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sr20turbonetics · 12-26-2008, 10:29 PM

i have eagle rods and mahle pistons in my sr20det botttom end. and the pistons tapped the oil squirters and broke 2 of them. so we called the piston company and they said if you want a race motor then fix it but we would have to coustomize the piston to make it work. has anyone had this issue before if so what did you do to fix the problem?

*Jonnie Fraz* · 12-26-2008, 10:36 PM

Did you get SR20DE pistons or SR20DET? Please correct me if I am wrong, but the difference is the clearance for the squirters. Some say the pistons are the same DE vrs DET, just the notch for the squirter.

sr20turbonetics · 12-26-2008, 10:51 PM

i had them ordered through a shop and i told him sr20det but im going to check with him and see to make sure. thats a good question

MadScientist · 12-26-2008, 11:07 PM

Search is your friend.

There is several theads about Mahle Pistons breaking off oil squirters... Mahle says you can remove about 2mm from the location with out sacrificing balance.

Supposedly Mahle was fixing this issue in their current line.... you may have recieved old stock.

-Drew

sr20turbonetics · 12-26-2008, 11:23 PM

yeah maybe im going to call them on monday and explain more about this and also give them the part number and see what they say about it

j20accord00 · 12-27-2008, 02:23 AM

i was dealing with this over a year ago with mahle and i couldnt get them to do anything about it, my machine shop tried to mod the pistons, still didnt work. i ended up buying new pistons (different brand). they didnt want to help or have a solution but like i said this was over a year ago, maybe things have changed by now.

good luck

12-26-2008, 10:29 PM	#1
sr20turbonetics Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: california Posts: 6 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	oil squiters and pistos clearance i have eagle rods and mahle pistons in my sr20det botttom end. and the pistons tapped the oil squirters and broke 2 of them. so we called the piston company and they said if you want a race motor then fix it but we would have to coustomize the piston to make it work. has anyone had this issue before if so what did you do to fix the problem?

12-26-2008, 10:36 PM	#2
Jonnie Fraz Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cali Age: 56 Posts: 1,371 Trader Rating: (29) Rides Gallery: Jonnie Fraz Feedback Score: 29 reviews	Did you get SR20DE pistons or SR20DET? Please correct me if I am wrong, but the difference is the clearance for the squirters. Some say the pistons are the same DE vrs DET, just the notch for the squirter. __________________ Stealth-Custom-Fab.com

12-26-2008, 10:51 PM	#3
sr20turbonetics Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: california Posts: 6 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i had them ordered through a shop and i told him sr20det but im going to check with him and see to make sure. thats a good question

12-26-2008, 11:07 PM	#4
MadScientist Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NOLA Age: 47 Posts: 1,970 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Search is your friend. There is several theads about Mahle Pistons breaking off oil squirters... Mahle says you can remove about 2mm from the location with out sacrificing balance. Supposedly Mahle was fixing this issue in their current line.... you may have recieved old stock. -Drew

12-26-2008, 11:23 PM	#5
sr20turbonetics Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: california Posts: 6 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah maybe im going to call them on monday and explain more about this and also give them the part number and see what they say about it

12-27-2008, 02:23 AM	#6
j20accord00 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SEASIDE PARK, NJ Age: 38 Posts: 720 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	i was dealing with this over a year ago with mahle and i couldnt get them to do anything about it, my machine shop tried to mod the pistons, still didnt work. i ended up buying new pistons (different brand). they didnt want to help or have a solution but like i said this was over a year ago, maybe things have changed by now. good luck