Problems Sourcing Piston Rings
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2025 6:51 am
I have a new old stock set of Mahle Motorsport / Andial 104.5mm 951 Pistons [P/N: MAH 103 099 50 ] which came with rings intended to be used for OE bore material. My bores are refinished in Nikasil so I need to source new rings.
Ring Dimensions are:
Top Ring = 1.75mm x 5.2mm
2nd Ring = 2.0mm x 4.8mm
Oil Control = 3.0mm x 2.8mm
My finished bore size = 104.564mm
Total Seal basically said they can't help. Said they do not have any base material to make something in the Top Ring size.
Mahle US and Mahle Aftermarket both said they have no idea what that part number is and have been not so helpful.
Do any of the experts have ideas for alternate sources for rings? I assume if I approach a Mahle competitor like Wossner or CP they wouldn't be interested in sourcing or making custom rings for pistons that aren't theirs?
I'm considering sourcing all new pistons and rings at this point, but if there's a way to get rings for the set I have I'd rather do so. Millennium Technologies finished my bore to these pistons exact dimensions so it would be nice to just get a set of rings and put my engine together without worrying about custom piston dimensions being correct, etc.
Ring Dimensions are:
Top Ring = 1.75mm x 5.2mm
2nd Ring = 2.0mm x 4.8mm
Oil Control = 3.0mm x 2.8mm
My finished bore size = 104.564mm
Total Seal basically said they can't help. Said they do not have any base material to make something in the Top Ring size.
Mahle US and Mahle Aftermarket both said they have no idea what that part number is and have been not so helpful.
Do any of the experts have ideas for alternate sources for rings? I assume if I approach a Mahle competitor like Wossner or CP they wouldn't be interested in sourcing or making custom rings for pistons that aren't theirs?
I'm considering sourcing all new pistons and rings at this point, but if there's a way to get rings for the set I have I'd rather do so. Millennium Technologies finished my bore to these pistons exact dimensions so it would be nice to just get a set of rings and put my engine together without worrying about custom piston dimensions being correct, etc.