01 S60 T5 Rusty Cylinder Walls

Greg Sands · Post by **Greg Sands** » 17 Apr 2014, 17:17

Hello everyone.
I blew my head gasket about two months ago, and had the car sit in my backyard until i had enough money to deal with the problem.
Now that i have the head off, the walls look all rusty, what do i do?

Cylinder 1

Cylinder 2

Cylinder 3

Cylinder 4

Cylinder 5

Post by **jimmy57** » 17 Apr 2014, 17:53

600 or higher, no coarser than 600!, wet n dry sandpaper wetted with WD40. None of that looks fatal.

Scotchbrite pad would work also.

Greg Sands · Post by **Greg Sands** » 17 Apr 2014, 18:11

Would it be wise for me to just turn the engine until the piston is in its lowest position and scrub the horrid rust away, or am I going to have to pull the pistons out ?

Post by **jimmy57** » 17 Apr 2014, 18:15

Turn engine to get the one you're working on to bottom dead center and clean it up.

Greg Sands · Post by **Greg Sands** » 26 Apr 2014, 10:58

Alright, well I've cleaned the rust up a bit, looks fine. Do I just lube up the cams with regular oil or is there something more appropriate?
Thanks.