Sand in the oil no matter what kind of oil is bad period!!!!Instant internal failure..I've seen the results of collapsed air intakes on ATV's...Complete carnage of a motor in minutes. I think some are getting off lucky with just a spun bearing or 2. Hell of alot cheaper then a complete motor rebuild.
I know this, but I don't understand how all of a sudden the sand can just jump either from the gallies or were ever and reach the bearing quickly, i.e. hard right turns. Its not like the oil is all of a sudden going through those passage ways on just the hard turns. Though this maybe all irrevelant as that may have been a totaly different issue, i.e. updated oil pans. Everything is specualtion. Hopefully one day will find an answer, or better yet Ford
Originally posted by touredon:
Originally posted by Ronan: ...there are not many Mondys that have spun bearings...
OK. If this is true in that there is very little or no bearing problem accross the pond, would you not be able to conclude that it's not the casting process at all?
It seams to me that if the Cosworth casting process is receiving the blame, it'd be across the board wouldn't ya think?
Is this fact? 24V Mondeos don't have the same degree of bearing problems as North American cars?
Maybe there is sand in the water passages over seas and the water is not going to the head, and there for blowing headgaskets . Or maybe Ford America cheapen the process over here in several ways and our molds are bad, likely
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. Or maybe Ford America cheapen the process over here in several ways and our molds are bad, likely 
