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compression 850 1997

posted by  SUNSCIRCUS on  Sat Apr 15 07:42 CST 2006
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Hi there,

Is your engine turbo or non-turbo? Because to be within specs, the ULTRA MINIMUM compression should be at the very least 150lbs for a turbo and 180 lbs for a non-turbo. At 120 lbs, the compression is waaaaay too low, (SPECIALLY if the engine is a non-turbo) and no wonder why the engine burns so much oil. Try again by adding a full tablespoon of clean engine oil inside the cylinders before a compression test. If the compression immediatelly raise to specs, it's the rings if it's the same as before: it's the valves. Keep me posted!
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