Low tension oil rings?
08-25-2013, 03:51 PM
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Low tension oil rings? So today I was talking to the guy that did the engine machine work on my ls1 block this past spring. I bought a Mahle Powerpak piston and ring kit. He told me the oil rings were low tension and that is the reason my car uses a quart of oil every 2k miles. Are any of you guys running these piston and rings in your engine? If so is your engine using oil?
08-25-2013, 05:49 PM
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I've never heard of the oil rings being especially low tension . They probably are however a little lower tension than first gen sm bl chevy oil rings but not so much lower as to cause the problem You're having . If I were You I would look on Mahles website and/or contaIt sounds to Me like maybe break-in was'nt done correctly for the rings to seat properly.
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