89BuickRegalGS Posted April 4, 2003 Report Posted April 4, 2003 rolled by the shop today to see if they had diagnosed what was wrong with my car... Not good:( They fixed the problem that caused the car not run in NC (for those of you who have read my previous posts on my car, you know waht I am talking about). But the mechanic says now I have a 5 cylinder car, and because the car has 182,000 miles on it (2.8 liter) its not even worth seeing why I am not getting compression on one of the cylinders (only 26lbs). So i have payed out over $600.00 to have a 5 cylinder car damn Quote
Robby1870 Posted April 4, 2003 Report Posted April 4, 2003 save your pennies for a replacement motor. Hell find a TGP motor or something. I figure, if your gonna have to get a new motor, you might as well upgrade. Your compression loss could be a number of things, like valves not seating right, your piston may be screwed up too. I would figure the valves arent seating correctly. That could be caused by carbon build up on the valve faces or your springs are worn out, which will cause the valves to not travel as far as they should. But more than likely, its something to do with your valves, if your feeling ambitious. Robby Quote
NORBI Posted April 4, 2003 Report Posted April 4, 2003 And if you dont want to bother with different engines then get a 3.1 engine its a drop in and you can get them for 350$ last time i checked. Quote
Robby1870 Posted April 4, 2003 Report Posted April 4, 2003 think about your 5 cylinder this way. Honda is making 5 cylinder motorcycle engine that will make like 200HP at the rear wheel. The bikes gonna run like 9 sec ETs. So, there always potential. Robby Quote
PJB Posted April 5, 2003 Report Posted April 5, 2003 I had a Ranger that only ran on 3 cylinders. Quote
JS91Z34 Posted April 5, 2003 Report Posted April 5, 2003 Just tell everyone you put a big gnarly cam in it when they ask if its misfiring. Quote
NeverSayDie Posted April 5, 2003 Report Posted April 5, 2003 GM is slated to release a 5 banger next year. Saab also uses one Quote
89BuickRegalGS Posted April 5, 2003 Author Report Posted April 5, 2003 hahaha thanks guys, you make me see my car in a new light, teh ever rare and elusive Buck Regal GS 5 cylinder.... hahahha Quote
89BuickRegalGS Posted April 5, 2003 Author Report Posted April 5, 2003 WAR DAMN EAGLE YOU LITTLE CRIMSON TIDE SOB! hahahha Quote
PJB Posted April 6, 2003 Report Posted April 6, 2003 GM is slated to release a 5 banger next year. Saab also uses one The Colorado/Canyon is gonna have the I5. Volvo has an I5 too. They sell turbo I5's too. Quote
JS91Z34 Posted April 6, 2003 Report Posted April 6, 2003 audi has an I-5 too. VW I think has one too!? Quote
Robby1870 Posted April 6, 2003 Report Posted April 6, 2003 The bike I was referring to had, a V5 in it. That way, it would be more like his car down a cylinder Robby Quote
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