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SignUp Now!A couple other things that 1GRracer and I have been wrenching on are my roommate's 2008 Scion tC, and my curious '97 BMW.
Blew the head gasket on the tC. Warped the head. Max allowable tolerance was .002" and we had an easy .006". We were able to magically remove the head while leaving the timing cover on, and according to most, do the impossible. Remove the factory over torqued head bolts without bringing any of the threads with them. Woot!
The BMW. Well it has zero psi compression on 5 cylinders. Doesn't even budge the gauge. That one has us stumped.
Ohhhhh.....you mean on the BMW. Gotcha. Yes. With engine oil. Poured a lot in the cylinders. Cranked it to get it all circulated and blow out the excess. Then did the compression test again.
Cylinders 1,2,4,5,6 didn't budge the gauge. Cylinder 3 jumped up from the previous 180 to 200 psi, with the oil added.
No mechanical binding noises. Engine is still timed properly. Watched valves and springs move while cranking.
Oil squirted out of cam gear tensioner.
Coolant reservoir was still holding pressure. Still need to try to pressurize the system to double check, but there was no coolant in any cylinder.