Low Compression

[805eclipse]

I tested the compression on my first gen the other day and i was very dissapointed.. all 4 cylinders were at 120 which i believe would mean my rings are bad right? if my car had this low of compression would my car still have lots of power? because im running 15 lbs with a few mods on it and it seems pretty strong.

 

[K_Hill]

120 isn't alot but it still should still have lots of power.. You might want to start saving money and rebuild your motor.

 

[oldman]

120 isn't alot but it still should still have lots of power.. You might want to start saving money and rebuild your motor.

Service limit is 121.

805eclipse : When ever I see same low numbers across all fours, first thing I suggest is always to double check testing procedures and retest with a known working tester. Are you blowing smoke out of the exhaust? Was the car fully warmed up with full throttle applied during the test?

 

[K_Hill]

Thanks for correcting me..

 

[805eclipse]

There is no smoke coming out the exhaust at idle or under regular driving conditions but when i floor it in first i see some smoke behind me sometimes. and i have done the wet test and the numbers jumped alot i think they were up close to 200. i will retest with another compression tester and let you know how it goes.. thanks.