Low Quality Pistons
Low quality pistons for a combustion engine. Pistons convert expanding combustion gases into the motion that turns a crankshaft.
Craft
| Workbench | Craft time | Blueprint |
|---|---|---|
 Level 1 | 5s | 15 scrap to research |
Ingredients and the blueprint steps are on the Craft tab.
Looted from
| Container | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | 1-2 |
Recycling
| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
 Power Plant75% | ||
 Monument (powered)60% | None | |
| Monument50% | ||
 Safe zone40% | None |
One item at full condition. Scrap is an average: the part after the point carries over to the next item.
Crafting
| Blueprint | What it takes | Scrap |
|---|---|---|
| 15 |
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Wearing it
Survival
Farming & fishing
Repair
| Bench | Max repair cost | Condition loss | Blueprint needed | Repairs until destroyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20% | Yes | 12 |
A half-worn item costs about half and loses half as much.
Electrical & stations
Vehicles & mounts
- Engine part
- Tier 1 Piston
- Boosts
- acceleration and top speed
A tier 1 part counts 60%, tier 2 80% and tier 3 100%. It goes in a Modular Car's engine module, which only runs with every part slot filled. Vehicles
Details
Low Quality Pistons: common questions
- Where do you find Low Quality Pistons?
- Craft it at workbench level 1. It drops from Vehicle Parts Crate (41%).
- What does Low Quality Pistons cost to craft?
- Low Quality Pistons crafts for 25 Metal Fragments.
- What does Low Quality Pistons recycle for?
- Recycling Low Quality Pistons at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 15 Metal Fragments. Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.