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Old 04-18-2014, 10:47 AM
rscurtis rscurtis is offline
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Originally Posted by 97 SL320 View Post
I would like everyone that has built / repaired broken engines to look at the top pic in post 43 and answer these questions:

Do you feel that lack of oil for a few minutes caused this damage in one cylinder? ( Look at the piston and rod bearing shell. )

If not lack of oil, what do you think caused this damage?
Foreign object damage. That rod bearing looks fine, as does the big end of the rod.
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