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Originally Posted by Tcoat
Or they were covering up all the ones that failed due to poorly applied sealant DIRECTLY FROM THE FACTORY!
People have either ignored, forgotten or didn't even know that there were over 30 reported early 2013 engines that spun bearings due to oil starvation years before the recall was even heard of. Most of those engines had never been opened and the sealant was untouched by human hands prior to their failure. Most of those were blamed on the owner but there were enough posts showing blocked oil passages to present the theory that the sealant was improperly applied right from the start. In all probability the robots applying it were still not dialed in properly and they messed up just like the human techs did later.
These failure have all but been forgotten since the recall and pushed way back in the pile but a really ambitious member may be able to dig them up. There are reams and reams of arguments with me presenting this theory and a couple of other people calling me a moron because it was impossible to miss apply the sealant and ruin an engine. They all sopped talking when the recall failures started.
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I was not aware, but I wouldn't be surprised. It's pretty easy to miss-apply. I eff'd up on the cam carrier on one side and had to clean it off and redo it before I even installed it on the head. I used a caulking gun to apply it but it is hard to brace and try to apply properly without slipping up. Plus my hands would get tired.
Here is my spare engine I pulled apart that was assembled by a master tech at a Toyota dealer. Note sealant all the way to the cam lobe
