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Piston Ring: Specifications

Piston ring

End gap

Compression (top and bottom) ......................................................................................................................  0.23 - 0.49 mm (0.010 - 0.020 inch)
Oil ring (steel rail) .........................................................................................................................................  0.05 - 0.66 mm (0.006 - 0.026 inch)

Groove width

Compression (top) .....................................................................................................................................  1.520 - 1.550 mm (0.060 - 0.610 inch)
Compression (bottom) .............................................................................................................................  1.520 - 1.530 mm (0.060 - 0.0602 inch)
Oil ring ....................................................................................................................................................  6.996 - 7.224 mm (0.275 - 0.2844 inch)

Width

Compression ..............................................................................................................................................  1.49 - 1.47 mm (0.0587 - 0.0579 inch)
Oil ring rail (2) ....................................................................  0.473 - 0.447 mm (0.0186 - 0.0176 inch), 0.483 mm (0.0190 inch) maximum at ID
Oil ring expander ......................................................................................................................................  2.038 - 1.960 mm (0.080 - 0.077 inch)

Ring-to-groove clearance

Compression ..........................................................................................................................................  0.030 - 0.070 mm (0.0012 - 0.0028 inch)
Oil ring assembly ..................................................................................................................................  0.046 - 0.196 mm (0.0018 - 0.0077 inch)

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