Oil analysis of 176,000 mile Evo.

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Feb 28, 2013, 12:42 AM

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I used to game with him years ago (maybe 10 or more years) and met him a couple times also knew he was into cars and would like to catch up with an old friend

he PM'd me and by his username I'm 100% sure it's the right guy, thanks man

I sent him a message on Facebook with the link to this thread! Its def him that sent you the message because he told me he was going to PM you.

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Feb 28, 2013, 03:22 AM

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From what I could tell on the car, it appears that either the motor has been replaced or the head. Because when i took the timing belt cover off I saw blue numbers writen on the side of the head similar to what junk yards write on motors and such.

My motor, completely OEM, owned since brand new, had the same blue markings on the head and block. FYI...

Don't use those markings as an indication of the motor being replaced, you need to look for different signs. The one I look at is the bolts behind the power steering bracket and look for wrenching marks on the bolt heads. There is no need to remove those bolts unless you are changing the engine block or removing it; even with a power steering pump change you don't have to remove them. Look for other signs if you really want to know if the motor has been changed.