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Tips to Buy a Used Motorcycle, Here Are the Features of the Piston Ring Starting to Weak


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The motor piston ring is already weak

GridOto.com Buying tips used motorcycles this time discussing the question of characteristics ring piston weak start.

Weak piston rings are indeed one of the diseases to watch out for when buying a used motorcycle.

Moreover, used motorbikes whose years of use or kilometers are already quite high.

“This piston ring problem is actually quite easy to detect,” said M. Fathulloh, an IMT Garage mechanic in the Sawah Lama area, Ciputat, South Tangerang.

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The first characteristic is that the motor often emits smoke rising from the exhaust area.

“Because the piston ring functions to hold engine oil from escaping and burning in the combustion chamber,” added Ian, his nickname.

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Illustration of a stuck piston ring causing loss of engine compression or compression loss

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Illustration of a stuck piston ring causing loss of engine compression or compression loss

“If it’s weak, of course, the oil will pass into the combustion chamber and eventually burn, so that a puff of smoke appears,” he continued.

In addition, the condition of a weak piston ring can be indicated by very little oil remaining when you do a routine oil change.

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