checking compresson with engine out
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checking compresson with engine out
can it be done?
like if i bring the engine to mazda with everything (tranny, manifold, turbos, etc.)
can they just spin the starter with a battery and check the compression to see if the engine is blown?
thanks a lot
puma
like if i bring the engine to mazda with everything (tranny, manifold, turbos, etc.)
can they just spin the starter with a battery and check the compression to see if the engine is blown?
thanks a lot
puma
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i thought about doing it when buying a motor that was out of a car...never did it though. you can turn my hand and listen for distinct sounds. not very accurate though. but asking mazda to do somthing that *complicated* could get you tossed in jail.
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Originally posted by puma
haha yeah well what if we borrow their tool?
anyone knows if we can do this?
haha yeah well what if we borrow their tool?
anyone knows if we can do this?
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It should be fine. Except according to the factory service manual, you are supposed to check the compression with the engine hot. Make sure you have the throttle wide open.
And about borrowing tools from dealearships... maybe in the case of an insurance company, they will let you borrow their tools. But in my experience, they will NEVER let you borrow anything. I've tried to borrow various tools from Honda, Toyota, and Chevy dealerships, and they flat-out told me 'no.' Even if I left a deposit, or a credit card, or anything like that, they would absolutely not let me borrow anything. Maybe you'll have better luck.
And about borrowing tools from dealearships... maybe in the case of an insurance company, they will let you borrow their tools. But in my experience, they will NEVER let you borrow anything. I've tried to borrow various tools from Honda, Toyota, and Chevy dealerships, and they flat-out told me 'no.' Even if I left a deposit, or a credit card, or anything like that, they would absolutely not let me borrow anything. Maybe you'll have better luck.
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oil would cause a false seal between the apex seal and housing...causing false reading.
wouldnt it?
reason being...the old ATF trick to get old carbed 12a's to start after sitting for so long. this helps aid in causing a tight seal to help build compression (and lube it up) to get an old motor to start.
i would suguest against putting oil in the plug holes. but thats just me.
wouldnt it?
reason being...the old ATF trick to get old carbed 12a's to start after sitting for so long. this helps aid in causing a tight seal to help build compression (and lube it up) to get an old motor to start.
i would suguest against putting oil in the plug holes. but thats just me.
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If you just want to verify that the apex seals are not completely destroyed you can perform a pseudo compression test via a breaker bar and some muscle.
Use the breaker bar and a socket to turn the bolt on the end of the eccentric shaft and listen for a series of "chugs." For every half revolution of the breaker bar, you should here one chug. Making three complete turns of the breaker bar you should end up hearing six chugs. One thing to note, however, if one seal is gone, that means that two rotor faces are not being sealed, hence you would only hear four chugs if that were the case.
Bruce Turrentine must be accredited for this, and many other, great bits of information.
Good luck.
Kyle
Use the breaker bar and a socket to turn the bolt on the end of the eccentric shaft and listen for a series of "chugs." For every half revolution of the breaker bar, you should here one chug. Making three complete turns of the breaker bar you should end up hearing six chugs. One thing to note, however, if one seal is gone, that means that two rotor faces are not being sealed, hence you would only hear four chugs if that were the case.
Bruce Turrentine must be accredited for this, and many other, great bits of information.
Good luck.
Kyle
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motor out, impact gun, flywheel nut = the readings you seek.
I've also read that using an impact gun on driveshafts and crankshafts is not a good idea because of the enourmous shock that it will throw throughout the entire drivetrain. I've heard this is especially bad for the transmission.
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I found a used 13B today at a wrecker and attempted to do a compression check by attaching a normal compression guage to one hole and put plugs the other three. I then used a breaker bar to turn the crank and the guage reads.......nothing. The needle didn't even flicker. Is the "six chug" test described by mazdarati the only test I can do to the engine? Anything I can do to test the o-ring seals?
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rotating motor by hand w/ a tester is going to do nothing. leave it open and *listen* for the chugs. i guess for O rings you could leave out a spark plug on each rotor, seal off the coolant openings on the motor and presurise it. see if it holds.... that would be a kinda crude way, but it *may* work...
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Originally posted by rxrotary2_7
rotating motor by hand w/ a tester is going to do nothing. leave it open and *listen* for the chugs. i guess for O rings you could leave out a spark plug on each rotor, seal off the coolant openings on the motor and presurise it. see if it holds.... that would be a kinda crude way, but it *may* work...
rotating motor by hand w/ a tester is going to do nothing. leave it open and *listen* for the chugs. i guess for O rings you could leave out a spark plug on each rotor, seal off the coolant openings on the motor and presurise it. see if it holds.... that would be a kinda crude way, but it *may* work...
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