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Originally Posted by Malek@MRF
It seems that the bearings do beat the other issues to the punch, however, once the bearings are sized correctly, the other issues will rear their ugly head more often.
But to better answer your question, yes, I have seen a failed engine recently here in the shop with bearings that weren't destroyed but the side of the rods and crank were badly damaged. As a result the rod was bent as well. I wish I could speak for all the engines out there, but I can only discuss what I have observed myself.
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Do you remember the year and approx mileage for that car? I'm hoping that's a rare case compared to all the bearing issues. If it's common, wouldn't the cars who had their bearings changed out still continue to wear the sides down?
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