Rod Bearings

[Rockledge]

Sorry to be extreme here, but by that logic, I should replace my <whatever> "just because". Like <tires>, even though they were new 10k ago. You need a sign that something is wearing out...

Dave, the point is that by the time you get a sign that something is amiss with the rod bearings, it's usually too late, irreperable damage has already occured. Throwing in a set of fresh rod bearings after one has already spun and scratched up the crank is not the way to go about doing things.

 

[jeanrw2000]

Are you attributing your idle problem to having bad bearings??

yeah i did but, as i turns out my old rod bearings where in very good shape and after i installed the new ones i still have the same problem.

 

[jeanrw2000]

no i think he is thinking the other way....
His idle has been bad(fluctuating) so im guessing he is just doing them because of that. Maybe the RPMS have dropped low before, and he got an oil light... or something along those lines.

you are right my oil light comes up very frecuenlty usually the car shuts down soon after and i have heard some people saying something about the oil light and the rod bearings.

others just said is a good maintanance anyways.

 

[jeanrw2000]

Jean: Supercharged... Good idea to replace them.

I'm curious to see how Tony got the idle hunting out. I know Vadim did it, but it was with a horrible tune.

I spoke to Tony and he said that one of his cars Adam was able to tune it and **** the hunting out. and the other cars were surging due a vacum leak trough the injector/rails...