Update...
Had a leak down test done today, motor and all Cylinders Test at 14 % leakage which is an acceptable limit..
Thanks for all the help....
Hope fully should close on this on Monday....
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The Correct links form above are:ready123 wrote:Sodium & potassium suggests coolant leaking into oil.... which your results also show as being present.
Copper and lead suggest bearing wear which would not be a surprise with coolant leaking into oil.
Sounds like the bottom end should have been done when the top end was done...
Go to this site for more info http://www.annapolismarinesurveys.com/u ... es.htm#Oil
here is a pdf of where the metals might have come from:
http://www.annapolismarinesurveys.com/u ... alysis.pdf
http://www.annapolismarinesurveys.com/oil-analysis/
http://www.annapolismarinesurveys.com/p ... alysis.pdf
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You had elevated bearing materials in your oil.... A leak down test does not tell you anything at all about that.cuppa wrote:Update...
Had a leak down test done today, motor and all Cylinders Test at 14 % leakage which is an acceptable limit..
Thanks for all the help....
Hope fully should close on this on Monday....

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This is a old post brought back , by now he has walked a way or been cruising a round happy or worst case repoweing as we speak .
I see he did by it and was having fuel system issues in august. No talk abour engine issues
I see he did by it and was having fuel system issues in august. No talk abour engine issues
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