Ford 300 Pistons, Rings & Connecting Rods

Time takes its toll on everything. No matter how thoroughly the engine is designed or how expensive are the alloys it’s made of, none of its components are going to serve endlessly long. Even though pistons and connecting rods belong to the toughest and most durable of the engine components, they also experience wear ultimately resulting in pretty serious problems. The Ford 300 is an old car. Even if you feed it with the best fuel and provide the best maintenance possible, there is no way its engine can survive over sixty years of running. Sooner or later, Ford 300 pistons, rings & connecting rods will need to be replaced.

Unless you’re doing something awfully wrong with your car, none of these components fail abruptly. Instead, they slowly degrade while losing their ability to seal the combustion chamber from oil and extract useful power from pressure. Apart from obvious power and fuel efficiency losses, it leads to the problems with spark plugs and exhaust. Add here the danger of low oil pressure and its consequences. A compression level has to be within the specified limits, neither higher nor lower. If it's lower, check the valvetrain first. If the problem is not with the valves, be ready for the major engine overhaul. Here you will find everything needed for that.