Pistons

4 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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LEANNBOGER
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How do you know when to replace the pistons on 2000 Mercury Mystique
Nov 11, 2010 at 8:46 PM
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FIXITMR
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strange question. why do you ask? take a compression check/test. if within specs, pistons and piston rings are ok.
Nov 11, 2010 at 8:58 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Also you can follow it with a cylinder leakage test
Nov 12, 2010 at 3:24 AM
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