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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Vauxhalloofer on 05 December 2013, 15:21:31
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Hi peeps , does anybody know what the dry compression values should be on a 2.2 2001 manual ,Z22XE.Thanks.
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i dont. but add compression ratio together e.g. 11:1 = 11 + 1
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12 X 14.7 (atmospheric pressure).
theres your answer :)
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got values of 100 psi on all 4 lol with throttle closed.
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Need to get compression readings with throttle open - otherwise not enough air gets through to compress to give the reading.
If it's not in a manual somewhere, I'd expect 175-200psi each pot; no more than 10% difference across the board; ideally less than 5%.
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Thought that didnt sound right will retest it.
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Yes throttle open, the key thing is that they are all similar (as you never loose all four pots at once in the same way)
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Did notice all four plugs had oil all over them and some on the top.Have done the cam cover gasket as well. Its loosing oil i get smoke a bit for say 7 secs on start up and the exhaust has oil around it. ???
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Valve stem seals :-\
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Think you are right, as when i did the headgasket i noticed that 4 valves had been changed.Didnt send it off to be checked as didnt have the money at the time.So swapping the cylinder head out would sort this how do i know its not the pistons or rings.
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Mine use to smoke on start up , cleared a bit when warm but still noticeable . On stripping down the head only one or two stem seals were seated but all worn :( Replaced all the seals and no more smoke :) Car never lacked power/performance of any notice while smoking so i never suspected rings .