ehime

iTrader: (18)

I just popped the hood on my car today and was looking
at my engine and noticed that there are quite a few wires
that are unplugged. I bought this car recently and it was
supposed to have a fresh swap on it, it was pushing 100lb
and 30lbs, and with all the disconnected wires I'm wondering
if that might be were my lack of compression migh be coming
from. Anyway, any help would help, hit me up I'm just in Kent.

zack4173

iTrader: (3)

What year is the car most of us are good at our specific generations mainly. Im also confused by what you mean by pushing 100Lbs and 30LBs are you talking about compression testing it and that was your numbers. You should have six numbers one for each surface of the rotors. Good luck figuring it out this weekend though I would help if it was an FD but I have to start putting mine back together this weekend.

ehime

iTrader: (18)

its a 89 FC GXL. and from what I understood when he
compression tested it he used one ment for pistons, so
those numbers represent the highest of the three sides?

bstrange99

I can't imagine a wire causing low compression unless it was stuck between an apex seal and the housing surface *sarcasm*. I'd say it's time for a rebuild or you have a stuck seal. Maybe some carbon? Remember, compression is strictly a mechanical product, not electrical.

KompressorLOgic

iTrader: (6)

wiring has nothing to do with compression. you can have no intake manifolds or any wiring at all on the engine, and as long as u can crank it over u can get a compression reading..

if thats what the numbers are then thats not good... the engine needs at least 60 psi on each rotor to run right and that would be at the very bottom of the scale and be hard to start....

sounds like you have a blown engine...