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Originally Posted by mjross
Any enlightenment would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time and patience.
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I don't think the regular Joe that buys a car really needs a catch can either. But what if a guy don't follow rules, and can't help but break 2-3 dozen laws each and every time he get's in a car. Any car. He has an illegal lead foot, and drives too hard. He pay's the price when he get's caught, so so he has become extremely proficient at NOT getting caught. He also puts more stress on his car than the average Joe.
If you drive your car like a racecar, you MIGHT experience higher than normal piston ring blowby. That oil, water, and whatever mist gets sucked into your intake and burned. It MAY also coat the inside of your intake. Sub-micron sized particles of dirt smaller than the air cleaner can filter MAY stick to that oil coating inside your intake and on the backside of your intake valves.
Over time, that coating of fine particles (Which examined in a material analysis as being mostly silica dust) could possible buildup like a ceramic coating. For no reason at all, a chunk of it MIGHT someday break off and land on the valve seat, preventing a good seal during ignition. Could that be bad?
What if you worked for a car manufacturer and were in the business of selling cars and service, and wanted to build in just a bit of planned obsolescence, targeting those who are harder on cars than the regular Joe? What if the abusive driver could add a slight bit of insurance against that scenario from happening?