Andy..... When I said that at your house, I was referring to an oil light issue, which as it turns out I think the sensor is goofy, and its possible I was using the wrong weight oil, and things of that nature.... Id say my Q engine is better than most, and will easily go to 200-250k...
Im seriously not covering up anything, and I will say that about a month ago that it has some lifter noise, which I believe was due to a tiny piece of varnish getting stuck (as Ive been slightly more aggressive about some engine cleanup than i have in the past) , as its bene gone for a long time... Will do another engine flush here soon...
No its not as clean and nice as Freds Q, but I think its damn good