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Originally Posted by HPsauce
No the plugs are out and I didn't quite line up the camera, but looking down into the cylinder the top of the piston looks "wrong" - lots of shiny bits!
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That's not necessarily as bad as one might think. I had a cam belt go and all 16 inlet valves connected with the pistons. There is a photo of the piston tops on here somewhere after I polished them during the rebuild. 16 new inlet valves later the engine was once again running and in use. The valves are designed to bend on impact to protect the piston crowns. If the engine needs a new home?
Found the thread on bent valves http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=961
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Currently,
2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block.
1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing!
1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard
2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion.
2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse.
2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter.
Previously
2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex
1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure.
1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex.
2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on.
1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8.
And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light. 
Last edited by Conan_the_Librarian; 26th November 2016 at 08:49 PM.
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