Does my piston need to be replaced?
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Asked by Tanner May 12, 2018 at 02:50 PM about the 2005 Mitsubishi Outlander LS AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My engine has been knocking for some time now, I finally figured out the head
gasket had blown between to cylinders. Unfortunately when I took the cylinder
head off, I noticed damage to the piston, though there was no debris present.
Judging from this picture, does the piston need to be replaced?

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F_O_R answered 6 years ago

Replacing just one piston would be a waste of money. Your engine needs a rebuild.

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Tanner answered 5 years ago

I agree. That's what I ended up doing and it worked. A good month's worth of work though!

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