This is a new thread from my last one "Reassembling the TBI..."
Today I did a compression test on my 3 cyl Metro Hatchback.
158,000 miles on the engine (bought the car used last summer) - who knows
if the original engine or what!
Anyway:
Took out the plugs - saw spark going to all but #3. Engine cold (won't run)
.........W/O Gas pedal down:
#1 - 45-50 psi #2 - 65 psi #3 - 95 psi
.........with Gas pedal to floor:
#1 - 60 psi #2 - 95 psi #3 - 155 psi
So.....I guess that's it! Dead meat. Burned out valve on #1 and #2 going bad.
I will not spend another $400 for a used engine and $500 to install it for a car
worth at most $100 (if that w/o a running engine).
I just recently saw that someone here did his own valves (cost in U$S?) and
rings (pistons still in the engine no less!), but I am 63 and not all that
knowledgable about such things.....Merde!
I guess thats' it! I have about $2,000 into this thing, but I can't justify
another $1,000 just to save on gas.....
Damn.
What does it cost to get the valves fixed? Can one do it one's self? Special tools involved?
Then if the rings are gone....double Merde!
Any suggestions? Buy some used Ford Fiesta? Maybe buy a bicycle....
DoctorBill