Compression test results Are they normal?

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Sep 5, 2006 | 09:40 AM

dogg2k78

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Compression test results Are they normal?

I ran a compression test on my b16a2 with 77k on the motor and i have the car for seven years and it read

220
220
225
230

but when we added a little oil in the spark plug area it read 230 across the board.

With these readings does this mean the motor is running strong?

Sep 5, 2006 | 09:44 AM

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Re: Compression test results Are they normal?

yeah, those are pretty strong/even #'s. I dunno the spec for that particular motor but it looks really healthy.

Sep 5, 2006 | 09:48 AM

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Re: Compression test results Are they normal?

Id be pretty content with those numbers.

Sep 5, 2006 | 10:00 AM

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Re: Compression test results Are they normal?

the oil will skew the readings

Sep 5, 2006 | 12:05 PM

dogg2k78

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Re: Compression test results Are they normal?

aight thats good. I was starting to worry cause I have always been driving my car hard for 7 years and its still going strong.

Sep 5, 2006 | 12:20 PM

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Re: Compression test results Are they normal?

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Originally Posted by dogg2k78

aight thats good. I was starting to worry cause I have always been driving my car hard for 7 years and its still going strong.

it's a honda...drive it hard, beat on it, put water in the bitch instead of oil, it don't matter it's a honda it'll take it

Sep 5, 2006 | 03:54 PM

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Re: Compression test results Are they normal?

the oil making it read higher is just from the increase of compression it causes! If you have low (which you for sure don't!) readings putting oil in it makes you able to tell if it is rings or not.