Japstick
New Member
Did a compression test on my 3.5 V8 as its drinking water and oil. 136k miles. Test was done with engine warm, all plugs out. I done each test 3 times and took the average. Results:
Cylinder Dry Wet
1 140 139
2 138 152
3 140 150
4 145 153
5 138 145
6 150 162
7 150 153
8 142 153
What should the compression be for this engine? Looking at these I don't see any reason for head gasket blown - can a fault not show up on a compression test?
I was assuming I was going to have to do an engine rebuild this summer but now not sure it's needed?
Cylinder Dry Wet
1 140 139
2 138 152
3 140 150
4 145 153
5 138 145
6 150 162
7 150 153
8 142 153
What should the compression be for this engine? Looking at these I don't see any reason for head gasket blown - can a fault not show up on a compression test?
I was assuming I was going to have to do an engine rebuild this summer but now not sure it's needed?