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Feb 21, 2014 1:08 pm
Feb 21, 2014 1:08 pm
Subject: Re: 2 litre cylinder compression question
Hello Peter
I have owned a 2 Litre High Chassis for many years and covered a high mileage with the car. On a recent trip to the Czech Republic I heard a slight knocking noise which came from the engine.
We got back to the UK without any issues although the noise became louder.
Prior to stripping my very well used 2 litre engine late last year, to identify what had gone wrong, I did a compression test and all my cylinders were around 120 psi which is more or less what I would have expected for a car which had done over 100,000 miles since it was last stripped down.
The horrible knock was caused by a failure of the white metal on the big ends
A reading as low reading of 60 psi would give me concern and needs to be investigated further. Ideally all the compression's should be the same and normally are unless there is a problem.
To resolve the issue you would need to investigate further as there are a number of things that could be causing the problem.
If you require any further information please ask.
Mike Heins
Hello Peter
I have owned a 2 Litre High Chassis for many years and covered a high mileage with the car. On a recent trip to the Czech Republic I heard a slight knocking noise which came from the engine.
We got back to the UK without any issues although the noise became louder.
Prior to stripping my very well used 2 litre engine late last year, to identify what had gone wrong, I did a compression test and all my cylinders were around 120 psi which is more or less what I would have expected for a car which had done over 100,000 miles since it was last stripped down.
The horrible knock was caused by a failure of the white metal on the big ends
A reading as low reading of 60 psi would give me concern and needs to be investigated further. Ideally all the compression's should be the same and normally are unless there is a problem.
To resolve the issue you would need to investigate further as there are a number of things that could be causing the problem.
If you require any further information please ask.
Mike Heins