Rust In Cylinder Walls

[Liam1805]

Hello guys the engine im putting into my corsa has gathered some surface rust on the face and also some inside the cylinders on the walls, what is best to clean this up with and get it back normal

Thanks in advance

[dewismotorsport]

buy a hone for your drill and it'll soon be gone out of your cylinders

[Liam1805]

Anything else apart from one of them tools, what about wire wool and sand paper etc mate

[corsadonk]

You're better off with the honing tool, because it will be round.

If not just add some oil to the bores, and crack it over.

[gixerboyuk]

Scotchbrite pad and oil depending on how bad it is.
I have used 1200 grit wet and dry with oil before and a wire brush in a drill but they were not important blocks to keep and it was a rush job.

Over zealous use with a honing tool can soon get you into trouble imo for a quick clean i do prefer the bottle brush type but they are so scarce and expensive in the uk.

[Joker]

if its pitted pretty bad then it it would ideally need a re-bore, but honing is deffo the one they are cheap as mate, i know you'd have to do some super rubbing in one place to take it out of shape like but with the honing it goes round fast so its evan, i recently did mine on my block looks ok that had surface rust but all gone now and lubed up ready for pistons

[Liam1805]

Well it is not that bad i dont think it will need a re-bore tbh its just the usual surface rusty water look, will try with some oil and crank it over see where that gets me, if not will try the scotch pad with some oil

Thank you so much for the help guys

[Tathan]

Diesel and a rag to get the big bits off, then crank it over. Probably not the best solution, but probably the easiest.