Industrial 1.6L Engine Mechanical 1-61
Piston Rings, Remove and Install
Removal Procedure
1. Remove piston with con–rod – see operation Piston with
Con–rod, Remove and Install.
2. Remove piston rings with piston ring pliers (1).
Clean
1. Clean piston ring grooves – use ground–down side of old
piston ring.
Inspect
1. Check piston ring gap with feeler gauge by inserting
piston ring at narrowest point of the cylinder bore.
Permissible ring gap:
Squared ring (2): 0.30 to 0.50 mm.
Tapered ring (3): 0.30 to 0.50 mm.
Oil scraper ring (4): 0.40 to 1.40 mm.