02-02-2015, 06:21 AM
There are multiple problems with this car. I am focusing on compression first, since it is so low.
I removed the timing and valve covers. The cam and crank cogs were aligned. However, in the spirit of getting the root cause of the compression problem, I removed the timing belt and loosened the valve adjusters to reduce tension from the cam while replacing the timing belt. The pictures are from the reinstalled timing belt with #4 cylinder at the compression stroke. I followed the instructions on fixkick. http://www.fixkick.com/t-belt/tbelt8v.html.
The valve lash as reset following http://www.fixkick.com/t-belt/LASH/Lash8v.html. I reinstalled the valve and timing covers. I checked the compression, and it has not changed.
I am at a loss on what to adjust to get the compression up to 150psi on the cold engine. If the pictures show you anything that I am missing, let me know.
I removed the timing and valve covers. The cam and crank cogs were aligned. However, in the spirit of getting the root cause of the compression problem, I removed the timing belt and loosened the valve adjusters to reduce tension from the cam while replacing the timing belt. The pictures are from the reinstalled timing belt with #4 cylinder at the compression stroke. I followed the instructions on fixkick. http://www.fixkick.com/t-belt/tbelt8v.html.
The valve lash as reset following http://www.fixkick.com/t-belt/LASH/Lash8v.html. I reinstalled the valve and timing covers. I checked the compression, and it has not changed.
I am at a loss on what to adjust to get the compression up to 150psi on the cold engine. If the pictures show you anything that I am missing, let me know.