The main function of the piston rings is to seal the middle of the cylinder and piston during the combustion process. When you have damaged piston rings in your Mini Cooper, they allow the oil to leak through. You can easily notice the delayed reaction to the acceleration. The following slideshow shares the top 6 signs of bad piston rings in Min Cooper.

1. TOP 6 SIGNS OF BAD PISTON RINGS IN
MINI COOPER BY LOUISVILLE’S AUTO
EXPERTS

2. The internal combustion
engine of a Mini
consists of piston rings that
surround the pistons.

3. S T E V E J O B S
The main function of
the piston rings is to
seal
the middle of the
cylinder and piston
during the combustion
process.

4. The piston rings play a
vital role in the smooth
running of the engine.

5. Therefore, it is important to
recognize the
signs of bad piston rings in your
vehicle.

6. OIL LEAK
OIL LEAK
OIL LEAK

7. When you have damaged
piston rings in your Mini
Cooper, they allow the oil to
leak through.

8. The oil leaks into the internal
combustion
chamber and there is a faster
consumption of oil.

9. The situation demands to add
more oil to the
piston to avoid an increase in
the engine temperature.

10. POORPOORPOOR
ACCELERATION
ACCELERATION
ACCELERATION

11. There will be less engine power
when the piston
rings are damaged.

12. You can easily notice the
delayed reaction to
the acceleration.

13. Worn piston rings lead to less
compression and
the engine struggles to
accelerate effectively.

14. WHITEWHITEWHITE
EXHAUST
EXHAUST
EXHAUST
SMOKESMOKESMOKE

15. Bad piston rings in your Mini
may result in
white or grey colored exhaust
smoke from the tailpipe.

16. Generally, it is a very thick
cloud of smoke
that can be easily
distinguished by the naked eye.

17. Therefore, you must pay
attention to the color
of the smoke emitting from
your vehicle.

18. NONONO
ACCELERATION
ACCELERATION
ACCELERATION

19. When the piston rings are damaged, the engine
completely loses power and there will be no acceleration.

20. Gradually, the piston rings will
completely wear
out & no longer contribute to
the effective combustion.

21. The Mini Cooper will not
exceed a certain speed
even after pressing the pedal to
the last.

22. HIGHHIGHHIGH
ENGINE
ENGINE
ENGINE
TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE

23. Gradually, the oil leaks due to
bad piston rings
will lead to overheating of your
Mini’s engine.

24. In the absence of enough oil,
the metal components
heat up and eventually
overheat the engine.

25. Avoid such a condition as it
might force you to
bear the expenses of complete
engine repair.

26. EXCESSIVE
EXCESSIVE
EXCESSIVE
USE OF OIL
USE OF OIL
USE OF OIL

27. When you see that your Mini
is using more oil
than usual, this can be the
sign of worn piston rings.

28. Bad piston rings allow the oil
to leak into the
combustion chamber from the
engine and this leads to the
addition of more oil.

29. If you are required to add
oil before the
specified mile mark, then
you need to get your Mini
Cooper inspected.

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