Expander meaning

Expander definition

A ring placed under a piston ring to increase ring pressure on the cylinder walls . For instance an oil control ring may have an expander ring to assist the oil-control ring to scrape oil off the cylinder wall and provide further sealing. See piston ring expander .

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Automotive terms beginning with "E", page 17

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