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Engine Compression Test

This document outlines the steps to perform a compression test on an engine: 1) fully charge the battery and disable ignition and fuel systems, 2) remove spark plugs and open the throttle, 3) use a compression gauge to measure pressure over four strokes in each cylinder, recording the readings, and 4) cylinders should not be below 70% of the highest reading or below 690 kPa, indicating potential piston ring or valve issues.

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Engine Compression Test

This document outlines the steps to perform a compression test on an engine: 1) fully charge the battery and disable ignition and fuel systems, 2) remove spark plugs and open the throttle, 3) use a compression gauge to measure pressure over four strokes in each cylinder, recording the readings, and 4) cylinders should not be below 70% of the highest reading or below 690 kPa, indicating potential piston ring or valve issues.

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Compression Test Procedure

1.Charge the battery if the battery is not fully charged.


2. Disable the ignition system.
3. Disable the fuel injection system.
4. Remove all the spark plugs.
5. Block the throttle plate wide open.
6. Start with the compression gauge at zero, and crank the engine through four compression strokes
(four puffs).
7. Make the compression check for each cylinder. Record the reading.
8. If a cylinder has low compression, inject approximately 15 ml (one tablespoon) of engine oil into
the combustion chamber through the spark plug hole.
Recheck the compression and record the reading.
9. The minimum compression in any one cylinder should not be less than 70 percent of the highest
cylinder. No cylinder should read less than 690 kPa (100 psi). For example, if the highest pressure in
any one cylinder is 1035 kPa (150 psi), the lowest allowable pressure for any other cylinder would
be 725 kPa (105 psi). (I035 x 70% = 725) (150 x 70% = 105).

NOTE: Compression in a brand new engine will only read about 60 psi until the rings have
seated.

•Normal - Compression builds up quickly and evenly to the specified compression for each
cylinder.
•Piston Rings Leaking - Compression is low on the first stroke. Compression then builds up
with the following strokes but does not reach normal. Compression improves considerably
when you add oil.
•Valves Leaking - Compression is low on the first stroke. Compression usually does not build
up on the following strokes. Compression does not improve much when you add oil.
•If two adjacent cylinders have lower than normal compression and injecting oil into the
cylinders does not increase the compression; the cause may be a head gasket leaking
between the cylinders.

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