leak down test

[Kyromoto]

I cant find a leak down tester. the auto shops I called kept thinking i meant compression test and didnt even know what a leak down test was. and i dont want to buy 1 because the money i got i need to use for fixing the head. does anyone know a place that loans them out or should i just not worry about the leak down test and take the head off and just look for the problem and replace any bad parts. opinions?

 

[97gstjosh]

Mach V Leak Tester
there you go

 

[Kyromoto]

this one is definitly alot cheaper then the other ones i found. its worth buying to. i found others like ebay and stuff for around $75. and it didnt seem worth it just to confirm a problem.
thanks

 

[97gstjosh]

They dont loan them though.
you can buy one
You would want to do a compression check on the head
Well what are you having a problem with? Explain it better

 

[Kyromoto]

i did the compression test. cylinders 1 and 4 were about 50 and 2-3 were zero.

 

[boostedinaz]

That Mach V piece is not a leak down tester, it is a boost leak tester.

A leak down tester will tell you where that lost compression is going. Is it going past the valves, past the rings, between the bores because of a blown head gasket are all possibilities.

In reality if the numbers are that low and even 0 then you have a serious problem and time to pull the head no matter what. Sorry.

 

[Kyromoto]

ya i figured. well atleast ill save money and not get a tester thing. well hopfully it stops raining soon so i can go finish removing the head. i know its a big expensive job ahead of me