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markx14xe

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Registered: 5th Oct 08
Location: grimsby
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3rd May 12 at 21:04

ive carried out a wet & dry test my reading was

17 bar on all 4 cylinders (dry)
20 bar on all 4 cylinders (wet)

the engine is an oil burner aswell am thinking worn piston rings anyone else think differant
cheers mark

jay.jay

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Registered: 28th Dec 10
Location: Gloucestershire
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3rd May 12 at 22:18

could be the valve stem seals mate, quite common on these engines

jay26

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Registered: 22nd Feb 08
Location: North Lincolnshire
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3rd May 12 at 22:30

17 bar are you sure, that's a shitload

Chris x

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Registered: 11th Sep 08
Location: Bexhill
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4th May 12 at 00:15

Valve stem seals were also fucked on mine. Blue smoke on start up.

Was like it for 40000 miles though and never got any worse.