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What if your 05 corsa has had new timing belt new cylinder and valves but still no compression in number one cylinder?
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Check the Piston Ring.
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Can a retarded engine cause low compression?
If the timing is retarded due to cam and crank timing, the answer is YES. If it is due to distributor or ignition timing NO. Compression is produced mechanically when all the valves are closed during the compression stroke of the piston. If all is well (rings and valves), you should achieve optimal compression from the engine. Almost all gasoline engines require a least 80 psi to fire the cylinder.
Is there engine compression on a 1991 Mercury Sable 305 engine with the timing chain broken?
You may have compression on any cylinder where the valves happen to be closed, but you will not have compression on all cylinders. 1991 Sable does not have a 305 engine.
What is it when a 2000 Chrysler Cirrus has no compression is caused by a sensor?
Usually no compression is a mechanical failure. Probably the timing belt, May also have bent valves.Usually no compression is a mechanical failure. Probably the timing belt, May also have bent valves.
Can you find out if your pistons hit your valves when the timing belt snaps or do you have to put new timing belt on first?
You can do a cylinder leakage test to check for bent valves.You can do a cylinder leakage test to check for bent valves.
What is Valves per Cylinder?
It is exactly what it says. The number of valves the engine has per cylinder. If you have 16 valves on an 8 cylinder engine, you have 2 valves per cylinder.
What to do 02 Nissan Frontier 4-cylinder computer says number one cylinder missing it is noticeable at 1800 to 2000 rpm Changed plugs wires cap rotor adjusted valves and compression is 200 l?
check the compression
What causes no compression in2.7 liter dodge?
Bad cylinder head gasket or valves.
When the number one cylinder is on its compression stroke is the intake valve open?
The piston is on the up stroke to compress so both valves are closed
No compression on 10 cylinder on v10?
caused by rings, hole in piston, head gasket, or valves
What causes a number 1 cylinder to have 50 psi and the others 150 psi on a 92 geo prizm 1.6l?
Remove number one spark plug and squirt some motor oil into the cylinder. Now do another compression test. If the compression goes up considerably in number one cylinder you probably have bad/worn or cracked piston rings. If the compression doesn't change much you probably have burned or bent valves.
What is the meaning of synchronization in a engine?
The camshaft ( it actuates the opening and closing of the cylinder head valves) has to be synchronized with the crankshaft (via the timing belt). Otherwise the pistons would hit and bend the valves. The spark plug firing has to be synchronized to the compression of the gas fuel mixture. The fuel injectors have to be synchronized to the opening of the intake valves.
How do you put piston on compression stroke?
Remove coil wire from distributor cap and ground the wire. Remove the spark plug from number one cylinder. Stick your finger in the spark plug hole. Have an assistant jog the engine over with the key. When you feel and hear compression coming out from the number one cylinder (it will be obvious) tell your assistant to stop. At this point you will continue to move the crankshaft clockwise by hand until the timing marks for TDC are lined up. You now have the TDC firing point for number one cylinder.
