There's no need to sugarcoat what bad piston rings can do to your engine. Those rather thin cast-iron or steel rings may look small and irrelevant to untrained eyes, but they play a vital part in ...

Kia has issued a recall for certain Seltos and Soul models ranging from the 2021 to 2023 model years. The recall affects 53,635 Seltos and 83,621 Soul vehicles, totaling 137,256, and the problem could ...

Kia America has issued a pretty big and potentially expensive recall. As it happens, a little over 137,000 examples of the Seltos and Soul have been manufactured with iffy piston oil rings that may ...

I've always wanted to rebuild an engine myself, so I'm doing the 327 Chevy out of my 1955. I've bought books, watched videos, but I'm still confused about piston ring gaps. My rebuild kit came with ...

But when done right, piston rings can create a power advantage by maximizing dynamic engine compression while still maintaining good oil control. This involves both proper selection for the intended ...

Kia is recalling over 100,000 vehicles due to issues involving the piston oil ring. The affected vehicles are Kia MY SOUL and Seltos from 2021, 2022 and 2023 that are equipped with a 2.0L Nu MPI ...