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Re: How to test oil control rings?
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 10/12/2001

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Leakdown tests the escape of compression through the rings as a set. The labyrinth seal effect. If you were to remove all the rings except one and retest the % would be greater. The even amount of "so... Login to read more.