On May 11, 2007, at 4:50 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Did they try using an exhaust gas (emissions tester) analyzer? A quart > per month is not going to show up visibly or by smell so they need to > find out *exactly* what's coming out of the tailpipe.
I don't think these guys would know what an emissions tester is. Since state inspections here don't require emission tests, I think those gadgets are pretty rare. I'll ask around next week and see if anyone has one. > Next, see if you can find someone to do a leakdown test: Much more > revealing than a compression test. Never heard of a leakdown test. I'll see if they know about that, too. > > Of course, a quart a month could be a leak and you'd probably never > notice it, especially if it only happens when the engine's warmed up. > Eliminate the possibility of burning with an exhaust gas test and then > start looking for leaks. Get it good and hot and then park over some > clean newspapers, let it run for a bit more, shut it down for the > night > and then examine the papers in the morning. I'll try that. > > Call 1-888-car-talk and ask for advice :) I listen to those guys on the radio. I guess I ought to try calling them once. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
