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What happened to Isabella's Engine?
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<blockquote data-quote="RossKean" data-source="post: 1060927" data-attributes="member: 19880"><p><u><strong>hppants</strong></u></p><p></p><p>It might be interesting to find out a little more about the metal (or other) particulates that show up in the dissection. Aluminum alloy, steel, bearing material, "dirt" etc. Composition could be a useful indicator of the failure mode; although it might be difficult to determine the difference between cause and effect.</p><p></p><p>If you can get me a sample of particulates from oil passages or the oil pan, I would be happy to perform some chemical analysis to characterize the material. Obviously, it would have to be an uncontaminated specimen, i.e. excluding particles from cutting open the oil filter or drilling out broken bolts.</p><p></p><p>Don't need a lot of material - can manage something with as little as a few milligrams but a larger amount might provide some more analytical options. If there is a suspect source of the particulate, I could also analyze a piece of it to confirm trace element ratios to see if there is a reasonable match.</p><p></p><p>No charge, of course. PM me if you are interested in pursuing this...</p><p></p><p>Ross</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RossKean, post: 1060927, member: 19880"] [U][B]hppants[/B][/U] It might be interesting to find out a little more about the metal (or other) particulates that show up in the dissection. Aluminum alloy, steel, bearing material, "dirt" etc. Composition could be a useful indicator of the failure mode; although it might be difficult to determine the difference between cause and effect. If you can get me a sample of particulates from oil passages or the oil pan, I would be happy to perform some chemical analysis to characterize the material. Obviously, it would have to be an uncontaminated specimen, i.e. excluding particles from cutting open the oil filter or drilling out broken bolts. Don't need a lot of material - can manage something with as little as a few milligrams but a larger amount might provide some more analytical options. If there is a suspect source of the particulate, I could also analyze a piece of it to confirm trace element ratios to see if there is a reasonable match. No charge, of course. PM me if you are interested in pursuing this... Ross [/QUOTE]
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