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Old May 16, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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compression question

today I tested my compression and it came out to 100psi exact on both rotors. Is this ok? cause my car has been fealing weird lately.1990 GTU
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Old May 16, 2006 | 03:15 PM
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i was told 95-120 is perfict as long as both rotor where with in liek 3psi of each other
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Old May 16, 2006 | 03:45 PM
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Was that on all six rotor tips? Or was that with a piston engine tester?
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Old May 16, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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If you did it right, 100 psi is decent. I wouldn't think there'd be adverse symptoms coming from a motor with that much compression.

Originally Posted by Kevin Landers
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Compression test using a piston engine tester:
1. note battery strength. A weak battery will yield low compression results.
2. Remove both lower plugs and wires.
3. remove EGI fuse from engine fusebox.
4. have a friend floor the accelerator pedal, opening the throttle for more airflow
5. insert your tester into the leading hole
6. hold the valve on the side of the tester open
7. have your friend crank the car over for 5+ seconds.
8. observe the needle bounces. You should see 3 in succession without skips, even bounces, in roughly the 30-35psi range.
9. let out on the valve now, and let the tester reach an overall compression value for all 3 faces(highest of 3 will be displayed). 115+ is like new, 100-115 is healthy, 90-100 is getting weak(1 year or less in most cases) below 90 could blow at any moment.
10. repeat for opposite rotor. Note difference in overall compression between rotors, which should be no more than 20psi max.
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Old May 17, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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Cool, yeah I did it with a piston compression tester just like how it instruct in there and it both came out to 100...thanks hope is not that 90-100 getting week level dough.
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