FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Piston Ring, Engine

Piston Ring

Side clearance
No. 1
Standard 0.04-0.08 mm (0.0015-0.0031 inch)
Limit 0.1 mm (0.004 inch)

No. 2 0.003 -0.07 mm (0.0012-0.0027 inch)

End gap
No. 1
Standard 0.23-0.38 mm (0.0090-0.0149 inch)
Limit 1 mm (0.039 inch)

No. 2
Standard 0.33-0.48 mm (0.0130-0.0189 inch)
Limit 1 mm (0.039 inch)

Oil ring side rail
Standard 0.20-0.60 mm (0.0078-0.0236 inch)
Limit 1 mm (0.039 inch)

Service oversize 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00 mm (0.010, 0.020, 0.030, 0.039 inch) oversize