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compression test-what PSI readings am i looking for??

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Old 29-06-2007, 08:42 AM
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Default compression test-what PSI readings am i looking for??

Had a water leak on ma car and im no sure if iv ran low on water and cooked it.

Car runs ok, but kinda spluttery @ start up (dunno if iv now got a prob with ISCV valve tho....

What reading (in PSI and BAR pref) am i looking for in a compression test??

Car runs std compression and cams, doin the test tomorrow and wonderin what kinda readings im lookin for before i do it

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even across the board +100psi
Old 29-06-2007, 12:10 PM
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your looking for a good balnce across all 4
Old 29-06-2007, 04:02 PM
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i just done our lasses 4x4 cossie and got 145psi across all 4 give or take 1-2 psi.......

but mine on a fresh rebuild does exactly 100psi across all 4 pots but is not standard.....
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