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Ares

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Is this pretty much a gaurantee that you can kiss a bearing goodbye? Has anyone ever had the light come on for a brief second and did not spin a bearing shortly after? If you did get the light would trying to change the bearings without pulling the motor be an option? I thought there was a thread about this but I couldn't find it.

Was driving the SE last night and I take this long right handed off ramp going home and sure enough, the light flicked on. I seemed to have survived it for now but I thought I read somewhere that I'm pretty much :censored::censored::censored::censored:ed.
 
generally if the light has come on that is it.

I would at least check your oil level. make sure it is correct.

if you can check the oil pressure I would check that also.

then go from there as needed ...
 
For what bearings cost I would try to change them with the motor in the car.

Small price to pay for at least a heightened chance of survival.
 
I thought this was in your 3L! Glad it's not. Still not good. As soon as the one in my SE flickered the car maybe went 20 miles.
 
BrApple said:
generally if the light has come on that is it.

I would at least check your oil level. make sure it is correct.

if you can check the oil pressure I would check that also.

then go from there as needed ...
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DAM. I just noticed that my oil filter was a little loose. And the level is about halfway between min and max. I'm trying to figure out how the f'ing filter came loose and why I haven't noticed any leak or stain. I can't believe this crap.
 
todras said:
I thought this was in your 3L! Glad it's not. Still not good.
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I almost :censored::censored::censored::censored: my pants :nonono:. Don't you ever post something like this again without more description in the title, damn.


I hope the car isn't dead. It is wierd that the light turns on when it is too late anyway.
 
reading an old forum Terry Haines thread the other day..... he stated that loss of oil pressure and spinning a bearing are not necessarily cause and effect. I know this next statement is gonna cause a reaction BUT i have been using molyslip for a long time. If that was my engine.... i would shove some in there PDQ. I believe it covers your *** when you get a sudden and momentary loss of oil pressure. It's your call. ...G.
 
blu_fuz said:
I almost :censored::censored::censored::censored: my pants :nonono:. Don't you ever post something like this again without more description in the title, damn.


I hope the car isn't dead. It is wierd that the light turns on when it is too late anyway.
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Tell me about it. This is almost as big a hardship as if it were the 3L. Looks like the SVT will become a DD while I figure out what to do. I'm guessing I'll install new bearings and see what happens. Is there any reason to believe that changing them out won't be enough to prevent another spun bearing? Would it be because the crank could be scratched or something and cause any bearing to eventually slip?

I don't know what this molyslip stuff is. Would this be something worth doing now?
 
I had an oil flicker for about 4-5 months before my motor went. It got to the point where it was a solid red oil light at idle. Long story short, oil pump took a dump, spun all the bearings, and broke the crankshaft in half. Still made great power under boost though. Sounded terrible though.
 
if you just replace the bearings you willneed to measure everything to make sure it is within spec. if it isn't in spec the new bearing are not going to last at all.
 
04marauder said:
I don't know what this molyslip stuff is. Would this be something worth doing now?
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you probably won't get an answer from anyone 'cos they don't believe the stuff works... So... molyslip is an oil additive. It's like slick 50, only better. If you haven't developed a knock in your engine from the oil pressure loss.... it may not be too late to save your engine. I rev my engine to the red line all the time.... i've never had one go bang with this stuff in. ....G.
 
I also have a the oil light on at idle but goes out when over say 1200rpm. this only happend after the 3.0 swap and thats been nearly a year ago.

Everything seems fine, no knock or anything.. could it be because i used the 2.5 oil sensor?

Motor is from an 05 escape with 5,000 original miles and i put about 6,000 on it with the SVT. :help:
 
Dyoel182 said:
Its like this product that the government took action against for being snake oil, but better.
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i didn't know that your government had declared slick 50 as snake oil. I only refered to it 'cos i thought it was more widely known. I'd like to read that and see if molyslip is mentioned .
Dyoel182 said:
Thats not a great way to start. Thats like saying "it's like cancer, but deadlier". .
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i wasn't aware that even slick 50 caused any damage at all... This whole right hand turn/ spun bearing thing confuses me. Over here we drive on the wrong side of the road and we go clockwise round roundabouts all the time. In fact, i know a couple that you can really test your lateral grip on. Why don't our engines spin bearings every fortnight ? ..G
 
"Was driving the ___ last night and I take this long right handed off ramp going home and sure enough, the light flicked on."

How many Contour owners have gone through this one? My 2.5L died this way, only it immediatly started to tick. It was at the same oil level as yours too. Then the tick went away, only to come right back. I thought about swapping out the main and rod bearings in-car. If you're a gambling man, give it a shot.

A cheap low mile 3L might be a more straightforward repair. I've been seeing a lot of lower mile '04+ 3L's going for about $400. LKQ FTW! The hassel of trying to swap the bearings out in-car, and only having a 50/50 shot (that's being optamistic) should make you add up the hours you'll spend on it, the TTY bolts you'll need to buy along with the bearings -vs- just yanking the 2.5L and installing a straight 3L swap. Then you wouldn't have the poor oiling system the 2.5's will always have.
 
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Dyoel182 said:
Thats not a great way to start. Thats like saying "it's like cancer, but deadlier". Its like this product that the government took action against for being snake oil, but better.
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Friggin' no joke. Head on over to bobistheoilguy. No slick 50 or any other additive will enter my engines.
 
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