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Old 9th May 2011, 08:12
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stiknruda
 
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Too high a pressure: as Miroc points out, the oil cooler would be susceptible to damage/bursting but there is a phenomena were the main journals can suffer from a form of cavitation if the oil pressure is too high, this ruins the bearing shells.
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