got my kd tool, leak down test questions
10-07-2007, 04:15 AM
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got my kd tool, leak down test questions
ok i seem to have issues after my headgasket replacement, steam and stuff, dont seem to be losing coolant, but horrible gas milage, excess steam. i replaced the act and ect sensors too. exaust smells like gas too. im going to hook my big compressor up to the kd tool and pressurize each cylinder and look for leaks in the radiatior as air bubbles, is this the best way to do a leak down test? what if my rings are bad from my lovely port job?
10-07-2007, 12:28 PM
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RE: got my kd tool, leak down test questions
yeah im going to look for one today. the reason i ended up with the KD tool is a reg comp tester fitting is too short to thread into the plug holes on a e6 head.
but yeah i need to know comp. i understand the differance, comp is what the motor makes
but yeah i need to know comp. i understand the differance, comp is what the motor makes
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thatll work...
do a compression test too.... i know it seems like theyre one in the same, but theyre not....
thatll work...
do a compression test too.... i know it seems like theyre one in the same, but theyre not....
10-07-2007, 03:09 PM
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RE: got my kd tool, leak down test questions
exactly how am i supposed to do this test, i had to bump the starter several time till i found a spot where it doesnt hiss out the exaust ot intake, see no bubbles in the radiator its been 10 mins. i have it on the back drivers cylinder right now. the plugs are all out on this side. all the plugs have a redish tint to them, some more than others. is that normal?
10-07-2007, 03:26 PM
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RE: got my kd tool, leak down test questions
3.5 gallons of gas seems to get me 20 miles before the gas light come back on.
this is the leakdown test im trying to do
this is the leakdown test im trying to do
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Did you do a leak down test., not exactly sure how its done, but it is a good idea to do the leak down test. btw, how bad is the gas mileage
Did you do a leak down test., not exactly sure how its done, but it is a good idea to do the leak down test. btw, how bad is the gas mileage
10-07-2007, 03:46 PM
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RE: got my kd tool, leak down test questions
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3.5 gallons of gas seems to get me 20 miles before the gas light come back on.
this is the leakdown test im trying to do
3.5 gallons of gas seems to get me 20 miles before the gas light come back on.
this is the leakdown test im trying to do
ORIGINAL: tmajikman
Did you do a leak down test., not exactly sure how its done, but it is a good idea to do the leak down test. btw, how bad is the gas mileage
Did you do a leak down test., not exactly sure how its done, but it is a good idea to do the leak down test. btw, how bad is the gas mileage
10-07-2007, 04:24 PM
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RE: got my kd tool, leak down test questions
sounds like you got blow by. here is something for you to try get a compression test and test that cylender write the number down you get then squirt some oil into the cylender from the spark plug hole run the test agian if you get a better reading that means the oil sealed the rings and you got bad rings