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Originally Posted by POS Dakota
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. |
Oil does get contaminated due to normal wear but there have been many failures on vehicles that are maticulously maintained and on vehicles with minimal mileage in comparison to mine. All the above mentioned senarios are possible but where as there are so many failures, as well as a tsb on them and the fact that Melling has also identified a problem and has taken steps via different materials, hardcoating etc. to prevent it, many of the problems, perhaps not all, cannot be prevented by normal maintenance. Another interesting fact is that many change the oem pump when doing cam changes, timing chain/tensioner changes. These motors are subject to the same possibilities of poor maintenance,contamination etc. yet we haven't seen any Melling failures that I'm aware of.