engine that's never been opened if you drive around with black oil in it all the time.
The filter only filters for so long....then it stops.