how hard should it be to turn over a engine by hand?
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how hard should it be to turn over a engine by hand?
i have my motor sitting in the gurage, i tryed turning it over by hand (well, with a big *** wrench) when i first got it and couldnt get it to turn after a point, i just changed my spark plugs and now it turns ultra easy, like just as easy as with the spark plugs out.
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when checking the compression be sure to remove the shrader valve at the end of the tester so u can watch the bounces of each face. if you didnt it wont work correctly. one could have more or less depending on the compression rings, but yes all rotories spin nice and easy dont worry about that.
another thing the oil thats injected into the engine helps the compression so id put some oil in each side then check it.
also let me know if your turning the engine over by hand or if you put it in a car and turning it over with a starter cause that can be an issue.
another thing the oil thats injected into the engine helps the compression so id put some oil in each side then check it.
also let me know if your turning the engine over by hand or if you put it in a car and turning it over with a starter cause that can be an issue.
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also let me know if your turning the engine over by hand or if you put it in a car and turning it over with a starter cause that can be an issue.
What you said about the spark plugs scares me! telling us what the PSI is for each of the 3 rotor faces will tell us alot about your engines condition.
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Sometimes I put the 19mm socket on my cordless drill and turn it over that way. Here are two pics fo the drill set up. This turns the motor almost as fast as the starter.
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ok, i just baught the motor from a company called tiger japan, the motor was rated at 44,000 miles and is a s5. when ever i turn it i can hear it 'woosh' with the intake and exhaust strokes, but the compression tester reads absolutly nothing on both rotors though three full rotations on each. the motor is out of the car so this is no chance of me being able to use the starter. i have no idea how long the motor was sitting before i receved it. but i am scared about the spark plug thing, i didnt try to force it with the old plugs in, but i wont say i didnt try and turn it over. i'll try putting some oil in it today to help it seal a little and try again with the compression tester tightened down a little more. i have little time before the warrenty is up and there is no way i can afford a rebuild right now, wether i do it my self or not. i think i might try using the compression tester on my old engine too, if i can get it to read something off that one then i know its the motor not the tester. my old s4 motor has been sitting for almost a year now and is no doubt in alot worse condishion. but it should be showing something on one of the rotor faces right? all the seals on both rotors couldnt all be bad right?
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You need to use the starter to do a compression test. You need at least 300rpm to get a reading. You can't do a compression test by hand. If the motor is going to be sitting for a while you should spray some fogging oil into it,
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i hope your right, my warrenty is up in a week and a few days, so i need to know now if its good or not, this friday i plan to pull the turbo and check the apex seals through the exhaust ports
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