The invention provides a thermal spraying method for an engine piston ring, and belongs to the technical field of piston rings. The thermal spraying method for the engine piston ring comprises the following steps that S1, the two sides of the middle of a piston ring are clamped, clamping equipment is used for clamping the two sides of the middle, right opposite to a piston ring notch, of the piston ring to fix the piston ring; S2, preheating is conducted, specifically, the piston ring is preheated through preheating equipment to ensure that the piston ring is heated to a proper temperature; and S3, first thermal spraying is conducted, specifically, the outer surface, except for a clamped part, of the piston ring is sprayed with a high-strength wear-resistant composite coating with a certain thickness through spraying equipment. The two sides of the middle of the piston ring and the two sides of the notch end of the piston ring are sequentially clamped through the clamping equipment, the step of manually assisting in replacing the clamped part of the piston ring is omitted, the spraying time and the labor intensity of people are reduced, meanwhile, the spraying precision and quality can be improved, rapid thermal spraying is facilitated, the strength and abrasion resistance of the piston ring are improved, and the quality of an engine is improved.