Blown Plugs and it still works?!

[caminperth]

I know I do.. Wasn't going to bother heading back there as he can only do the pressure test.. I'm going to wait till Saturday morning to see what Steve has to say..

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Steve has a compression kit there, might be worth checking cylinder 3 and 5.

[caminperth]

Righto then.. I'll bring my tools..

[red17]

You should see the damage i did to my exhaust valve when cylinder 6 lunched on an electrode. Its not necessarily rings.

If its a valve then you'll get out of it much cheaper.

Red17

[GTS-t VSPEC]

If it was a vavlve then the compression would be 0 right?

[caminperth]

Paul - I don't think that quite correct because you'll still get some sealing capacity out of it..

Red17 - I'm hoping for something cheap - but somehow I just don't think it's going to work like that...

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Cam, It would be much lower though that if it was the ring lands though. Might save you having to get an endoscope to check:D

[caminperth]

Ahh - ok.. well we'll find out on saturday right?

I'm going to try to get my hands on a new coil pack for number 3 cylinder as well. I'm thinking it would've been fried due to the kms covered with that dead plug...

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Steve might have some coilpacks from Yazid's car:D

[caminperth]

That'll be great cause we can test it straight away...

thats if he doesn't mind us using them...

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Cam, I'll find out tonight if there is a spare one, I'll let you know:D

[caminperth]

Had a compression test done and came up with the following:

1 - 150

2 - 155

3 - 110

4 - 155

5 - 150

6 - 150

Obviously number 3 is way down - but isn't completely dead. The AFRs were measured and everything seems to be ok. I was informed that the plugs being white was fine.

So the next plan of attack seems to be to find out why the plug blew up in the first place. To do this I'm going to get the injectors flow tested and cleaned. They definitely need flow testing first before the cleaning to find out if it was the injector that leaned out or if I have to look further...

Sooo - does anyone know of a place that can flow test and clean injectors? I don't want to have to pull them out myself as I have nowhere to do this work at my house.

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Cam, I'm pretty sure United will be the place to go. Brett (EVL R33) recommended them to me.

[caminperth]

Paul/Brett - just to make sure I got the right place, this it?

http://www.unitedfuel.com.au/

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Cam, Looks like the right place to me:D You can always give Brett a call to make sure, I have his no.

[N I B]

Our Wolf ECUs have just come out with Wide band AFR meter built

in to the hand controller that is accurate and temp compensated

so you can see AFs real time all the time.

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Cool, might have to buy me the hand controller now:D

[N I B]

You need to keep both hands on the wheel and both eyes on the road Pauly

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Nah Steve, one hand has to be free to harass female passengers:D (unless there your daughters, in which case I keep them both on the steering wheel:D)

[kidd]

Originally posted by caminperth

Had a compression test done and came up with the following:

1 - 150

2 - 155

3 - 110

4 - 155

5 - 150

6 - 150

Obviously number 3 is way down - but isn't completely dead. The AFRs were measured and everything seems to be ok. I was informed that the plugs being white was fine.

So the next plan of attack seems to be to find out why the plug blew up in the first place. To do this I'm going to get the injectors flow tested and cleaned. They definitely need flow testing first before the cleaning to find out if it was the injector that leaned out or if I have to look further...

Sooo - does anyone know of a place that can flow test and clean injectors? I don't want to have to pull them out myself as I have nowhere to do this work at my house.

was told that if the gap is more than 20 you should do something about it 155-110 is a big gap.