1997 Audi A4 rust

1997 AUDI A4
98,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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THESAYIAN
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i purchased a 97 audi that had a bad headgasket. they let it sit for 8 months with bad oil in it and when i removed head there was rust on cylinder wall, just 2 spots on the 2 center cylinders. It looks like a drip of water but its built up rust as a drip mark down cylinder, i used wd-40 and a scotch bright pad on it and it almost all came off but theres a very slight bump if i run my finger over it. My question is can this be fixed withoute honing the cylinders and tearing it all apart or should i just buy a new engine head damage was nothing no biggie it was resurfaced if i can fix this solution itll be done but i know there cant be any pits in the cylinder otherwise itll burn oil and smoke. Again it was just 2 small spots on 2 center cylinder walls they both look like a drip of rust and they were built up a little but everything else is smooth.
Nov 25, 2008 at 12:30 PM
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[quote:53b833edfc="thesayian"]Engine Mechanical problem
1997 Audi A4 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 98000 miles

i purchased a 97 audi that had a bad headgasket. they let it sit for 8 months with bad oil in it and when i removed head there was rust on cylinder wall, just 2 spots on the 2 center cylinders. It looks like a drip of water but its built up rust as a drip mark down cylinder, i used wd-40 and a scotch bright pad on it and it almost all came off but theres a very slight bump if i run my finger over it. My question is can this be fixed withoute honing the cylinders and tearing it all apart or should i just buy a new engine head damage was nothing no biggie it was resurfaced if i can fix this solution itll be done but i know there cant be any pits in the cylinder otherwise itll burn oil and smoke. Again it was just 2 small spots on 2 center cylinder walls they both look like a drip of rust and they were built up a little but everything else is smooth.[/quote:53b833edfc]
Nov 26, 2008 at 1:03 PM