502 Catastrophic Failure!!! Why does this happen?
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I would like to see what the main brgs look like, if it was indeed an oiling issue the mains would show the lack of oil to some extent, and if they look decent then we can lean towards detonation. But lets not rule out rod bolt failure, leading to oil loss at the rods in question, then the snowball effect at 4900 RPM, then the inevitable. Forensic engine CSI can lead us down many paths, I know that if I was running at 4900 RPM with the design of my boat the wind over my ears, I would not hear a rod knocking till the engine quit(blew up) So this motor had to make some noise before it blew!
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While it's hard to dispute that the hydrodynamic film broke down, I think it's a jump to say that the cause is the lubrication system. This failure could very well have been caused by overpressurization of the chamber (due to detonation or otherwise) leading to extrusion of the bearing material or fatigue and spalling of the same. If the bearings are compromised, the presence of lubrication oil is no longer sufficient to keep the asperities separated, which can lead to heat-bluing as we see here.
So, the hydrodynamic film failed... but what was the root cause? How do the other bearings look (as asked before)?
So, the hydrodynamic film failed... but what was the root cause? How do the other bearings look (as asked before)?
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I agree with Nauti.. Crank jounal for #1&2 7&8 seem to be ok (from what I can see), So It seems the Oiling system was still working, I'm not a professioal engine builder but if I was to guess, the oil film was compromised by detonation or rod bolt stretch/failure/fatique Just what I can see from the pictures the brg material does not appear to be paper thin, and the big end of the rods in pic #4 are not dark blue. I don't know?
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look at the rod laying in the pan, blue as well, as far as other bearings, not going to tell much as metal was flowing everywhere at that point, if was a rod bolt failure( and have had those) does not blue up parts, just cuts loose quickly, and if it detonated so bad as to kill the oil, the tops of the pistons would be killed, only damage I see is from the pistons hitting the head from the bearings being spun and continued to run, this thing had to have been struggling for a while before just gave up...
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I'm with Nauti and abones, like from the beginning. The mains will tell the tale but I'll bet detonation killed this motor.
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I would like to see what the main brgs look like, if it was indeed an oiling issue the mains would show the lack of oil to some extent, and if they look decent then we can lean towards detonation. But lets not rule out rod bolt failure, leading to oil loss at the rods in question, then the snowball effect at 4900 RPM, then the inevitable. Forensic engine CSI can lead us down many paths, I know that if I was running at 4900 RPM with the design of my boat the wind over my ears, I would not hear a rod knocking till the engine quit(blew up) So this motor had to make some noise before it blew!
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I thought I would post a couple of pic's of a piston that was removed because of Detonation and a broken ring landing. Both engines ran fine, perfect oil pressure but had a lot of blow by. Notice scratching on the skirts of the pistons when they rock back and forth. Even if the piston kissed the head they will still have scratch marks in the bores and side of pistons.. I ran these engines lean, mis calculation on my primary jetting. These engines had over 100 hours on them. Brand new 502's....
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bingo!!!!