Recovering from bore wash. Experiences, solutions, advice needed..

[nick325xit 5spd]

Originally Posted by turquise1

I have not done anything other than trying to start the engine though and that is how too many people recover their cars from bore wash. Everytime I tried to start the engine, there was a bit oil in there and I measured the compression quickly and there was 30 psi compression in there then too.

Is there another way to start a car after a borewash? When I do a quick web search I come across many examples of 'no compression' (different car brands and also E46s for a different reason) after bore wash and most of them seemed to have recovered from it by consistent cranking with oil in sp holes.

I have 2 different borescopes. What would a gouged chamber look like?

Thanks,

Ozzie

You'll see vertical scratches on the cylinder walls. If they are there, the block is basically done. (I mean, you could rebuild it, but who rebuilds a 4.4?)