Cyliner Compression on a 95 Civic DX?, For a friend...

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Nov 21, 2003 | 01:33 PM

scooby_dooby

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Cyliner Compression on a 95 Civic DX?, For a friend...

My friend is about to buy a car, it's a 95 civic DX with 140km,

the dealer just got back with the compression #'s, 160/160/165/155, now I know that's low...

I had her ask the mechanic some questions, yes it was warmed up. But he didn't do the test at WOT, I know from experience that that will give you another 5-10lbs.

WHat are the stock compression #'s supposed to be? I'm guessing 180. Lets say those numbers there are actually 5psi higher cause he didn't floor the gas....what do you guys think?

Nov 21, 2003 | 01:38 PM

Spade

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Re: Cyliner Compression on a 95 Civic DX?, For a friend... (scooby_dooby)

You cannot do a compression test without having the TB fully opened.

185+

Nov 21, 2003 | 01:46 PM

scooby_dooby

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Re: Cyliner Compression on a 95 Civic DX?, For a friend... (Spade)

i did one before on my 90 integra, i forgot to floor the gas and got about 5-10psi lower on all cylinders.

Nov 21, 2003 | 02:03 PM

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Re: Cyliner Compression on a 95 Civic DX?, For a friend... (Spade)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Spade »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You cannot do a compression test without having the TB fully opened.

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you cn, but dn;t get accurate readings.

Those numbers look fine. I've tested the same car at the same time with different gauges and numbers have been off by upt to 15 psi