Caliber308 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 (edited) SC 89001 Dated 11/01/1989. Bill Edited August 24, 2011 by Caliber308 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotStock88 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 When i bought my car in 98 it had only 40k on it, i read about the tsb and then went down to the dealer and asked about it... they just laughed at me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntercooledFlatty Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 my rod has the original bearing and it's still in great condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliber308 Posted August 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 my rod has the original bearing and it's still in great condition Harry, Rod or rods Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealchemist12 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 I took my 89 in some years ago for another recall, catalytic converter replacement I believe, they wanted to do the rod bearing recall as well. But since I had recently redone the engine, I was a little skeptical about having someone poke around in there. thealchemist12(milt) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarquestRescue Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 I met a guy that worked at a dealership back then. He said he did a lot of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holeysocks Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 how do I find out if they have been changed?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotStock88 Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 how do I find out if they have been changed??call a dealer and have them run your vin # - they should have a record of all the recalls performed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metric-man Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 SC 89001 Dated 11/01/1989. Bill Which one?The original or the revision ? SC-89-001 REVISIONDATE November, 1989Model Starion This bulletin supersedes SC-89-001 date June, 1989, which should be discarded. PURPOSE This bulletin describes a new connecting rod bearing that is available for Starions. The materialin the bearing has been changed from an aluminum alloy to copper/lead alloy.Starions produced between July, 1987 and March, 1989 should have the aluminum alloyconnecting rod bearings replaced with ones made of copper/lead alloy. => MMSA is sending a letter to owners of these vehicles urging them to have the connectingrod bearing replaced along with a complimentary oil and filter change.A sample of the customer letter is shown on page 7 => If you have a 1988 or 1989 Starion produced between the above dates in Dealer inventory,the connecting rod bearings should be replaced prior to selling the vehicle.=>If the original connecting rod bearings have already been replaced in any of the affectedStarions, you will need to replace them again with the new copper/lead bearings. Crankshaft main bearings are not part of this service campaign. DETAIL OF CHANGEBeginning March, 1989 the turbocharged G54B engine in the Starion has a new style connectingrod bearing material made of copper/lead (kelmet). Due to the engine horsepower & torqueincrease that occurred in 1988, the connecting rod bearings should be replaced on 1988/1989Starions. Note: The older style aluminum alloy bearings are still appropriate for use in the G54B enginesfound in the Truck and Montero, as well as the G54B engine found in the 1983-1987 Starions. .... By law Mitsubishi had 15 years to honor the catalytic converter recall, and 7 for the bearing recall. They changed allot bearings at the dealerships before they were even sold. By 1988 there were fewer numbers of Starions being made 1986-1987 where their peak years of production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 I took my 89 in some years ago for another recall, catalytic converter replacement I believe, they wanted to do the rod bearing recall as well. But since I had recently redone the engine, I was a little skeptical about having someone poke around in there. thealchemist12(milt) a very wise decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiplash Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Anyone know what manafacture sells the tri-metal bearing? All that I've found are the bi-metal type. One thing to make note of is that the manafacturing process has changed greatly over the last 20+ years. A bi-metal bearing made today would be much better that the one made 20+ years ago. Differant materials today. But I'm still a fan of the tri-metal type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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