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Old Jan 31, 2021 | 09:56 AM
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Default Cylinder wall spots, what’s causing this?

I just tore down my engine for a head/cam upgrade. I last had it tore down 4 years ago and everything looked great. The car has been running fine and I haven’t been having any problems. When I pulled my heads I noticed spots on the cylinder walls yesterday, almost all of them. They don’t catch my fingernail, appears more superficial. Anybody ever seen this?





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Old Jan 31, 2021 | 02:05 PM
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Old Jan 31, 2021 | 03:01 PM
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You think? The cars been ran pretty consistently. You think it’s good to keep running it like this?
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Looks to me like what happens when you hone a block without a torque plate.

Those are spots where the rings don't touch the cyl walls.
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Looks to me like what happens when you hone a block without a torque plate.

Those are spots where the rings don't touch the cyl walls.
I completely agree. However the engine has never been honed or bored. It’s all factory. I wonder if that’s just a poor job from the factory.
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It’s common on factory untouched stuff. Run it.
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