When I got started in this business over 30 years ago, the common practice was to run tighter piston ring gaps on the second compression ring as compared to the top ring. It was thought that the ...

If for some reason you disassembled a Toyota engine just to put it back and hope it will still work, here’s a short tutorial on how to check the piston rings gap tolerance, which will tell you if the ...

Piston ring gap recommendations have changed. Most experts now run larger second ring gaps. When I got started in this business over 30 years ago, the common practice was to run tighter piston ring ...