The piston rings are used to regulate the oil pressure as well as the quantity of oil consumed by the engine. These rings help for lubrication, heat transfer and even support the pistons. Being a vital part of the engine, you must take a look at the following slides to know all about the functions of the piston rings.

1. Things to Know About the Piston Rings

2. The engine inside your car contains a
series of rings that are called piston rings
which regulate the oil pressure and the
amount of oil consumed by the engine.

3. The piston mainly consists of three rings:
compression ring, wiper ring, and oil ring.

4. These rings are mainly made of cast iron of
fine grain and sometimes by alloy steel.

5. Functions of piston
rings

6. The main functions of the
piston rings are listed below.
1-Compressiongas sealing
2-Proper Lubrication
3-Heat Transfer
4-Support the piston

7. Compression gas
sealing

8. The piston rings seal the cylinder so that
combustion gas generated at the time of
ignition does not leak through the
opening between the piston and the
cylinder.

9. Such gas leaks results in low output power
from the engine and also increases the fuel
consumption.

10. Proper lubrication

11. Due to repeated gas ignition, the pistons
move up and down inside the engine at a
rate of several thousand times per minute

12. Piston rings adjust the amount of oil to be
poured over the pistons so that they move
smoothly with minimum friction.

13. Heat transfer

14. During ignition, there is an extreme rise in
the temperature inside the piston and such
accumulation of heat may damage the
engine.

15. The piston rings help to release the build-
up heat through the engine walls and fins.

16. Support the piston

17. It is required for the piston to not to
incline inside the cylinder and come in
contact with the other parts of the engine.

18. The piston rings support the piston to
allow for a smooth up and down motion
without getting in touch with the engine
wall.

19. Symptoms of bad
piston rings

20. The common symptoms of
the presence of bad piston
rings in the engine are as
follows:
1-More Exhaust Smoke
2-Weak accelarationPower
3-Needof more engine

21. More exhaust
smoke

22. When there is a lot of exhaust smoke
coming out of the car, it could be the
result of bad piston rings.

23. Bad piston rings allow the engine oil to
leak into the combustion and burn to form
a thick gray and white exhaust smoke.

24. Weak acceleration
power

25. When the piston rings suffer wear and get
damaged, the engine will lose its power
due to the decrease in compression.

26. So, when you press the pedal for
acceleration, the car will take a long time
to attain the power and speed up.

27. Need of more
engine oil

28. The presence of worn piston rings allow
the engine oil to leak into the combustion
chamber, resulting in less oil in the engine.

29. In such drip in the oil level, there is need of
regular addition of the engine oil in order
to avoid serious engine problems.

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