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.
How to fix light scratch in cylinder wall.
Mkii 90 99 na turbo.
It is probably a couple 1000 s of an inch at the most.
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.
Only problem is burning alot of oil especially at start up and notices blue smoke between gears.
He changed out the plug and has been driving it for the last year like that.
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.
If i can hone it out can the rings be adjusted to fill in the couple thousandths that are honed out.
If the motors out of the car just run a hone through it.
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If your cylinder walls turn out to be good you could just rering it and throw it together with new bearings and gaskets.
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Guys there is a tiny scratch in my truck s engine.
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Meaning the scratch is not raised.
Just throw a whole new set on.
Owner says a piece of the ceramic around the electrode of the 3 plug broke off and caused it.
I can barely feel it but it s enough to worry me.
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Vertical scratches on cylinder wall.
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It is a fairly deep scratch easily catch a fingernail on it.
Vertical cylinder wall scratches.
Cylinder wall scratch these motors arent delicate little flowers.
I dont know if you can buy 1 set of rings if not a set of cast iron rings are cheap.
Or should i just do a light ball hone and install the piston anyway.
It s a decent scratch or maybe even considered a light gouge.
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Bolt it back up and call it good.