Which risk increases with cumulative engine operating hours when crankshaft oil film thickness falls?

💡 Explanation

Reduced oil film thickness permits asperity contact and elevated stresses where stress concentrations exist because surface roughness increases contact pressure via the Hertzian contact stress mechanism; therefore, fatigue crack initiation is amplified, rather than the other listed outcomes which require adequate oil film, improved performance or are unrelated.

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