I can believe it. If debris from the failed part is circulating through the engine, the oil becomes a wonderful abrasive material. Allthough the oil filter and sump screen would pick it up, there is a definite possibility of it causing damage to other parts within the lubrication system, plugging oil jets and small ports and such.
Anyway. News from my situation. The measurements are done, and the videos have been submitted. The results have been sent to "Engineering." which I can only assume is Nissan's engineers, or R&D teams. The decision to replace my engine or not has not yet been made.
Now, being an optimist, this is good news. The second engine developing issues this quickly after replacement has definitely raised some eyebrows beyond the tech lines. I think Nissan is starting to realize that this isn't just an isolated defect and if its gone to engineering, it leads me to think that the techs are now ringing the doorbell of the engineers and designers saying, "Uh.. Your part doesnt work." The downside of this is, that if the part is engineered defective, then all those parts will be defective. Maybe its a badly casted part or poorly milled. Created out of spec. Either way, these engine replacements are costing someone money, and if it isn't the customer- then its the company and the fastest way to fix something is to bury it, or fix it quickly and quietly.
If you got a knock, bring it to your Nissan dealer. Let's give them a scope of how big the scale of the problem is. The bigger it is, the quicker we get a permanent solution and we can all get back to the important stuff- Enjoying our Micras.
Last edited by Howie; 10-17-2015 at 12:12 AM.
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