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3. Particles that enter the intake system travel at
great speed and act like sand blasting media
inside the engine. This causes wear to the parts
affected.
4. The particles can pass through the intake sys-
tem to the valves and valve seats.
5. When particles enter the combustion chamber,
the up and down motion of the piston grinds the
particles into the side of the cylinder walls and
damages the cylinder wall, piston and piston
rings
6. This can be identified by the scoring along the
vertical axis of the piston and cylinder wall or the
cross hatch on the cylinder wall being worn off.
NOTE: To help in the lubrication of the cylinder
walls, and help with the seating of the piston
rings, a diamond cross hatch is honed into the
cylinder wall. Debris entering the cylinder will
polish the cross hatch off of the cylinder wall.
See Figure 11.2.
NOTE: Abrasives that enter the engine through
the intake system will cause the upper portion of
the combustion chamber to wear more than the
lower portion. Measurements of the cylinder
bore at the top and bottom will show this.
Other sources of abrasives that get into the engine
includes carbon that builds up on the top side of the
piston, metal shavings from the wear of engine parts or
dirt entering through the oil fill port. Leaking gaskets
and seals also have the potential of allowing debris to
enter the engine.
A symptom of abrasive ingestion is smoky exhaust.
As the cylinder walls wear, pressure from the combus
-
tion chamber blows by the piston and pressurizes the
engine sump. This overpowers the PCV valve and
allows oil to build up in the combustion chamber.
See Figure 11.3.
7. Abrasive materials that enter the engine get
absorbed by the oil and thickens it.
See Figure 11.4.
Figure 11.2
Cross hatch polished off
Figure 11.3
Figure 11.4
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