2.0 ford probe motor

1993 FORD PROBE
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COOPER552011
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Does anyone know how much compression is supose to be in the pistons of the 93 Ford probe 2.0 motor
Dec 24, 2011 at 6:29 PM
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normal compression is 125-140

Roy
Dec 24, 2011 at 6:37 PM
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When I did a compression test it came out with 150 in all if them
Dec 24, 2011 at 7:42 PM
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they are good especially for the year. what problem are you having??

Roy
Dec 24, 2011 at 7:57 PM
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It smokes really bad on start up burning a lot of oil so I replaced the valve seals and it still smokes really bad so I thought it might of been the piston rings but its coming back good compression
Dec 24, 2011 at 8:43 PM
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could be rings. re do the compression test but add a little bit of oil and see if the compression rises.

Roy
Dec 24, 2011 at 8:46 PM
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