What do these compression #'s mean?

[Megags]

My car has been burning oil for a while, I'm tired of it so I decided to test the rings to see if I could get away with a freshening of the head. I only see it smoke when it has been idling for a few minutes (3-5).

I need some advice on if the rings are okay. Here's the #'s

cyl1 195 wet>235 (used capful of oil)
cyl2 200 wet>230
cyl3 200 wet>230
cyl4 200 wet>235

All vacuum readings indicate a healthy motor. Please tell me what you think I should do. I'm tired of putting in oil. Nt compression is supposed to be 192psi and the service limit is 145psi. I didn't know if I even needed a wet test, but did it anyhow.

 

[Quasimondo]

Most likely the problems are the valve seals.

 

[beaboutit]

probably valve seals, possibly a turbo issue

 

[luvmygst]

probably valve seals, possibly a turbo issue

If he has turbo problems on a non turbo car then he has real problems.(j/k)

Id say its valve seals with those numbers

 

[Megags]

Thanks, just wasnt sure since it had higher comp than its supposed to have. lots of miles 176k.

 

[Bizarre]

You should try doing a leak down test to get a more accurate diagnosis of where the problem can be.

 

[andymoraitis]

Most likely the problems are the valve seals.

Or, it could be the rings. Perform a leakdown test as recommended to get a grasp on where the oil consumption is coming from.

Let us know what you find,

Andy