compression testing

[partyboy23]

what type of compression figures should i be looking at when compression testing a 182 engine?

 

[partyboy23]

any one?

 

[Fred@BTM]

oooh, erm from memory around 12-13bar (as long as they're all the same or within 5psi)

 

[sideways danny]

185-190psi is healthy

 

[partyboy23]

wicked nice one they all came out at 185psi,im just a lil confused at why its still burning oil,compression is fine and i know you did the valve stem seals danny so i know there good,anyone any other ideas?

 

[kevin_172]

even though the compression is good you could still have knackered rings. i have 190 over all 4 and still burnt loads of oil!

 

[Fred@BTM]

what oil is in there?

 

[kevin_172]

5w40 silkolean pro race

 

[Fred@BTM]

^money bags eh!

 

[Riley!]

sure you havn't got a slight leak somewhere?

 

[kevin_172]

the oil is good i think but i was thinking of using the motul 300v oil

do you have black smoke coming out the car when you boot it?? have someone behind you to see how it is

 

[Fred@BTM]

black smoke?

 

[kevin_172]

so my dad said when he was behind me and i put my foot down

 

[Fred@BTM]

if its burning excessive oil have a look at the rear screen after a blast, sounds daft, but it gets coated in an oil residue

black smoke is overfueling

 

[kevin_172]

it had loads of crap over the rear window too. i think it may have been a mix of both. the engine was ill i know that.

 

[Dan R]

if its burning excessive oil have a look at the rear screen after a blast, sounds daft, but it gets coated in an oil residue

black smoke is overfueling

Thats my car!!! Bck of mine gets hanging after half hour!!!

 

[partyboy23]

well the fueling i know is correct as rs tuning mapped it and my car was running lean now its fine,i use 5 40 oil and the problem is if i down shift or stik my foot to the ground get a cloud of smoke at the back,i cleaned my exhaust tips beofre a 2 hour journey and get to my destination and they look like they have never been cleaned at all,but had various mates following me and have commented on the ammount of smoke dumped out the back when booting it,i have parked my car on the drive for 24 hours and no oil marks have been left so thats telling me no oil leaks,im baffled but lets face it having to top up half a litre every nearly 1000 miles cant be a good sign

fred where are you in brum may pop over to you while im back home from germany lol

 

[Fred@BTM]

next to the airport mate, garretts green industrial estate by the DVLA

 

[partyboy23]

when are you there bud and you have a post code

 

[maupineda]

Partyboy, we had this similar issue with a mate's 182, the cam cover bolts were loose and that caused the oil inside the cover flowed into one plug hole, and it was the same, when footing down the gas pedal the car smoked a lot, we undid the manifold to give it a look and for a plug changes and when pulling lead off of piston 4 we noticed the hole was filled of oil, this oil was leaking thru the plug causing lots of smoke, we just redo the bolts and it seems to be ok now (some were that loose you could even hand turn them), however, I would also reseal the cam cover if this were your case. Would be worth a try, my mate also thought it could be rings or something internal, and was just a "detail"

Hope this is you case too.

Cheers!!!