Old oil control ring

New OC ring , much larger in diameter .

Has anyone had this problem or bought new rings from Peugeot recently , any advice would be welcome .
by miles1234 » Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:58 pm
by t-rex » Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:34 pm
miles1234 wrote:I got my new rings recently and was surprised to find the oil control ring is completely different to the cast iron type with a spring behind it that was on the car from new .The new OC ring is a thin steel segmented pressing with a spring that pulls it into the piston , it seems so large that i am not sure the piston ring compressor will be able to bring its diameter down enough to get it into the liner .
Old oil control ring
New OC ring , much larger in diameter .
Has anyone had this problem or bought new rings from Peugeot recently , any advice would be welcome .
by miles1234 » Sun Dec 16, 2012 5:47 pm
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