I plan on replacing my rings but I'm not planning on pulling the engine. For those of you who have completed this same task what advise would you offer? Did you run into any problems or have any tricks to make things go a little smoother? I don't plan on reusing too many parts but might have to use some, what should I avoid reusing? I don't plan on this being a long lasting rebuild but I want it safe. I plan to buy a fully built motor next spring and then building my current one as a backup. As far as I know the head has already been rebuilt, but my compression is low and the turbo is shot I think. It does have oil in the plumbing. I don't think it's a MHI 16g but looks like Ebay, doesn't seem to have any visible stamping. I'm going to pull that today and find out for sure. I've gathered that I need to pull a lot of the front end off to drop the pan. Well I better get cracking. Thanks in advance.