Maintenance record or compression?
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Maintenance record or compression?
I have the chance to buy a 1990 GTU. A lady has been the only owner, and it only has 72,000 original miles. Since a chick drove it, the maintenance wasnt kept up on very well, she only used Pennzoil (Eccck, who could use that crap?) oil and filters. But I checked the compression and its better than my engine. So, should I listen to compression and get it or the crappy maintenance says its gonna blow in a couple thousand miles? I mean, just cause the compression is good doesnt mean it wont die in 20000 miles, right?
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The compression is your best indicator of the health of the motor. Buy the car. Then clean the 5th/6th ports, b/c they're probably clogged from her not using them...
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that seems healthy enough.. if there was not big changes between faces.. then your side seals are doing good and so are your apex seals... I would say that if you do the proper maintenance and a thourough tunenup and checkign everything over with a fine tooth comb you will get quite a few more miles out of her! that is descent compression!
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