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2012 Coyote - Spun Rod Bearing
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<blockquote data-quote="NoVAGT5.0" data-source="post: 15426736" data-attributes="member: 182420"><p>Thanks guys. I appreciate the comments and moral support. Hah. Clearly this was not in my plan, but few things that happen in our lives ever are. Where would the fun be in that? No element of surprise. I'm stoked to have the car in competent hands, and absolutely confident it will be back on the road in no time. On the plus side, I've never had a vehicle with a full exhaust on it before, only catback or axleback setups, and I'm thinking long tubes with an x-pipe are going to change the character of the exhaust significantly. That is not to say I'm going into this completely blind. I have a rough idea, but something tells me I am going to be wearing a very large smile on the ride home.</p><p></p><p>Shaun - thanks for chiming in here. Based on your comments, it's clear that oil is not a matter to be entered into lightly with this engine. I honestly feel as though I've been pretty thorough, but I am not the type who looks at the dipstick regularly. I change the oil frequently, often before 3,000 miles just because I am a telecommuter and the car sits more than it doesn't, but I'll be even more aggressive about this in the future. I doubt that I have an oil change interval problem, but I can't absolutely rule out that it may have gotten low at some point, simply because I wasn't pulling it and checking between those changes. I did when I first got the car, but it never burned any oil, and I eventually stopped worrying about it.</p><p></p><p>I also read in some other threads that it was hard on the motor if you beat on it when it's cold, that you should allow it to come up to operating temp before flailing on it. I live in the country, and my driveway opens up straight on to a highway where there's often not a car in sight. I've left more than my fair share of rubber stripes pulling out the driveway. It is, of course, fun, but these are just examples of things that I'll be paying closer attention to in the future.</p><p></p><p>If anyone has any other pointers, please share. I am far from a know it all, and certainly not when it comes to auto mechanics, but admittedly I did not see this one coming.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure some of you can imagine the dialog with my spouse for the last few days!! You did what? :nonono:</p><p></p><p>Life goes on, of course - as does the car. There was no way I was going to let this be the end of the road.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NoVAGT5.0, post: 15426736, member: 182420"] Thanks guys. I appreciate the comments and moral support. Hah. Clearly this was not in my plan, but few things that happen in our lives ever are. Where would the fun be in that? No element of surprise. I'm stoked to have the car in competent hands, and absolutely confident it will be back on the road in no time. On the plus side, I've never had a vehicle with a full exhaust on it before, only catback or axleback setups, and I'm thinking long tubes with an x-pipe are going to change the character of the exhaust significantly. That is not to say I'm going into this completely blind. I have a rough idea, but something tells me I am going to be wearing a very large smile on the ride home. Shaun - thanks for chiming in here. Based on your comments, it's clear that oil is not a matter to be entered into lightly with this engine. I honestly feel as though I've been pretty thorough, but I am not the type who looks at the dipstick regularly. I change the oil frequently, often before 3,000 miles just because I am a telecommuter and the car sits more than it doesn't, but I'll be even more aggressive about this in the future. I doubt that I have an oil change interval problem, but I can't absolutely rule out that it may have gotten low at some point, simply because I wasn't pulling it and checking between those changes. I did when I first got the car, but it never burned any oil, and I eventually stopped worrying about it. I also read in some other threads that it was hard on the motor if you beat on it when it's cold, that you should allow it to come up to operating temp before flailing on it. I live in the country, and my driveway opens up straight on to a highway where there's often not a car in sight. I've left more than my fair share of rubber stripes pulling out the driveway. It is, of course, fun, but these are just examples of things that I'll be paying closer attention to in the future. If anyone has any other pointers, please share. I am far from a know it all, and certainly not when it comes to auto mechanics, but admittedly I did not see this one coming. I'm sure some of you can imagine the dialog with my spouse for the last few days!! You did what? :nonono: Life goes on, of course - as does the car. There was no way I was going to let this be the end of the road. [/QUOTE]
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