corsa_sri04
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Registered: 2nd Jul 04
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I have low compression in two of my cylinders:
1: 125
2: 131
3: 140
4: 140
I am loosing a minute amount of coolant but not into the engine its leaking out of it .
Is my head gasket going?
Corsa sri 1.4 8v do you think i could replace this myself?
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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Originally posted by corsa_sri04
I have low compression in two of my cylinders:
1: 125
2: 131
3: 140
4: 140
I am loosing a minute amount of coolant but not into the engine its leaking out of it .
Is my head gasket going? yes, most probably
Corsa sri 1.4 8v do you think i could replace this myself? yes providing you have some skill in the garage...
You can check it isn't your piston rings by squirting a bit of engine oil in through the spark plug hole and doin the test again, if the results are similar, then yeah, it's your HG
[Edited on 30-09-2004 by CorsAsh]
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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Why did you do the compression test?
As said, stick a teaspoon on oil into the cylinders via the spark plug holes and do it again. If all the figures go up by the same amount then you can assume the rings are ok.
If the head gasket has blown then 3 and 4 would go up a fair bit more than 1 and 2.
If you poke your dipstick down the plug hole, then slowly pour the oil onto it the oil runs into the plug hole nicely.
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