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Old 09-11-2018, 05:35 AM
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I thought quality oil rings were 3 pieces, a spring thing between two thin rings, No upside dwn to them.
 
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Old 09-11-2018, 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Kingglide549
I thought quality oil rings were 3 pieces, a spring thing between two thin rings, No upside dwn to them.
This is correct. The oil control rings are not directional. As stated before, cylinder leakdown is likely a valve issue. Cylinder out-of-round is a good candidate for the oil consumption.

 
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SO-if I read the OP correct the HD tech says "upside dwn oil ring".!!
My confidence in him/her is gone
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and more gone.
Personally, I have never ran into a marked oil control ring- but I am not up to speed on what HD has done recently
in their genius.
 
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Oil ring upside down doesnt sound right to me either. I would make sure the shop manager/leader knows aboit this and is on the same page. Its not uncommon for a common hd tech to be wrong. After all they dont get paid the best so you usually dont get the cream of the crop.
 
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Originally Posted by Takedown
I guess one positive thing about this issue is that I am learning a few things. Hopefully, once the motor is opened up the issue will be obvious. I did read in some thread (can't remember which one) that someone had an oil consumption issue, and when they opened the motor they discovered that the oil ring never got installed during assembly.
YIKES. now THAT would create quite the fog machine !
 
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If he's implying the second ring, which does scrape oil off the cylinder walls, is upside down then yes it's possible. The top and second rings do have an orientation.
 
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Actually there is a recommendation from ring manufacturers regarding oil control ring orientation up/down. I'll let you guys think about it for a while. Especially important for certain pistons. Can you tell me what it could be?
 
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Nice tease, i doubt it.
Not unless it was the old, OLD style, which hopefully even HD in their antiquity is not using !
 
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If he's implying the second ring, which does scrape oil off the cylinder walls, is upside down then yes it's possible. The top and second rings do have an orientation.
Yes. And if the second ring was upside down it could affect both compression and oil consumption. However, the HD tech's statement is inaccurate as given.
 
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Originally Posted by Kingglide549
Nice tease, i doubt it.
Not unless it was the old, OLD style, which hopefully even HD in their antiquity is not using !
Thanks for playing. I'll give you a hint: M or W. Discuss.
 
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