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Disaster: A ¤%&/"# piston came off the pin on my brand new car with 1300km on the odo!

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08-05-2021, 08:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
jakobnev Eco-ventor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: sweden Posts: 1,631 Princess - '92 Mazda MX-3 GS House of Tudor Team Mazda 90 day: 53.54 mpg (US) *Shirubāarō (´ω｀)* - '05 Toyota Prius Executive Team Toyota 90 day: 54.88 mpg (US) Blue Thunder - '20 Hyundai IONIQ Trend PHEV Team Hyundai Plug-in Hybrids 90 day: 587.16 mpg (US) Thanks: 74 Thanked 702 Times in 445 Posts	Disaster: A ¤%&/"# piston came off the pin on my brand new car with 1300km on the odo! The good news is it was the non-interference one on the key-fob: Attached Thumbnails __________________ 2016: 128.75L for 1875.00km => 6.87L/100km (34.3MPG US) 2017: 209.14L for 4244.00km => 4.93L/100km (47.7MPG US)

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08-05-2021, 09:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
nemo Master EcoModder Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: US Posts: 1,015 Chief - '06 Pontiac Grand Prix 90 day: 26.7 mpg (US) SF1 - '12 Ford Fiesta S 90 day: 30.95 mpg (US) Thanks: 195 Thanked 247 Times in 190 Posts	Must be a small displacement motor. Super glue.

08-05-2021, 10:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
Piotrsko Somewhat crazed Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: 1826 miles WSW of Normal Posts: 4,062 Thanks: 467 Thanked 1,112 Times in 981 Posts	Whack gently one a wrist pin edge to slightly swell it. Hard part is getting a punch small enough to reinstall. Perhaps a 1/16 nailset. __________________ casual notes from the underground:There are some "experts" out there that in reality don't have a clue as to what they are doing.

08-05-2021, 03:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Isaac Zachary High Altitude Hybrid Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Gunnison, CO Posts: 1,985 Avalon - '13 Toyota Avalon HV 90 day: 40.45 mpg (US) Prius - '06 Toyota Prius Thanks: 1,055 Thanked 545 Times in 436 Posts	It looks like your rings are already completely wore out. __________________

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