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      06-26-2013, 06:27 PM   #75
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Originally Posted by BMRLVR View Post
Just a quick note to folks noticing elevated iron levels and correlating it to crank journal wear....... The S65 uses an iron coating on the piston skirts due to the ALUSIL block, that is most likely the source of iron in many people's samples!
Just so that it's clear to everyone:
Lead for rod bearing wear
Iron for crank journal wear

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