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Is it as bad as I think it is? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by Canopyflyer to c/mechanicadvice

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Sorry for the bad image quality.

The image is of the top of piston 4 and the cylinder wall in a Toyota 2AR-FE with 162,000 miles. All Toyota recommended maintenance was performed throughout the engine's life. I have the feeling those recommendations were written by marketing people and not the engineers.

Based on what the image shows, the engine needs a short block. Am I correct?

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[–] ikidd 5 points 4 months ago

Short of popping the head, you aren't really going to know until you can get a better look that that camera and feel it. It might just need rings and a hone. IDK if anything more than that would be worth doing.