Hole in piston

Asked by Bertie54202 Jul 26, 2019 at 09:57 PM about the 2013 Kia Sorento LX AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My Kia Sorento is
running terribly! It
passed the metal
shavings test last fall
but now I find out that I
might have a hole in
one of my pistons.
What should I do?

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GuruHBY1Q answered 4 years ago

I would get a few opinions to be sure, but if there is a hole in the piston then the options are limited. New engine or a used low miles engine installed or a full rebuild or just get a different vehicle.

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Bertie54202 answered 4 years ago

My car is now at a Kia Tech . They want to charge me $850 to breakdown my engine to see if the head gasket is bad. Does this sound correct?

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GuruHBY1Q answered 4 years ago

Did you have a compression test yet? A bad head gasket shows signs of an issue without doing exploratory surgery on the engine.

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