Piston rings

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Asked by Ahmed Nov 21, 2018 at 02:28 PM about the 1971 Volkswagen Beetle Hatchback

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I took my engine apart to solve an oil
leak problem , and i never had any
smoke problems the cylinders and
pistons are barley new , should i
change piston rings just because the
pistons are out of the cylinders ??

3 Answers

Hopefully you did not break the rings when taking it apart. You also need to put each piston back in the original hole. If you don't you will have problems.

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If I had it that far apart I would measure the cylinders, hone the cylinders (if within) spec and install new rings. Proper cross-hatch pattern is a must.

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No rings were broken, and each piston is marked to it’s cylinder , and I checked the rings gap in the cylinders and the are as they should be according to the manual, should i reuse them ??

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