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Get New piston rings!
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There's no point in replacing the piston rings. You have to completely remove and disassemble the engine in order to reach the rings. In light of the fact that you didn't know this, you should have the ENGINE replaced by a qualified technician.
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The piston rings create a seal between the piston and the cylinder wall.
h22a motors are oil burners. most likely its the valve seals, or piston rings. in my case it was the piston rings though. the sleeves on the h22 is way to hard of material and it wears down the rings really fast. try some aftermarket rings if you plan on replacing them
Gently, they break easily. They also make tools to R&R piston rings to avoid breaking the rings.
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The piston rings are fitted round the piston to make a better gas-tight fit in the cylinder.
Running an engine with broken piston rings will cause damaging scoring in the piston chamber, and is not to be recommended.
It is a spring metal sleeve that goes over a piston to compress the rings so that the piston can be install in the motor. It tightens down on the piston, forcing the rings into the grooves in the piston then you tap it into the cylinder.
Worn piston rings, bad valve seals,