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Depends on how bad the piston is. I would ask you what the symptoms are that has made you feel the problem is a piston. It might be something else. Pistons don't usually give trouble in modern engines but all sorts of other things do. If the engine is misfiring then it's almost certain to be something other than a piston - maybe fuel system or electrical system.
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Would a bad camshaft position sensor cause the car to burn oil?
no, you have bad piston rings
How do you know if the piston rings in your car are bad?
Worn piston rings will cause your car to burn oil. It will smoke, and you'll have to add oil frequently. Additionally, the performance will fall off as compression is lost past the worn rings. There may be a "slapping" sound as the piston skirts slap the cylinder walls, and this will occur in cases of advanced ring wear.
Car burns oil?
bad piston rings or a bad cylinder all together look up a rebuilder bad piston rings or a bad cylinder all together look up a rebuilder Worn piston rings and or bad valve seals. Could be from high mileage or poor maintenance either way there is no cheap fix.
What makes a car blow oil?
Bad piston rings allowing oil into the combustion chamber.
What causes white smoke when you first start the car?
piston rings going bad oil leaking around to top of piston so when you start the oil will burn white
What are the Difination and terms of car piston and piston parts?
One of the parts in the piston are the piston head,
Why is there oil on your spark plugs?
bad valve seals, bad piston rings bad valve seals, bad piston rings
What do pistons move on in the car?
The bottom of the piston is connected to the crankshaft. This is what is moved by the piston. The top of the piston is a chamber in which gas is ignited to push the piston down. There are 4 cycles in most engines (like car engines.) If you want to know more, including specifics, go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-stroke_engine
How can you use the word piston in a sentence?
The engine had a bad piston
Club car engine is smoking?
your getting oil into your exhuast that's why it smokes bad rings on piston or valves sticking
Why the Car shakes when stoped?
Check engine light on? Have vehicle scanned to determine the problem Bad spark plug or wire? Bad valve? Bad piston? Vacuum leak? Do a compression test
Why is there Loss of compression in car engines?
because somewhere you are "leaking compression" with bad piston rings, intake or exhaust valves or similar.
