Doing piston rings

[A31cefiroNZ]

Hi all am this far currently, am going to take the head off next week to book in to get rings down and few other bits and bobs, do I need to drop engine out of car for them to be done?,(cam gears are all off just need to remove the top part), cheers for the info

 

Edited June 18, 2023 by A31cefiroNZ

[A31cefiroNZ]

Just now, A31cefiroNZ said:

Hi all am this far currently, am going to take the head off next week to book in to get rings down and few other bits and bobs, do I need to drop engine out of car for them to be done?,(cam gears are all off, same with intake.), cheers for the info

 

[GTSBoy]

Rings can be done with the block in the car, but that is such a shitty, bodgy way to do it. And if you're needing to do rings, then the bores will almost certainly want some attention and you can't do that in the car unless you're a bush mechanic.

Prepare for it to some out.

[Duncan]

Plus, if you have that much apart, you might as well clean it all and put new bearings in too.

but, why do you think it needs new rings?

[A31cefiroNZ]

Yeah am getting the pistons rings done, hones and bottom end bearings done, ran a comp test and 5 was completey stuffed had 0 compression through it, am getting a shop to do it though so have all the warranty and receipts there, then recore my turbo n get a tune, be away and racing

[A31cefiroNZ]

12 minutes ago, Duncan said:

Plus, if you have that much apart, you might as well clean it all and put new bearings in too.

but, why do you think it needs new rings?

Also everything I'd turn the car on it wouldn't smoke, once got warm started smoking like a freight train then on idle, it was just toasted

[A31cefiroNZ]

[Duncan]

yeah that would be hard to ignore.

time to take the motor out....

[Ben C34]

Try to get the shop to bore it with the engine in. For science

[GTSBoy]

1 hour ago, A31cefiroNZ said:

ran a comp test and 5 was completey stuffed had 0 compression through it

This is seldom just rings. Be prepared for a dead piston.