Quote Originally Posted by 36 sedan View Post
At the risk of sounding redundant, I'll say it again "check the end gap on your rings". I have had new rings so tight out of the box they won't enter the bore without filing the end gap properly.
File fitted the top two rings. It's the bottom oil ring that is giving
me trouble. Never had a problem before (ever) but these Mahle pistons
and especially the oil ring seem very narrow.