M96 Engine failure teardown this weekend
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yes there was excessive wear on the chain ramps for the variocam... as per our master mech there...
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Good luck with that assumption. The "all M96 engines are bad" crowd is already circling.
Thanks for the post and the high quality images. Is the 2001 3.2 a variocam plus or regular variocam motor?
Was there excessive wear on/around the chain ramps for the variocam?
Thanks again.
Thanks for the post and the high quality images. Is the 2001 3.2 a variocam plus or regular variocam motor?
Was there excessive wear on/around the chain ramps for the variocam?
Thanks again.
Get over it.
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It's more common to find one of the center cylinders cracking.
That's why I was asking if the head had cracked as well, as this is more common on the outer cylinders.
Did you have any signs of intermix or coolant loss before the engine eventually let go at the track?
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well none of those signs were seen... it was a friday open lapping day, fairly cool, and on my first hard lap of the day after two warm up laps... coolant and oil were checked that morning as well... also you can see the heads in the photo... the piston themselves were completely destroyed and only a few larger pieces were left as can be seen in the first photo from inside the cylinder... my theory is that the crack in the wall reached its critical point that morning on the track, and trying to start it multiple times later caused the hydrolock... again this is just my amateur theory... Im medically trained... not mechanically...
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We are working with LN now on a 4.0 engine based from a 3.2 foundation with our parts and processes coupled to theirs.. I have done all the product testing and development for LN and was their very first customer years ago... We work together continually.
Lots of things never seen or heard of before will be released really soon. We have been busy!
Like I said on 986 forum, these broken pieces are valuable to our program and I'll purchase them for investigation.
I'd have to see it up close and Charles would have the final call in the matter, but I'd say that this block is repairable with LN's procedures. It would be a good foundation for one of our 4.0 test engines.
Lots of things never seen or heard of before will be released really soon. We have been busy!
Like I said on 986 forum, these broken pieces are valuable to our program and I'll purchase them for investigation.
I'd have to see it up close and Charles would have the final call in the matter, but I'd say that this block is repairable with LN's procedures. It would be a good foundation for one of our 4.0 test engines.
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