Massey Ferguson MF1532

Japanese manufacturer safety recall. Declared production window: 2022–2024.

Japanese manufacturer safety recall. Declared production window: 2022–2024.

Japanese manufacturer safety recall affecting the cooling system. Declared production window: 2021–2022.

Japanese manufacturer safety recall affecting the cooling system. Declared production window: 2021–2022.

Japanese manufacturer safety recall affecting the cooling system. Declared production window: 2021–2022.

Hey All, Long story short, I rolled my MF1532 earlier this year, attempted to start it once stood up, and am attempting to fix the issues hydrolocking the engine caused myself. After purging the oil from the tractor cylinders and getting it running again; it started blowing white smoke... a lot of it, with some random pinging noises to go with it. Lacking the testing tools for cylinder compression tests etc, I chose to tear the motor apart. I've got the head off and can visually see that piston 1 is not rising to the top of the cylinder (missing by just over 1mm). I assume that likely means the connecting rod under the piston is bent? If so, am I, a not mechanic, going to be able to replace the connecting rod myself? Any help would be appreciated!