How to Install Piston Rings | Engine Building 101

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Piston rings play an important role in the efficient operation of your engine. They create the seal between the cylinder wall and piston necessary for good compression. Plus, they keep combustion gasses in the combustion chamber (reducing blow-by), and they scrape oil from the cylinder wall and return it to the crankcase. Piston rings also facilitate positive heat transfer between the piston and cylinder wall.
To avoid sealing and oiling issues, proper piston ring installation is essential. In this episode of Summit Racing Engine Building 101, our LS experts Brian and Mike share the tips and tricks you need to install a set of modern low-tension piston rings on your pistons. You’ll learn how to get the correct ring into the correct piston ring groove, proper piston ring installation order, and much more.
Using a Summit Racing Pro LS forged piston, Brian explains the importance and correct installation of a groove lock spacer, and then fits a 3-piece oil ring using an expander plus lower and upper piston wiper rings. Next, he installs a Napier-style second ring which delivers the improved oil control important for boosted applications. Brian completes the job with a D-wall compression piston ring, always paying close attention to end-gap orientation in relation to the pin bore.
From tried-and-true small and big block motors, to modern LS, Coyote, or Hemi engines, SummitRacing.com has the best selection of competition-proven pistons and piston rings, and piston ring installation tools. Plus, we back it all up with the best tech support and world famous customer service.
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@Ben-ww1zq 7 ай бұрын

I had no idea that there was so much technology involved in those rings, I'm glad I watched this video because now I can take apart the last two engines I put together and check the rings

@MrTheHillfolk 4 жыл бұрын

I'm here cause I've been doing this a long time and a refresher never hurts to stay up on the basics , and you might learn a new trick!

@SummitRacing 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@johnbehneman1546 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I AM STILL LEARNING THIS CONCEPT AS WELL. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT!!! GREAT VIDEO AND THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!

@SummitRacing Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@johnbehneman1546 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I AM STILL LEARNING HOW TO INTALL PISTON RINGS CORRECTLY.

@SummitRacing Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching John !

@Thaggard_is300 9 ай бұрын

The groove ring and oil rings have been whooping my ass to install!

@Texasmule Ай бұрын

Same, the rings summit told me to use stick out the pistons still and the oil ring stick out even when fully compressed

@johnbehneman1546 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT VIDEO & A GREAT EDUCATION!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!

@RuFFRyDas87 4 жыл бұрын

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@SummitRacing 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We appreciate your kind comments and your patience!

@stfu5617 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Perfect video!

@67_cst_chevy44 Жыл бұрын

Glad you guys made this video I was wondering what those rings were for.

@naveencarworld.2782 3 жыл бұрын

Thnq for ur valuable information sir...

@brandonknight7240 10 ай бұрын

The video i needed and glad it was 1st on the utube feed

@rajeevv969 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks & regards 🙏👌

@sacrefice_8753 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. About to get new rings for my old Golf 4 and i was wondering if i really need any special tools to install the ring. Good to know that it's actually that simple and i can save the money :)

@alyandrostanford8741 Ай бұрын

Good night I have a question I m watching you set the rings and I have been setting my compression rings on the minor and major thrust side all the time and always experienced a good compression but my question is if your way would make it even better

@Texasmule Жыл бұрын

What do I do if the oil rings stop the piston from going in the bore? Do I file then to close more or something?

@ritchardposterior262 8 ай бұрын

I got the exact same ring kit, but never received a groovelock spacer. i only got the top ring, second ring, the wiper rings and the expander ring. I got 3 packages in my set of rings, none had any extras.

@user-yl1zp5kp5k 3 жыл бұрын

I use special tools for installation piston rings.

@MartinezRacing- 2 жыл бұрын

Does the dot on the 2nd ring face up or down????? I know the dot on the oil ring lock faces down but the 2nd ring that also has a dot does it go up or down???? Thank you and God bless😇

@nader_ws6.6 Жыл бұрын

@Summit Racing i'm installing piston rings,, four pistons goes perfect, fifth oil rings package sits too tight almost not turning at al, what could be wrong, i cleaned them, tried another set, still very tight, Wiseco #K394XS pistons

@petersonbalavoirjeanbaptis7649 Жыл бұрын

Get more knowledges about your video.thanks and suscribed yet for other videos

@dalebourgeois9851 8 ай бұрын

Didn't quite catch what you said, does the dot/writing faces upward or faces down?

@kevinw5690 2 жыл бұрын

The second compression ring I thought had a dimple indicating install orientation. Was that installed up towards the head or towards the pan?

@skylinefever 2 жыл бұрын

The marker faces towards the cylinder head. It doesn't matter what brand of ring you buy, the side with the marking faces the cylinder head.

@oqhr 5 ай бұрын

Hi. All of your playlists are not aligned in sequence, so this makes me confused to know what vidoe came first For example, i find a video which is a year old, then, vidio four years old, then, vidoe one year old. I don't know what to watch first. Finally, thanks you your great & informative efforts

@SummitRacing 5 ай бұрын

Hi! We apologize for the confusion. Here is part 2 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/odR6gcZ6xNa2ooE.html to this video. Thank you for watching!

@TheCarpenterUnion 4 жыл бұрын

Need a video on how to gap them now

@mohammedmohiuddin9756 2 жыл бұрын

GMC piston ring change 2015

@davidsundquist1845 6 ай бұрын

Oil ring gaps ???

@alanw5812 Жыл бұрын

no video show why and how to put oil rings, shouldn't jump this part, the spring oil ring the end of the ring should point up! like this / \, so when compression up it block the air and when down it's open and can left some oil.

@cobe1mllc Жыл бұрын

I’m here trying to learn from scratch

@peanutbutterisfu Жыл бұрын

Never use the ring pliers when you use them you open the ring wider then rolling them in like this guy is doing. You can break rings with the pliers and/or distort the shape which can make them have too much tension when the piston is installed causing the cylinder wall to wear out. If you know what ur doing then you will know if ur going to far when using pliers but if you don’t do this work often just do it like this so you don’t mess up