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Originally Posted by Frozen
I agree that this is not direct proof that redline 5w30 is what helped these bearings live such a long life but it does add some credibility to Troyjeup's claim.
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I disagree, there have been reports of cars making it to over 200k on stock bearings using 10w60, who is to say this wouldn't have been one of them?
Even if 5w50 was used it's entire life, it doesn't say much, just that the tolerance stack on that engine was lucky to be on the looser side.