3.5 rebuild with clorox gone wrong..
#1
3.5 rebuild with clorox gone wrong..
Hey guys, I was helping my friend rebuild a 3.5, everything was going as planned but when I came to help today I noticed he left the pistons in a bucket to get rid of the carbon. He also but the rod's in there too. The rids have surface rust and the pistons ate cleaner. He says he didn't screw anything up, but noe I feel I like I'm wasting my time helping him. The Clorox created surface rust.. is it worth it to continue the rebuild. Sorry for the grammar, writing from my phone..
#17
It should not be that bad. Note that the connecting rods are always in a bath of oil inside the crank case. And, moisture is required to promote rusting which is not present (It better not be) in the crank case. I would suggest a nice wipedown of the connecting rods with oil and keep them aside for a couple of days and see if the rust increases. If you are overly concerned with the rust, just replace the connecting rods.
I used to work as a engineer on large cargo ships and we always have a little rust on the spare unused engine parts. As long as they are not bearing surfaces, we clean them thoroughly, apply oil, and install them. Granted that the large engines have inspection doors / windows to the crank cases, so, you can check the parts periodically. On cars, it is not the case.
Finally, it is your call. Good luck.
Also, can you just check the material of the connecting rods (cast iron?)
I used to work as a engineer on large cargo ships and we always have a little rust on the spare unused engine parts. As long as they are not bearing surfaces, we clean them thoroughly, apply oil, and install them. Granted that the large engines have inspection doors / windows to the crank cases, so, you can check the parts periodically. On cars, it is not the case.
Finally, it is your call. Good luck.
Also, can you just check the material of the connecting rods (cast iron?)
Last edited by kvk2003max; 05-01-2011 at 04:33 AM.
#19
Found it. Like this?
http://www.audiforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80267
http://www.audiforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80267
Last edited by Whitemax; 05-02-2011 at 08:00 AM.
#20
Found it. Like this?
http://www.audiforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80267
http://www.audiforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80267
I think this wound up being a joke. I could be wrong, though.
#23
When I read "clorox" on the thread, I thought got to be some kind of idiot to do something to put metal in it. There's a stuff to clean carbon, called Part washer or cleaner, it's the same stuff they used for carbuetor that get soak in a basket, to remove varnish and carbon. but CLOROX? definitely setting it to rust and early part failure. Definitely replace the parts, I wouldn't take any chances even though you have some rust but it definitely changes the metal molecule structure thus weaken it.
#26
You ask if you're wasting your time helping him...
Part of me says "be there, get the experience and wrench time in," but there's another more realistic part that knows he will blame you when it fails because "you tightened that one bolt on the power steering pulley, now it threw a rod."
Part of me says "be there, get the experience and wrench time in," but there's another more realistic part that knows he will blame you when it fails because "you tightened that one bolt on the power steering pulley, now it threw a rod."
#29
OMFG - just pull up your panties, clean up the surface rust, put new rings and bearings in it, and put it together. Most likely just surface rust, and it probably won't dramatically affect the engine life at all, as long as you clean it up before you put the engine together.
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