Hey Mudders,
I took my 3B oil pan off to repalce the gasket. After removing the oil pan, I did a brief visual inspection of the bottom end and noticed a slight blue on the crank beside the the rod cap on a couple that I could see. Is this extreme heat normal for these motors at these locations? It has 320,000 km on it. The cam looks like it has normal wear. Before I pulled this motor I ran it for a few minutes and it sounded normal for a 3B motor.
See pictures below.
I took my 3B oil pan off to repalce the gasket. After removing the oil pan, I did a brief visual inspection of the bottom end and noticed a slight blue on the crank beside the the rod cap on a couple that I could see. Is this extreme heat normal for these motors at these locations? It has 320,000 km on it. The cam looks like it has normal wear. Before I pulled this motor I ran it for a few minutes and it sounded normal for a 3B motor.
See pictures below.