2006-10-18 15:45:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Make sure he changed the oil after the repair was performed. If not, there may have been coolant in the oil, which would cause a lower engine failure.
2006-10-18 15:50:57 · answer #1 · answered by yugie29 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well..first it depends on how long the intake gasket was leaking. if it had been leaking for a while, and you or anyone else failed to notice it, the coolant more than likely stripped the bearings of any useable life, especially if you use the normal green stuff. it seems as though the GM dexcool does not do bad on the bearings in the engines, but still could possible damage the bearings in the engine. If the intake was just leaking oil, then, it is possible that it leaked out enough oil to make the engine low and then used up the bearing life.
End story, probably not his fault, although it may seem like it. :-(
2006-10-18 15:49:48 · answer #2 · answered by Shane M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yamster mechanics need more info. Year make model engine size and miles on the engine would really help. Replacing the intake gasket may have made a cyl start firing again. That cyl connecting rod has not seen load then all a sudden there is pressure and heat. Rod bolts and nuts were loosened by rough running misfire. It is not the fault of the poor technician, he was just doing what you wanted done.
2006-10-18 16:05:35 · answer #3 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose it defineitly COULD be, but not likely. He could've blocked the intake somehow, or broken a contol module link,
but it is more likely to be from something like someone doing an oil change and leaving the drain plug out so if there were no oil all the sudden this would likely happen!
2006-10-18 15:50:17 · answer #4 · answered by motohype 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I honestly don't see any other reason than the ones listed above it could most likely be from contaminated oil. sorry i don't think it would have been that soon though it would have taken alot longer to wear away the bearing so it was probly just driven hard with low oil.
2006-10-18 16:50:31 · answer #5 · answered by kis95388 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be IF the oil was contaminated with coolant or fuel when the intake was removed and it was not changed..
2006-10-18 15:52:03 · answer #6 · answered by D L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if he failed to put oil in it when he reassembled it.
2006-10-18 15:53:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, how would that be so.
2006-10-18 15:48:19 · answer #8 · answered by cloud9vr4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋