Elle <honda.lioness@gmail.com> wrote in news:def92596-0cc4-4d9c-a0c4-
8dd358d259ca@l34g2000vba.googlegroups.com:


>
> I am not rushing to do a compression test right away because, as you
> noted Jim, and is noted elsewhere on the web, if the compression rings
> are not worn, but the oil rings are, the compression will be fine and
> so the test tells one nothing. Getting 42 mpg for the last six months
> suggests to me compression is likely (though not definitely) good. The
> tool is cheap enough and the process simple enough that I will do this
> sometime for my own education, though.


Have you exmained the spark plugs? Differences in coating color and
deposition are tell-tales to engine problems.

If one plug is significantly different than the others, then you know there
is an issue with that cylinder.


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