Yes, that will work, but he's probably just delaying the inevitable. I'd strongly suggest pulling the oil pan and inspecting the bearings unless he's the type who bets big in a high stakes poker game when he's holding a mediocre hand! A little labor now might prevent a disaster later.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!