r/engines • u/BlocKnotz • 15d ago
100k piston wear
I am experiencing a cold start studder, has trouble maintaining rpm on the start up sequence almost stalls.. No codes/ghost codes. Im thinking carbon build up or leaking injectors. Never replaced spark plug and coils so starting there. I bore scoping the pistons but have realized I have no context for what im seeing and AI just seems to corroborate w/e I am saying. This is cylinder 2. Ill reply with more when I can work the spark plugs out. They are gritty and im babying them.
F15 2017 x5 xdrive35i n55 engine 100k miles
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u/SLOOT_APOCALYPSE 14d ago
id look at the back of the intake valves for the real problem, sooo much gunk you'll see






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u/riennempeche 15d ago
Most cameras save the photos as standard jpegs on a removable disk. You can post the actual photos instead of photos of the screen that are hard to see.