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pwcracer

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This is what happened to my engine after the balancer came off at high rpm. I guess you really should switch those things out before 90k miles.



sorry for the low pic quality.
 

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outch
 

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double ouch.....
 

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Dam...how did the balancer come off? What were you doing at the time? What a mess
 

68keyblr

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The carnage!!! (puking guts out)
 

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mangled cuz. can we all bow our heads in a moment of silence please!
 

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what rpm were you turning at the time?
 

pwcracer

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The OEM balancer is almost a 2 piece design, the main part attached to the crank pulley remained, but the outer ring started spinning free. It also took out my timing cover as it was spinning. I was driving down the highway about 70 mph when it happened. it shook the car so bad I could hardly grab the shifter. I pulled over and had the car towed home. i then replaced timing cover, balancer and put it back together, only to hear a knocking sound at 3000rpm.. It only took one missed shift to
completely seize up the engine. It filled the entire highway with thick white smoke and spanned at least a mile.

When the piston came up it took out one of the heads too...
 

ram360

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man, that's a bad deal f'sho
 

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pwcracer said:
The OEM balancer is almost a 2 piece design, the main part attached to the crank pulley remained, but the outer ring started spinning free. It also took out my timing cover as it was spinning. I was driving down the highway about 70 mph when it happened. it shook the car so bad I could hardly grab the shifter. I pulled over and had the car towed home. i then replaced timing cover, balancer and put it back together, only to hear a knocking sound at 3000rpm.. It only took one missed shift to
completely seize up the engine. It filled the entire highway with thick white smoke and spanned at least a mile.

When the piston came up it took out one of the heads too...
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SAME THING happened to my balancer, separated right into 2 peices. Motor just cracked 100k miles. Luckily I was doing donuts in the snow when it fell apart and it came apart on the way down in rpms so I got lucky. Threw a new balancer on and it was good to go. Replace those damn things asap!
 

Mustang5L5

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Fram oil filter
 

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Mustang5L5 said:
Fram oil filter
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....beat me to it. I'm sure the Fram was behind it all.
 
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iwashmycar

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wow thats some impressive damage....i should probably change mine sometime...130k
 
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wow, Maybe it's just me, but I've gotten lucky. My original one lasted 183k miles until I pulled it for a better motor, and my bro's lasted just shy of 200k before he pulled it for another motor.
 

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Mustang5L5 said:
Fram oil filter
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Dang, you beat me to it, also.
I was going to ask what that orange turd hanging off the side was.
 
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Thats one nasty little story. Sorry to hear about it.
 
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i got 193k on my stock one
 

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montegoman351 said:
Dang, you beat me to it, also.
I was going to ask what that orange turd hanging off the side was.
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Took the words right outta my mouth

My friend had lost complete oil pressure THREE times becuase of a FRAM oil filter..So he replaces it with another one ....But theyre' deff. junk. and others on here can agree with me.

Perfect time for a fresh new engine
 

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I have 125K miles on mine, about 80% of that with a blower pulley bolted to it. I am in the process of changing it & the timing chain, I figure I'm on borrowed time.

Lems
 

pwcracer

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Here is a pic of the part that came off

also the timing cover it destroyed..
 

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