1997 Nissan Altima cylinder engine compression

1997 NISSAN ALTIMA
95,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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PLDPS62
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i have a 4 cylinder and one of the cylinders is just about shot. the compression reading is about 50, rather than it being at 160. besides tearing down the engine what can i do to possibly boost the compression a little and make it run a little beyyer. i understand restore engine treatment might work
Oct 31, 2009 at 4:54 PM
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THIS IS MIKE
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if it has a little bit of comp, he needs to see where it is going. Try putting oil in the cylinder to see if it comes up, if so it is a ring issue. Otherwise needs to do a leak-down test, Probably a bad valve. Not much you can do with hydraulic valves that go bad
Nov 2, 2009 at 2:44 PM
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