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Piston Ring, Engine

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Piston ring
end gap top and bottom 0.23 - 0.49 mm (0.01 - 0.02 inch)
end gap oil ring (steel rail) 0.05 - 0.66 mm (0.006 - 0.026 inch)
groove width * compression (top) 1.520 - 1.550 (0.06 - 0.610 inch)
groove width compression (bottom) 1.520 - 1.530 mm (0.060 - 0.0602 inch)
groove width * oil ring 6.996 - 7.224 mm (0.275 - 0.2844 inch)
width compression 1.49 - 1.47 mm (0.0587 - 0.0579 inch)
width oil ring rail (2) 0.473 - 0.447 mm (0.0186 - 0.0176 inch), 0.483 mm (0.0190 inch) maximum at ID
width oil ring expander 2.038 - 1.960 mm (0.080 - 0.077 inch)
Piston ring to groove clearance compression 0.030 - 0.070 mm (0.0012 - 0.0028 inch)
Piston ring to groove clearance oil ring assembly 0.046 - 0.196 mm (0.0018 - 0.0077 inch)