Martin W
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as some of you know ive been having some serious problems since i rebuilt my X16XE . blue smoke, over fueling etc...
piston rings and valve stem seals have been done but still blue smoke on startup and under load.
took the head off again today to replace with a recon one and this is what i found on the pistons.
the top lip of the bores have a burnt mark around them, but that's just the top, not the whole bore. no scoring on the bores or anything. valves are just as black if not worse.
rings or stem seals?
[Edited on 21-07-2012 by deadliner]
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JaffaTB
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i thought you said in your thread you didnt measure the rings you just ordered some and fitted them, i'd say rings if you did that, stem seals should be ok
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Martin W
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No I haven't measured them but if they are the right rings dispatched surely I wouldn't need to measure them?
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JaffaTB
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they come in different sizes though, what did you rebuild the engine for in the first place pal?
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Martin W
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Well we did a top end rebuild when we got it to be on the safe side, it's smoked when driving so we did the rings. And now it's still doing the same
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JaffaTB
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ok mate, bores might be worn then causing it to smoke
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