2000 Jeep Cherokee pistons

2000 JEEP CHEROKEE
160,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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JMILLER9020
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Why are my pistons cracking and breaking off the piston skirts?
Jun 22, 2009 at 11:50 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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This is usually caused by piston slap. If the cylender wall is too large from wear, every time the cylender fires, it slaps the piston on an angle. The skirts eventually break.
Jun 25, 2009 at 12:13 AM
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