Hello!
To make a long story short, the oil change tech at my mechanic's shop accidentally threw away the center spindle/support that holds the oil filter element and installed the new filter without the spindle. Over the course of a week the filter collapsed, starved the motor of oil and the the motor lost a rod bearing (from what we can tell from the aluminum debris in the crushed filter). Side note - the engine threw a check engine light (amber) with code P0012 (OCV Intake Valve) which now makes sense, but never indicated oil pressure issues or that self destruction was immanent... Based on discussions with the shop and online research, the damage had likely been done when the code was displayed, with small metal fragments affecting the OCV valve. Do LCs have a filter bypass valve?
I've been going to this shop for 8+ years. The owner's great, it was an unfortunate accident from a young mechanic in training. As soon as we diagnosed the problem (together yesterday) the owner said "So how about a new motor". No questions, excuses, doing the right thing. So on to my questions for the group:
Thanks!
Chad
To make a long story short, the oil change tech at my mechanic's shop accidentally threw away the center spindle/support that holds the oil filter element and installed the new filter without the spindle. Over the course of a week the filter collapsed, starved the motor of oil and the the motor lost a rod bearing (from what we can tell from the aluminum debris in the crushed filter). Side note - the engine threw a check engine light (amber) with code P0012 (OCV Intake Valve) which now makes sense, but never indicated oil pressure issues or that self destruction was immanent... Based on discussions with the shop and online research, the damage had likely been done when the code was displayed, with small metal fragments affecting the OCV valve. Do LCs have a filter bypass valve?
I've been going to this shop for 8+ years. The owner's great, it was an unfortunate accident from a young mechanic in training. As soon as we diagnosed the problem (together yesterday) the owner said "So how about a new motor". No questions, excuses, doing the right thing. So on to my questions for the group:
- What should I target for a replacement motor? I know a remanufactured long block from Toyota would be the gold standard, my goal is to be reasonable and fair to me and the shop owner. I'm not out for blood. Has anyone used Jasper before? Thoughts on a low mileage used long block? If a used long block is a viable option, what would be the golden year(s) to target?
- Along with the motor, what other elements should be replaced since we're in for major surgery? I know that anything that touched the contaminated oil should be replaced. But what other "while you're in there" kind of items?
Thanks!
Chad
