b20accord

Building up a vitara setup just honed the cylinders and noticed some scratches on the cylinder walls?/ U guys think there alright?? Ive rebuild engines before with marks like these but this engine i actaully care about lol!! So what yall think??
SHould i try to hone them out?? I think there just surface scratches but thought i would get a second opinion.

Ogubudiah

Doesn't look good...If you drag your finger nail across them does it catch?

I would hone.

whiterice

you honed the cylinders but there are no cross hatches?

Guy-Fast

.5 over should clear all that up. Im guessing over 100k on that block

turbohf

id run it... but then again i would run some homo *** vitaras or a d-series...

Ravage70

the cylinders are fucked and thats a pretty crappy hone job

b20accord

thanks for the info.. ahh have u guys ever honed cylinders without using a ball hone?? A ball hone is the only one that leaves cross hatch patterns...I used a regular hone that has 3 legs... it wont leave a cross hatch patern..The hone job isnt done either.. I stopped as soon as i noticed these marks...

This is what it looks like..


Ill probbaly just get it bored over a tad.. Yea chris alot over 100k actually lol 172k to be exact lol!!

Guy-Fast

Ya most blocks I have seen once that have around 100k+ usually have scaring in the top of the bore.

whiterice

not quite.
have you seen a professional honing machine? they usually have 3 stones as well.
you have to move the honing tool up and down to make the cross hatches. too fast = tall cross hatches. too slow = flat cross hatches.
same with hand or machine honing tool.

You'll get it.
at least your trying to build this block the right way.
good luck!