Cylinder coating
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I been going thru threads all day an I haven't scene anything posted I am rebuild a1.8 1996 1.8 and I was about to hone and cross hatch the cylinders and a friend told me not to because the cylinders might be coated with I can't remember what he said the coating was but its to harden the cylinder and if I hone it I have to get it recoated does anyone no if this is true I have heard of aluminum blocks being coated but not cast iron so now I am lost I been lookin on the internet can't find any info does anyone no if the 1996 1.8 cylinders are coated and if so if I hone them does it have to be recoated?
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Aluminum cylinder bores on certain cars like the Porsche 928 had a special coating and were therefore unable to be bored. Our agrarian cast iron blocks are not a special issue that requires special treatment. Technology from the 1930s will be just fine for them.
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