How To Fix Light Scratch In Cylinder Wall

Owner says a piece of the ceramic around the electrode of the 3 plug broke off and caused it.

How to fix light scratch in cylinder wall.

Or should i just do a light ball hone and install the piston anyway. I can barely feel it but it s enough to worry me. Btw i don t care who you are what i said is fact provided that in the verticle scratches they are less than the surface of the cylinder wall and not raised up into the cylinder inside diameter at all. Just throw a whole new set on.

I bet if you take it to the machine shop they ll tell you to properly fix it they will have to bore all 8 cylinders turn the crank hot tank new cam bearings and before you know it they ll have the tab up to a 1000 bucks. Jump to latest follow. Joined aug 22 2010 480 posts. I will pick up a caliper measuring tool to confirm.

It s a decent scratch or maybe even considered a light gouge. Meaning the scratch is not raised. Performance and repair garage. Vertical cylinder wall scratches.

1 of 2 go to page. Guys there is a tiny scratch in my truck s engine. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. It is a fairly deep scratch easily catch a fingernail on it.

If they don t end up being good well then atleast you can weigh the costs of having a machine shop rebuild it or possibly find a used short long block in good condition. If your cylinder walls turn out to be good you could just rering it and throw it together with new bearings and gaskets. If i can hone it out can the rings be adjusted to fill in the couple thousandths that are honed out. Originally posted by lostforawhile that sounds right the 220 would leave deeper scratches and better hone marks to break in the rings i could see using 400 if you had to take apart an engine with low miles where the rings were already seated did you use ported pistons.

If the motors out of the car just run a hone through it. Mkii 90 99 na turbo. Vertical scratches on cylinder wall. Bolt it back up and call it good.

Cylinder wall scratch these motors arent delicate little flowers. What options would i have to repair a scratched cylinder wall. He changed out the plug and has been driving it for the last year like that. Discussion starter 1 apr 8.

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