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30303, piston ring went bye bye..need help
Posted by rfpunch, Aug-16-02 08:15 AM
well i did a compression test today and here are the numbers from 1 to 4

50 200 200 200

we added oil and #1 went up to 200. then we tried it again after the oil had seeped down and it was 75. so its definitely the ring. does anyone know what all is involved with replacing a ring? does the head have to be pulled off or can they be gotten to from underneath after taking off the pan? and does anyone have an estimate of what a shop may charge to replace the ring? thanks
30304, RE: piston ring went bye bye..need help
Posted by Super20G, Aug-16-02 08:45 AM
Got to pull the head.. cant get to it from underneath, although, that would really help a brotha out. So your looking at a lot of $$ for labor unless you want to do it yourself.
30305, RE: piston ring went bye bye..need help
Posted by RoboTechDSM, Aug-16-02 04:24 PM
If you gonna open her up, you might as well rebuild it stronger, IMO!!!!
30306, RE: piston ring went bye bye..need help
Posted by rfpunch, Aug-16-02 06:51 PM
>If you gonna open her up, you might as well rebuild it
>stronger, IMO!!!!

yeah id like to keep the car and build it up, but i cant afford that right now. so im gonna sell the turbo kit and get a new car
30307, RE: piston ring went bye bye..need help
Posted by Nitrous_RS1997, Aug-17-02 08:44 AM
sucks you have to sell your car. if you decide to keep it, let me know, and we will get that engine rebuilt for you at a good price. you may need to leave it with us for about a month, but it would bet done. goodluck man.
30308, RE: piston ring went bye bye..need help
Posted by HadesOmega, Aug-17-02 09:55 AM
damn that sux big donkey balls that only one ring blew. I guess I'm lucky all my rings are messed up but not thrashed to the point of destruction. Why don't u just drive it. Just don't boost and go easy on the throttle it'll minize the oil loss and stuff and you'll be able to drive it still. I know it sux to know that you have so much power but you can't use it... :(
30309, RE: piston ring went bye bye..need help
Posted by RyaN95i4, Aug-17-02 11:38 AM
:( :( :(

noooooooo!
30310, RE: piston ring went bye bye..need help
Posted by MetalJim, Aug-17-02 04:54 PM
Thats a damn shame. Sorry man.


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30311, RE: piston ring went bye bye..need help
Posted by Kiku, Aug-18-02 01:07 PM
=((( one more bites the dust...

Although you may only get one bad ring, just hope that your cylinder walls are ok...most likely they are not...which will require honing or in the worst case - boring.

I'm going through the same hassle righ tnow (although my engine was already rebuilt but my rings failed anyways) and I ended up having to get a new core block to start of with...

If you need any help, let me know. I think you are by me..

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