How long before rebuilt engine rings seat? EDIT. Help a 1st time engine builder.

[brianao34]

^^Didn't slice any fingers. But I did get this bad ass compressor...

KD Tools 850

I will try and get a video sometime soon. I should really upload some pictures from the engine bay shave. I'll get on that

[brianao34]

To me it sounds like a German Rubber Band.

[e30rapidic]

right on!

[delatlanta1281]

This isn't necessarily true...

The top ring or compression ring can just be a standard flat ring like mine was with no top or bottom.

The second ring or scraper ring from my experience always has an edge to it that must be positioned to scrape oil off the cylinder walls into the crankcase.

And the third ring or oil control ring can either be a two piece or three piece design as commonly seen. Mine was the two piece design as shown but was missing the inner tensioning spring the first time.

Soooo 4 rings.

[delatlanta1281]

I'm glad my thread helped others out. It was definitely a learning process for me and you very quickly realize how many people don't know as much as they think when it comes to fine tuning and precision troubleshooting. I used to think my a close friend of mine was a Master Mechanic until we started troubleshooting this issue.

So wait, I need cliffs now.
Didn't your ring gyp you a ring per piston?
I wouldn't be able to tell that without taking the motor apart either. Even a compression test could/would yield proper numbers.
At the risk of sounding like a dick, and trust me, I'm not trying to, if I was sent a ring set and the oil ring had the spring and one ring, I would ask way more than just the shipper.
That being said, I have some builds under my belt. Not a mistake that will happen on your next build I am sure. Car sounds great, lets see some pics.
Ps, I understand your block was fine. I was applying your initial situation to other builds. In other builds it could have been the block. Builders need to be sure that their machinist does proper work.

[Fusion]

Seller shouldn't make a mistake like that, especially when they're specialized in rings.
They know real well that this can happen and how much time/money is lost.

[delatlanta1281]

Seller shouldn't make a mistake like that, especially when they're specialized in this.
They know real well that this can happen and how much time/money is lost.

Agreed, but there are many different configurations and dummies out there. He was likely either mis communicating, or willing to risk it.

[brianao34]

I don't understand you del. Haha.

Exhaust is Stromung E36 M3 and E36 OBDII midpipe with the "shorty" Raceland headers. Now to build an actual intake for it.

[delatlanta1281]

I don't understand you del. Haha.

Exhaust is Stromung E36 M3 and E36 OBDII midpipe with the "shorty" Raceland headers. Now to build an actual intake for it.

What don't you get?
Your motor smoked bc it wasn't put together correctly right?
That won't happen again, right?

In hindsight, when something seems wrong, it most likely is. Instead of listening to a guy you don't know and have no reason to trust, ask people like
Nando
Jim
Josh
Matt
Lorin
Shant

They can't figure out what's wrong with your already assembled motor on here no matter what you post. If you asked the question before you assembled your parts, this could have been avoided right?

[brianao34]

If you asked the question before you assembled your parts, this could have been avoided right?

I did ask him before I assembled the engine the first time why the rings he sent me weren't exactly like the ones I sent him, he told me it was fine, and with me trusting him and not knowing enough to argue I went along with it.

[delatlanta1281]

I did ask him before I assembled the engine the first time why the rings he sent me weren't exactly like the ones I sent him, he told me it was fine, and with me trusting him and not knowing enough to argue I went along with it.

And you're smarter for it now.

[tinkerputzer]

Glad to hear you got it fixed op!

Who called it :p

That kind of oil consumption is not from a rings failing to seat but most likely oil contol ring installation problems. What kind of oil control ring set did you use?