I wonder if anyone has approached the ESP companies with this issue. I understand how they work, but it's crazy to think they wouldn't want to approve an inspection (at minimum) if not replacement on motors that are known to have this issue - particularly those that have some milage on them.
To me, it would be good "insurance" on their part to just pay for replacement (at $300) now, rather than full engine rebuild @ what 3K+? when the motor self destructs.
I have over 4 years left on my ESP, so as long as it's a covered failure - I'll just wait and see. Seems like the options comes down to 1) me paying for the replacement now at my cost and still having all the mileage on my engine or 2) waiting for them to fail and getting the entire motor rebuilt, having 0 miles SMOH and probably getting a bunch of upgraded components for no extra cost.
Glad I'm not the insurance company on this one.