Wow, we now know for sure that three ETECs(???) have had failed powerheads.
In the case of the one Karen has provided weve learned that although the
engine was programmed for only XD-100 oil the user put common everyday TC-W3
oil in it. My expectation would be that the engine would probably fail
having been ued for 80 hours on sub-standard oil.

It's pretty clear that Karen has had it right all along. DFI tecnology just
does not work. Duh!!

Butch
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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On 11/4/2006 11:53 PM, ksmith1 wrote:
So I don't like this but as there's pics involved here's a link.

http://bbcboards.zeroforum.com/zerot...postid=1261996

So take a look at the pics!!! a very close look & this um is a "dealer"
saying it's all down to the owner??? because they didn't use the really
really expensive dealer only oil???

This is the sort of damage expected from an engine that has lapsed into
severe detonation!!!


Is there an award for the simple-minded in Australia? How many times have
you won it?

The first set of photos shows a jug of oil juxtapositioned next to ruined
piston/cylinder combo. The second photo shows a bank of three cylinders
with a ruined piston/cylinder combo. The first photo does not prove that
that oil in the jug was the oil used in the engine, and neither the first
nor the second photo include any analysis by any expert indicating what,
precisely, caused the damage, other than detonation.