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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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what is the compression my cylinders should have on a d16z6 cuz i did a test it came out to 150-160 on every cylinder
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 10:21 AM
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I believe that the oem spec is 175psi or 180psi for some reason I can't remember off the top f my head
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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lol i also forgot to open the throttle plate wide open whould that bring it up to that range iish
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 10:27 AM
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It might help, also you should crank it over with all the plugs removed, crank the engine for between 3 to 5 revolutions, and if you have one I like to hook up a battery charger to keep the crank power up
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 11:38 AM
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ok i redid it starting from the first cylinder...1.150 2.155 3.160 4.175ish
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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sorry to thread jack. but wat is the proper way to check compression. i did mines today and i got 120 all cylinders. i did something wrong, or something is wrong?
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by lilshady6796
ok i redid it starting from the first cylinder...1.150 2.155 3.160 4.175ish
Looks like you have a problem there. try putting about 2 tbl spoons of oil down each cylinder and retest the cylinder if compression comes up you have bad rings. if things don't change try doing a leak down test. If nothing happens with that you could also have a blown head gasket

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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 05:18 PM
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yea open the rad cap and when you do leak down test hear for bubbles if you hear them you have blown head gasket
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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nominal : 184psi, minimum : 135psi, maximum deviation : 28psi
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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Hmm, when I checked mine I had 195-196 psi in all 4 cylinders. Normal?
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