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How do you fix piston rings?

Updated: 12/10/2022
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you don't fix piston rings. if you have bad rings you have to pull the piston and replace them. on most vehicles you have to pull the engine, then you take off the heads and oil pan. unbolt the caps from the bottom of the rod and push it out the top.

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