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Old May 30, 2011 | 12:50 PM
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Default Glad I took that to bits.
After exhausting all aspects of my rst running pants, I decided to get my pistons skimmed.

Quite glad I took the engine to bits. Say hello to pistons 1 and 4.






whats happened here then?
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Old May 30, 2011 | 12:56 PM
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Either wasn't running right, or something failed.
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detonation, or too much boost, well done better than my attempt
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Either wasn't running right, or something failed.
or running too well, of course something failed the ring land
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i think thats broke , but dont quote me on that
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detonation, or too much boost, well done better than my attempt
I'm going to go with det then. My car never saw too much boost
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Old May 30, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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probably ran like a sack of shit, very oily and heavy on the breather, off of cylinders on idle, smokey, etc
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probably ran like a sack of shit, very oily and heavy on the breather, off of cylinders on idle, smokey, etc
Thats the wierd thing, it ran alright, Not any smoke at all.

Luckily they didnt move aboutin there. I noticed the cracks and had to pry out the broken sections.
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Classic sign of Det mate, cracked rings lands.
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det causes this i had this on my saph
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Detonation.
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common signs of uneven wear to number 1 and 4 due to the inlet manifold which causes det at high boost.

Whats the crown condition as you can see lots of pickup on the sides.
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Originally Posted by Versus_Creations
common signs of uneven wear to number 1 and 4 due to the inlet manifold which causes det at high boost.

Whats the crown condition as you can see lots of pickup on the sides.
Lots of carbon around one side of each piston. Quite a thick build up.
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