Piston rings might have been manufactured incorrectly on 2021-23 Kia Soul and Seltos vehicles. By Wesley Wren Published: Feb 26, 2025 12:00 PM EST Save Article Kia ...

Kia is recalling over 100,000 vehicles due to issues involving the piston oil ring. The affected vehicles are Kia MY SOUL and Seltos from 2021, 2022 and 2023 that are equipped with a 2.0L Nu MPI ...

General Motors was hit with a massive $102.6-million verdict on Tuesday after a federal jury ruled it allegedly sold engines with faulty piston rings to customers, leading to excessive oil ...

Explore the full process of restoring a 100cc bike engine through precise piston ring replacement and wall dressing techniques. This detailed guide walks you through every step, from disassembly ...

Nevertheless, custom piston makers assert that the right high-end piston and ring combination can be worth up to 30 hp on a 1.5hp/ci engine if the rest of the combination is optimized to take full ...

Figure 4. Surface topograph of the piston ring after performing the engine test, obtained with a Bruker ContourGT interferometer. Surface parameters, including root mean square height (S q), ...

3. After using the piston ring squaring tool, the ring gap measured 0.019-inch. That’s a 0.005-inch difference, which in the world of high performance engine building, might as well be a mile.

2008-2012 Honda Accord Piston Ring Issue By Tom Torbjornsen July 26, 2018 2010 Honda Accord | Manufacturer image CARS.COM The problem: Piston rings may rotate and align in certain Honda cars.

The financial equation was emphasized by Probe's Shawn Mendenhall when explaining why Probe's economical FPS forged piston line still uses a conventional 5/64-inch, 5/64-inch, 3/16-inch ring pack.

The purpose of piston rings is to seal the gap between the sides of the piston and the cylinder wall. On almost all stock car pistons there are three rings. The top ring is in direct contact with ...

2012 Honda Odyssey 2013 Honda Odyssey The problem: The piston rings in certain cylinders may rotate and align, leading to engine oil consumption and spark plug fouling. See More Service Bulletins ...