Re: [tech] 16v Compression Test Results = Bad News!

["Craig Williams" <roccolister@hotmail.com>]

Ben,

Stick a few drops of motor oil in that cylinder and perform the compression
test again. If your readings come up, then it's a sign that the rings are
bad. If those are your results, start shopping for a 2.0 bottom end. :)

-- Craig Williams
1981 Scirocco S 2008cc 16V (As seen in 01-2001 Sport Compact Car)
1991 Passat Wagon 2.0 16V (For Wife & Son)
2000 Saab Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged monster)
Northern California, USA

----- Original Message -----
From: Benjamin Harder <vwtype53@yahoo.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 5:22 PM
Subject: [tech] 16v Compression Test Results = Bad News!


> List,
>   I was over at Daun Yeagley's today and he had borrowed a
> really nice compression tester...so we decided to do a test
> on my '86 1.8 16v w/ 140k miles.  Here are the disturbing
> results:
>
> Cylinder #1: 150
> Cylinder #2: 148
> Cylinder #3: 102
> Cylinder #4: 145
>
> Another interesting bit is that when I removed the plugs, the
> spark plug on cylinder #3 was much whiter than the other plugs.
> (was that cylinder running lean due to the low comp. reading?)
> The other plugs were just slightly black-ish.
>
> So, I was thinking that I should have the engine looked at
> and have a more thorough test done to determine if I have a
> ring or valve issue.  Any other suggestions?
> TIA!
>
>
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> Benjamin Harder
> 86 Scirocco 16v
> 80 Scirocco - project
>
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