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Piston Ring

Piston Ring (Unit: mm (inch))


Side clearance
Top

Standard: 0.040 - 0.080 (0.0016 - 0.0031)
Limit: 0.11 (0.0043)

2nd
Standard: 0.030 - 0.070 (0.0012 - 0.0028)
Limit: 0.1 (0.004)

Oil ring: 0.015 - 0.050 (0.0006 - 0.0020)

End gap
Top

Standard: 0.23 - 0.33 (0.0091 - 0.0130)
Limit: 0.54 (0.0213)

2nd
Standard: 0.33 - 0.48 (0.0130 - 0.0189)
Limit: 0.80 (0.0315)

Oil (rail ring)
Standard: 0.20 - 0.60 (0.0079 - 0.0236)
Limit: 0.95 (0.0374)