Mitsubishi Mirage Pics

[sleepydsm]

I have seen personally RTV in rod oiling holes and other areas of engine lubrication areas where it shouldn't have been, so I believe it's possible.

I have heard a lot of negative things about this Twitch guy, but who is to say that mark didn't build a shitty engine?

Sounds like you bought this car with a freshly built engine with under 1000 miles on it. I would never trust anyone enough to buy a car with an engine with so little miles on it. You have no idea if it was assembled correctly, broke in properly, etc. Even if this kid maintained the engine better, broke it in better, still could have failed regardless, we'll never know.