Medium Quality Pistons
Medium quality pistons for a combustion engine. Pistons convert expanding combustion gases into the motion that turns a crankshaft.
Craft
| Workbench | Craft time | Blueprint |
|---|---|---|
 Level 2 | 5s | 15 scrap to research |
Ingredients and the blueprint steps are on the Craft tab.
Buy
1 shop| Shop | Price |
|---|---|
Bandit Camp: Vehicle PartsBandit CampBase price80 right after a wipe20 to 80 with demand |
Looted from
| Container | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | 1-2 |
Recycling
| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
 Power Plant75% | ||
 Monument (powered)60% | None | |
| Monument50% | None | |
 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 | 14 |
A half-worn item costs about half and loses half as much.
Electrical & stations
Vehicles & mounts
- Engine part
- Tier 2 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
Medium Quality Pistons: common questions
- Where do you find Medium Quality Pistons?
- Craft it at workbench level 2. Buy it at Bandit Camp: Vehicle Parts (base price 40 Scrap). It drops from Vehicle Parts Crate (Advanced) (41%).
- What does Medium Quality Pistons cost to craft?
- Medium Quality Pistons crafts for 70 Metal Fragments.
- What does Medium Quality Pistons recycle for?
- Recycling Medium Quality Pistons at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 42 Metal Fragments. Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.