2000 Dodge Caravan 3.0LITRE ENGINE #6 CYL NO COMPRESSION

2000 DODGE CARAVAN
275,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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ZANESSA834
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NO COMPRESSION #6 CYL ANY SUGGESTIONS
May 10, 2008 at 7:37 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Put a tablespoon of 30W oil in it and recheck the compression
May 11, 2008 at 5:27 PM
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ZANESSA834
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Sorry it took so long to get back to you. My husband runs a poulty farm and someone turned the water off in the barn and we lost 3000 birds.
anyway we tried the putting the oil in it and rechecked the compression The compression went to 175
May 28, 2008 at 12:57 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Normal compression is 178psi -what was it before the oil application? If its below 140psi you have a ring problem.
May 28, 2008 at 1:48 PM
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