By nickbrungard - Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:59 pm
- Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:59 pm
#164850
I haven't had the engine back together long since replacing the timing belt. So it could be many little things like wire connections but im assuming that the head/valves/cylinders/pistons are cooling at different rates causing a loss of compression. Unfortunitly my compression tester has come up missing so i am unable to check that at the moment. It has just started to drop to teens or even single digits so this is one reason im thinking its temperature related. Car has 205,000 miles on it and burns oil.(through guides or rings nor both) So i replaced the plugs and wires thinking maybe fouled but had no luck. Once the car sits and cools down it starts right up. Likewise once its running it is fine too other then the burning oil issue. Im about to pick up a 40,000 mile jdm replacement so if this problem is someting other then a worn out engine i would like to address it at the same time i do the swap. early next week hopefully. thanks, nick.