08-05-2009, 08:13 AM
In an effort to clean up their pollution the Japanese have been "killing" engines for decades. They then shipped them to Europe and the US for reinstall in older cars.
Under this program the poison introduced in place of engine oil usually causes engines to size up and become unusable in about two to three minutes. Interesting aside is a story from one mechanic; "We watched that Volvo for 10 minutes and then left, when we came back 30 minutes later it was still running, it siezed a minute or two later. Never saw that happen with other engines"
Must have been a pre-Ford Volvo.
Under this program the poison introduced in place of engine oil usually causes engines to size up and become unusable in about two to three minutes. Interesting aside is a story from one mechanic; "We watched that Volvo for 10 minutes and then left, when we came back 30 minutes later it was still running, it siezed a minute or two later. Never saw that happen with other engines"
Must have been a pre-Ford Volvo.