Submitted by administrator on Wed, 03/04/2015 - 00:54
On certain vehicles, there are hair cracks in the intake and exhaust valve springs due to inadequate heat treatment. If left unfixed, the valves can break causing unstable engine operation and abnormal noise, and in the worst case, the piston could break causing the engine to stall.
Case Number:
RJ-0445-0
Make/model:
Issued:
Thu, 1995-02-23
Component:
engine
Affected:
614
Correction:
The intake and exhaust valve springs should be replaced with non-defective ones.
Identification:
yellow paint on the engine hanger
Vehicle:
Make:
Ford Japan
Type:
E-BHALPF
Period:
N/A
Frame / Chassis No:
BHALPF102837..BHALPF102999
Make:
Ford Japan
Type:
E-BHALSF
Period:
N/A
Frame / Chassis No:
BHALSF100387..BHALSF100442
Make:
Mazda
Type:
E-BHALP
Period:
N/A
Frame / Chassis No:
BHALP133830..BHALP139258
Make:
Mazda
Type:
E-BHALS
Period:
N/A
Frame / Chassis No:
BHALS104391..BHALS104509
unique_id_feeds:
135356