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Thread Author: smokie Replies: 30

 Bottom end failure - smokie
Please can we keep this simple and to the point please.

(a) If the bottom end went on a 2.5 year old, dealer serviced, 32k miles car, what is the likely cause?

(b) If the second service was 19k miles after the first service (instead of 12.5k) is that likely to have any material bearing on the failure, if so, what?

(c) Should the second service (2k miles before failure) have picked up something (e.g. lack of oil or through diagnostics) which could have prevented the failure?

(d) Which parts of a standard 25k service, if done at the right time, might have prevented the failure?
 Messages Author Date
 Bottom end failure new smokie 29 Apr 10 09:13
 Bottom end failure new Stuu 29 Apr 10 09:21
 Bottom end failure new Fenlander 29 Apr 10 09:29
 Bottom end failure new Iffy 29 Apr 10 09:34
 Bottom end failure new RichardW 29 Apr 10 09:32
 Bottom end failure new teabelly 29 Apr 10 09:32
 Bottom end failure new Zero 29 Apr 10 09:43
 Bottom end failure new Number_Cruncher 29 Apr 10 10:12
 Bottom end failure new FotheringtonTomas 29 Apr 10 10:27
 Bottom end failure new Bigtee 29 Apr 10 10:37
 Bottom end failure new madf 29 Apr 10 13:33
 Bottom end failure new Lygonos 29 Apr 10 14:09
 Bottom end failure new hawkeye 29 Apr 10 18:37
 Bottom end failure new Bellboy 29 Apr 10 19:11
 Bottom end failure new John H 29 Apr 10 19:48
 Bottom end failure new Bellboy 29 Apr 10 20:15
 Bottom end failure new Fenlander 30 Apr 10 00:09
 Bottom end failure new rtj70 30 Apr 10 00:27
 Bottom end failure new RattleandSmoke 30 Apr 10 00:33
 Bottom end failure new Hard Cheese 30 Apr 10 07:59
 Bottom end failure new John H 30 Apr 10 10:14
 Bottom end failure new FotheringtonTomas 30 Apr 10 09:43
 Bottom end failure new R.P. 30 Apr 10 09:51
 Bottom end failure new car4play 30 Apr 10 09:54
 Bottom end failure new John H 30 Apr 10 10:03
 Bottom end failure new FotheringtonTomas 30 Apr 10 10:02
 Bottom end failure new R.P. 30 Apr 10 10:06
 Bottom end failure new John H 30 Apr 10 10:09
 Bottom end failure new R.P. 30 Apr 10 10:10
 Bottom end failure new Hard Cheese 30 Apr 10 10:19
 Bottom end failure new smokie 30 Apr 10 11:11
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