I completely, 100% disagree. You always need to hone a cylinder when you are replacing the rings because that is what files the rings down to fit the cylinder perfectly and not allow blow-by. Hone is not the same thing as bore. Hone involves putting a cross-hatch pattern on the cylinder walls which essentially scuffs them up, but in a criss-cross pattern. A bore is when you actually increase the inner diameter of the cylinder, which will require the user of larger pistons.

As earlier stated, the hone is only effective for about 20 minutes or so after the engine is started for the first time (from what I have read in my research). The rings will not be perfectly shaped to the shape of the cylinder until they have been 'filed' by the hone.

This will not cause the problems you are experiencing with your codes, but you should ALWAYS hone your cylinders when chaning out rings, regardless of the mileage on the motor. :happysad:

 

I just set my ignition at 19 degrees. Gonna go out for a test drive in a sec, i'll come back and let you guys know what happens.

And WCS, I know I should have honed them, I checked on a couple sites where they rebuilt the shortblocks step by step, like the one dubs gave me in the past thread and it looks like I made a mistake. Now there was two or three that said a scotchbrite and some brake cleaner would do the job, and since I have never honed an engine before I got scared.

 

Did you ever reset the ECU?

 

Ya I had three times up untill the fourth just now. I set the ignition to the red mark, which is standard right?? I took it out for a test drive and the CEL never came back on. Right when I pull back to my house it comes back on, except it was code 23, the knock sensor. I've fawked around with this plug for about 4 months and I hate how it keeps coming back.

This is good news though No misfire in 2,3,4