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Originally Posted by 42pilot
I made sure I used terms like "a bit" because these are not catastrophic failures (although the piston coming apart is catastrophic, the engine still ran - yikes!), but it is significant damage. In all cases, the engines operated but there was increased oil usage, rough idle, loss of peak power and so on. So, don't expect a poor chip to make your motor stop working - it could damage it badly though.
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You're right, but any damage that significant is still worth being cautious over as you mentioned and with which I am in 100% agreement with especially for those of us like you and myself who plan on keeping their vehicles for long periods of time.