Piston Crash 3.0

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Aug 19, 2016 | 10:46 PM

Houchins05Exl

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Piston Crash 3.0

Anyone on here ever saw a J30A4 do this?

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Aug 20, 2016 | 06:04 AM

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Re: Piston Crash 3.0

So the question is......what is floating around inside the cyl.....a piece of the valve?

Aug 20, 2016 | 10:15 AM

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Re: Piston Crash 3.0

Tearing it apart right now.. new motor going in this week..

Aug 20, 2016 | 02:58 PM

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Re: Piston Crash 3.0

Broken valve was in the cylinder

Aug 21, 2016 | 03:40 AM

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Re: Piston Crash 3.0

Did it punch a hole in the piston or tear up the cyl walls? Just wondering why the replacement engine vs repairing the one in there....

Aug 21, 2016 | 04:34 AM

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Re: Piston Crash 3.0

Piston is trashed.. Engine has 180,000 miles on it.. Just located one with 100k for 450$

Aug 21, 2016 | 04:36 AM

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Re: Piston Crash 3.0

The broken valve ended up in the intake manifold

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