Kia has issued a recall for certain Seltos and Soul models ranging from the 2021 to 2023 model years. The recall affects 53,635 Seltos and 83,621 Soul vehicles, totaling 137,256, and the problem could ...

Piston rings are the seals in your cylinders, giving you better compression and power, but what happens if they wear or break ...

Kia America has issued a pretty big and potentially expensive recall. As it happens, a little over 137,000 examples of the Seltos and Soul have been manufactured with iffy piston oil rings that may ...

I've always wanted to rebuild an engine myself, so I'm doing the 327 Chevy out of my 1955. I've bought books, watched videos, but I'm still confused about piston ring gaps. My rebuild kit came with ...

Concerns are mounting over Kia’s earlier recall of more than 137,000 Seltos and Soul models, as the NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) now questions whether the fix is actually working.

Piston ring grooves serve a larger purpose than simply supporting the rings. They impact combustion sealing, oil control, friction, and many more engine attributes. Wiseco is a world leader in piston ...