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Can low compression on an engine damage a engine?
Low compression indicates that engine damage already exists. An engine's compression will be lost if: there is damage or wear to the pistons or rings there is damage or wear to the valve train there is damage or loss of seal on the cylinder head There are some other factors as well, but these three cover most. To get help in figuring out which is which, visit me at http://www.autoservicetech.com
If you lost engine compression do you need to replace the motor and where can you buy a good running motor in the Detroit area?
loosing compression does not mean you have to get a new motor it can just mean u have a blown head gasket if its an old carIf compression is lost on only a few cylinders, then check the head gaskets. If compression is lost on all cylinders, check for a worn or broken timing chain.
You have a 96 ford probe gt the alternator belts broke off you replaced them and now your engine its not starting it lost the compression could it be the timing belt gone off too?
That's the first place I'd look if an engine had no compression.
Can peeing in a gas tank or on an engine cause lost engine compression?
Into the gas tank; no. Any volume of fluid being poured directly into the combustion chamber of the engine can cause the destruction of the pistons, which will lead to compression loss (among other more severe side effects).
When you were driving your car started to lose power then shut offwhat happened?
The engine needs fuel, compression and spark to run. You lost one of those.
Is it necessary to change piston ring when engine overheat?
Only if you lost compression. The heat may have damaged the rings. The rings are like spring steel if heated to much the tension will leave and the seal to the cylender wall will be lost
What is the compression of a 3hp Briggs and Stratton engine?
Briggs and Stratton does not release specific compression values. Anything above 120 psi should be just fine, around 90-100 and you're most likely due for a rebuild. A better test is a leakdown test, with can help in determining where compression is being lost.
Is there any vehicle which can run on both petrol and diesel?
A vehical that runs on petrol and diesel is impossible as they are both ignited in different ways. For exaple petrol is ignited by the spark plugs and a diesel is ignited by the shear force of the compression from the pistons. A petrol engine has a round 9:1 compression ratio and a diesel has about 20:1 but these veary from engine to engine I hope that hasn't lost you
Your Saturn SC2 coupe has lost all power and will not start?
Start with a compression test. Head gaskets fail when an engine overheats and that's a common cause of sudden engine failure. It doesn't always mean that the engine has to have overheated RECENTLY; sometimes it has to be run for a while.
Main advantages and disadvantages between compression ignition and spark ignition engines?
A spark ignition engine is a gasoline engine. A compression ignition is a diesel engine.basic difference between compression and spark ignition engine is ,compression ignition is a diesel engine. spark ignition is a gasoline engine.diesel engines compress the fuel to a point where the fuel explodes, thus giving ignitiongasoline does not compress to explosion, therefore it needs need a spark to ignite the fuelspark ign. is gasoline. comp. ign. is diesel.A compression ignition engine is typically a diesel. It compresses air so much that the heat from the compression is enough to cause the fuel to ignited once injected. A spark ignition engine is your average gasoline-burning car engine. It uses a spark plug to ignite the air/fuel mixture instead of relying on compretssion ignition.A compression ignition engine uses very high compression of the air to heat it self up and the fuel is injected into the cylinder which self ignites (a diesel engine is a compression ignition engine).A spark ignition engine uses a lower compression ratio and requires the use of a spark to ignite the fuel (a petrol engine is a spark ignition engine).Because the oils used for a diesel have a higher calorific value, they have a better fuel economy, They also do not need extra energy usage to keep the engine running, unlike the energy that is lost to power the spark plugs from the generator/alternator which is taken from the useful energy produced by the engine.
Why would i have No compression on a 2.0l gasoline engine Ford Escort?
Broken timing belt, timing belt jumped teeth, crank key sheared off, vvt unit lost oil prime. That is the most likely scenarios if compression is equal or nonexistant across the cylinders. Dwayne
How does the quality of a sound or image file relate to its file size?
Smaller the size, more information is lost due to compression and therefore the quality gets lost. Smart compression techniques like mp3 or jpeg are using assumptions about the intended use of the image/sound to minimize compression losses in the relevant domain.
