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Old May 25, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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How to check compression with LX-8

Is there anything that I will have to disconnect to check compression on my FD with LTX-8? I dont want that thing to start or do something crazy. Any quick tips
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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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hhahaha. its true you dont want it to start.
go to your computer and their is a 4 pin plug. this is the CAS plug. Disconnect it and car wont inject fuel or spark.
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cool thanks, well I did just that and compression is A OK. Well the reason I checked comp. is that the car was idling and it just died on me. The fuel pump and FPR are nice and loud and flowing. I dont know if there is spark, the truth I am not really how to check for spark. I dont have a MT laptop adaptor, so I dont know what the readings are. The MT's green light is flashing and orange when cranking.
Any advice or info would be appreciated, I really dont know what is going on.
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it most likely fouled.
if you want to check for spark just take one of the leads off and get someone to crank it and watch the lead to see if it sparks.(it has to be near something metal on the chassis.
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it most likely fouled.
if you want to check for spark just take one of the leads off and get someone to crank it and watch the lead to see if it sparks.(it has to be near something metal on the chassis.
Ofcourse it must have the spark plug attached to the lead cable in order to do this right?

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nope. it will spark on anything metal.
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