Powertrain

General Procedures - Piston Ring End Gap

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Special Service Tools / General Equipment

Feeler gauge

Check

  1. Use a piston without rings to push the piston ring into the cylinder to the bottom of the ring travel.
  2. Using a feeler gauge set, measure the top piston ring end gap and the second piston ring end gap.
    Use common equipment: feeler gauge

Test yourself

A quick Ford Explorer quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.