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Does having shot pistons rings = lowcompression?

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Old 07-23-2007, 12:12 PM
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Default Does having shot pistons rings = lowcompression?

I seriously doubt it i have shot piston rings.
Has anyone ever had shot pistons rings. What should I look for .

Did you get low compression number or lots of smoke ect. My car only smokes once in awhile in vtec. Not every time. It only smoke when I was revving my engine hard.. When in idle or not engaged in vtec there is no smoke and runs smoothly.
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Did you do a compression test?
Old 07-23-2007, 12:29 PM
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Not anymore. I just don't want to waste money. I left it in Oklahoma.
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