Do a Seafoam treatment on it - I've heard of motors recover after a treatment.
If that helps but still not perfect, try AutoRx. --- Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've posted on and off about my engine "troubles" so > I apologize if any of > this is repeated. > > I have a 99 10AE that just tipped 70k miles. I'm > planning to add a turbo > (specific kit / parts not yet determined) with a > Megasquirt ECU for engine > management. I plan to start at around 5-6psi and > upgrade from there. First > step is to get the MS wired up and working, then I'd > like to add the turbo. > > However, before starting anything, I checked the > compression on the motor > and did a leakdown test that showed leaking around > the rings. > > - Dry/hot Compression: 175 - 152 - 150 - 175 > - Wet/hot compression: 200 - 187 - 180 - 205 > - Leakdown: 25% - 35% - 35% - 10% > > I am not using any appreciable amount of oil now, > and the car seems healthy > (aside from the numbers). I was shopping for a > replacement block, or a > reputable shop to rebuild the bottom-end, but it's > been suggested that I > should just turbo the motor that I've got, and deal > with the engine rebuild > in the future. > > Considering my low (initial) power goals, how much > of a gamble is this? If > I could squeak out 6-12 months on this motor before > it started using lots of > oil, I'd be a happy camper. What do you guys think? > Any experiences > boosting a motor with numbers like mine? > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
