okay so here is the story, bought the car for 300 bux runs and drives good, only problem is it smokes a little right when im taking off and at higher rpms between shifts, it constantly smells like oil tho, at lights and when stopping and things like that... so i decided to crack out the compression tester and do a compression test, when pulling out the plugs, number 1 cylinder was dry and the plug looked okay, a bit of corrosion on the tips, nothing major

number 2 cylinder was a bit DAMP with oil not bad but whatever a bit of corrosion on the tip again.

number 3 cylinder was full of oil, all over the plug and in the cylinder as well i can look down and see oil sitting there, plug looks okay

number 4 cylinder, same as number 1 looks really good

compression test results... 170 205 211 190


how are these numbers for a what is supposed to be bone stock ls? b18a... is there b16 pistons in this thing or something, dont those numbers seem a little high? those are some numbers i get with my b16 :S im confused

also can anyone tell me this oil problem too, thanks guys!

 

those numbers seem okay they arent the best but they are still ok for that old of a car. the rings are probably pretty worn and the motor is probably dying for a rebuild.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by St Jimmy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">those numbers seem okay they arent the best but they are still ok for that old of a car. the rings are probably pretty worn and the motor is probably dying for a rebuild.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats what i was thinking, what are stock ls's supposed to put out for numbers though? could this thing have b16 pistons in it?

 

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thats what i was thinking, what are stock ls's supposed to put out for numbers though? could this thing have b16 pistons in it?</TD></TR></TABLE>

the only way to tell that is to pull off your head. All cars put out different numbers as long as they are within a 10-15% margin. If #2 and #3 didn't have oil in them they would probably be just as low as 1 and 4 or vise versa. If you put a couple drops of oil in 1 and 4 before the test they would probably have the same numbers as 2 and 3. The oil helps seal better when your piston rings are bad.