On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:59:06 -0500, "cea1" <
[email protected]> wrote:
>Hey Jeff Strickland&quo,
>
>I got a chance to do the compression (dry & wet) test on my car today. The
>cyclinder only produced 10 pounds of pressures during both test. I checked
>one of the other cyclinders, just for good measure, and found it to have
>180lbs. psi.
>
>My next move is have the cyclinder head rebuilt. Should I have both heads
>reworked or just the one that's bad?
Have them hook up a leakdown checker and confirm it's a valve
problem. And if it is, I'd do both sides at once, if for no other
reason than the other side can burn a valve or a seat and show up next
week. And the head gaskets are a periodic maintenance item. 95
Avalon with a V6, right? How many miles on the engine?
If it's higher mileage (six digits) have them check or do all the
stupid stuff while they are in there, like valve stem seals and the
other engine external seals, water pump and /or timing belts, freeze
plugs, etc. And check the bottom end - pull the pan, and Plastigage
the bearings looking for unusual wear.
There's no sense in taking the engine down far enough to do a valve
job without at least looking for other potential problems and jumping
on the easy ones now. Then you're all set for the next 100,000.
If you start thinking this is getting expensive "Why spend money, I
should scrap it!" remember that this car is already paid for - buy a
new car, and then you have four or five years of payments to look
forward to - a valve job sets you back the equivalent of two or three
monthly payments and that's it. And if your car isn't getting rusty,
you should be able to top a million miles of good service with
reasonable care.
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