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Originally Posted by beemer
On a 95 D1 with 62,000 (new to me) rear main leaked. Dealer replaced seal 4 times, pulled crank. All bearings in Bronze. It always had dry starts 5-8 seconds, 40 psi oil pressure. How long, 62,000 then shot. Added a 4.6 with a pre-oiler, always a wet start and instant pressure. Can pre-oil after oil change with dry filter. Rover oil system sucks if stock! Carl............o&o>................
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Curious-I recently pulled a main cap from a 4.2 with 153K and while there was some wear on the bearings, it wasn't as bad as I'd expected from the low oil pressure.
I wonder if there might not have been something else involved here.
