Piston Slap: Did An O-Ring Sideline A Ford Super Duty? Story by Sajeev Mehta • 15m. David writes: Hello there, I appear to have a seasonal issue with my 2013 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 4×4.

Those same microscopic peaks and valleys exist on the cylinder walls, piston rings, and piston-ring grooves. Motor oil acts like a gasket to seal those components together. See All 10 Photos ...

Nevertheless, custom piston makers assert that the right high-end piston and ring combination can be worth up to 30 hp on a 1.5hp/ci engine if the rest of the combination is optimized to take full ...

In Danger Mouse Part 20 we explain how piston rings work, and how they help your engine make the most power possible - Super Chevy Magazine ...

To build the engine you only need a test tube, steel wool, a latex glove, an O ring and some wire. ... The free piston is just one type of several possible configurations for a Stirling.

The Turcon Glyd Ring T is a very effective and reliable low frictional seal. The double acting Turcon Glyd Ring T is a combination of a Turcon-based slipper seal and an energizing O-Ring. It is ...

4 Piston Racing Builds a Streetable 1,000HP Honda K Series! ... To combat this, Wiseco used a 0.300-in.-thick ring land to insure adequate distance from combustion heat and the top ring.

The issue stems from a potentially defective piston ring, which may lead to increased oil consumption and could eventually damage the engine. Kia is recalling 137,256 Seltos and Soul models from ...

Kia is recalling over 100,000 vehicles due to issues involving the piston oil ring. The affected vehicles are Kia MY SOUL and Seltos from 2021, 2022 and 2023 that are equipped with a 2.0L Nu MPI ...

GM Hit With $102.6-Million Verdict in Class Action Piston Ring Lawsuit. A federal jury concluded GM sold 5.3-liter V-8 engines with excessive oil consumption, leading to premature failure.