94 VW Golf & GTI Quick Reference Specication Book • September 2012
Piston Ring End Gap
Piston ring
dimensions in mm
New Wear limit
Compression rings 0.20 to 0.40 0.8
Oil scraping ring 0.25 to 0.50 0.8
Piston Ring Clearance
Piston ring
dimensions in mm
New Wear limit
Compression rings 0.06 to 0.09 0.20
Oil scraping ring 0.03 to 0.06 0.15
Fastener Tightening Specications (cont’d)