[Z06] 500 Miles Post-Rering
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From: Missouri City, TX
500 Miles Post-Rering
Well it is now 500 miles since the dealer installed the '02 piston ring update to stop the oil burning. I checked the dipstick today for the first time and found the level as full as the day I got the car back from the shop. :D :D :D We all know how **** poor the C5 dipsticks are but I would have to say not a drop has been burned in 500 miles. :D :D :D I will report back again at 1000 miles but it certainly appears my '01 is fixed. The re-ring was done with the engine block left in the car. Engine sounds good and runs good. :chevy
GOLD72
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From: Ravensdale WA
Re: 500 Miles Post-Rering (GOLD72)
I just got my car back from a re-ring on monday. Hope it goes as well for me as it did you.
Did you follow any kind of break in procedure? Dealer told me there wasn't one, but I am taking it easy anyways.
Did you follow any kind of break in procedure? Dealer told me there wasn't one, but I am taking it easy anyways.
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Re: 500 Miles Post-Rering (RedZ)
The dealer gave me no instructions. I took it easy for 20-30 miles and then proceeded to drive with spirit. Full throttle is good but I would limit tach to 5000 rpm or so for a couple hundred miles or so to be safe. Do some WOT in low gear and then compression brake a few times over the first couple hundred miles. The replacement rings supposedly don't need breaking-in since their design is for fixing these cars and not for full engine overhaul with cylinder boring and honing.
GOLD72 :cheers:
GOLD72 :cheers:
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Re: 500 Miles Post-Rering (RedZ)
Hello RedZ.
I have an 01 that will probably have to go in for the rings soon aslo.
Since you are in my neck of the woods can I ask what dealer you used to do the job?
Also what did you think of their work? Any problems? Damage?
Thanks for any input, Perry
I have an 01 that will probably have to go in for the rings soon aslo.
Since you are in my neck of the woods can I ask what dealer you used to do the job?
Also what did you think of their work? Any problems? Damage?
Thanks for any input, Perry
