Checking The Piston Ring Gap

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Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

-- At a right angle to the cylinder wall, push the piston ring from above down into the lower cylinder opening until it is approximately 15 mm from the edge of the cylinder.

-- Use a piston without a piston ring for pushing it in.

Piston Ring	New mm	Wear Limit mm
1. Compression ring	0.30 to 0.40	0.55
2. Compression ring	0.20 to 0.45	0.95
Oil Scraping Ring	0.25 to 0.50	0.75