Install piston ring with TOP mark facing upward (if present). Install plain piston ring with inner chamfer facing upward. Install stepped piston ring with outer chamfer facing upward. If ring end gap and side clearance are not within specification, replace ring and/or piston as necessary. See PISTONS, PINS & RINGS SPECIFICATIONS table under ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS.
Contents
Section: Mechanical- Engine Identification
- Valve Clearance Adjustment
- Removal & Installation
- Fuel Pressure Release
- Cooling System Bleeding
- Coolant Draining & Filling
- Filling
- Engine
- Timing Belt
- Front Bumper
- Fog Lights
- Valve Adjusters
- Camshaft
- Checking Camshaft End Play
- Removal & Installation (left)
- Removal & Installation (right with Vacuum Pump)
- Removal & Installation (right Without Vacuum Pump)
- Oil Pan
- Oil Pan Check Valves
- Radiator
- Cylinder Head
- Valve Springs
- Valve Stem Oil Seals
- Valve Guides
- Valve Seat
- Valves
- Valve Train
- Valve Adjuster Noise
- Valve Adjuster Inspection
- Cylinder Block Assembly
- Piston & Rod Assembly
- Fitting Pistons
- Piston Rings
- Rod Bearings
- Crankshaft & Main Bearings
- Thrust Bearing
- Cylinder Block
- Crankcase Capacity
- Oil Pressure
- Oil Pump
- Removal & Disassembly
- Reassembly & Installation
- Torque Specifications
- General Engine Specifications
- Crankshaft, Main & Connecting Rod Bearings Specifications
- Pistons, Pins & Rings Specifications
- Cylinder Block Specifications
- Valves & Valve Springs Specifications
- Cylinder Head Specifications
- Camshaft Specifications
- Abbreviations
- Accessory Drive Belts
- Adjustments
- Airbag
- Anti-Lock/traction Control
- Application
- Automatic HVAC System
- Automatic Trans
- Auxiliary Emission Control Systems
- Axle Shafts
- Basic Trouble Shooting
- Brakes
- Charging System
- Check Lists
- Clutches Manual & Hydraulic
- Computer Relearn
- Cooling Fan
- Cruise Control Systems
- Diagnostic Connector Locations
- Door Locks & Anti-Theft Systems
- Driveline/axles
- Electrical Component Locations
- Emission Applications
- Engine
- Engine Performance
- Fuses & Circuit Breakers
- Gauges & Instrument Panels
- General Servicing - All Makes
- Heated Glass/defoggers
- Identification
- Manual & Power Steering
- Manual HVAC System
- Manual Trans
- MAP Guidelines
- Mechanical
- Mechanical - Hydraulic
- Metric Conversions
- Mirrors
- Procedures
- Removal & Installation
- Restraints
- Seats
- Sensor Range Charts
- Specifications
- Starter
- Steering
- Steering Column
- Steering Column Switches
- Sun Roof/t-Top/convertible Top
- Suspension Front
- Suspension Rear
- Testing & Diagnostics
- Theory & Operation
- Timing Belt
- Transmission
- Wheel Alignment
- Windows
- Wiper/washer Systems
- Wiring Diagrams - Engine Performance