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Christ · 06-12-2012, 01:18 AM

I spun it over by hand, there are still OE cross hatch marks in the cylinders and no scoring. It wasn't overheated, but water got into the cylinder at high RPM and "pinged" the piston crowns at the edges. The pistons are actually still usable, but I'm not THAT cheap.

06-12-2012, 01:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	I spun it over by hand, there are still OE cross hatch marks in the cylinders and no scoring. It wasn't overheated, but water got into the cylinder at high RPM and "pinged" the piston crowns at the edges. The pistons are actually still usable, but I'm not THAT cheap. __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"