should compression test be done with PPI
03-09-2005, 09:32 PM
#16
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Originally Posted by Grady Clay
Any competent shop will stop spending your money if they find a deal breaker.
My 2nd PPI (in the Florida Panhandle - not many specialist shops there) was pretty complete. Physical check, drive, accident & Bondo check, dropped valve covers for stud check. All OK. Then last, but not least, they did the compression & leakdown. Bad numbers again. 24% cyl 3. Since I was remote, I couldn't take a chance on a 'Techron run' to cure it, so I passed. So I paid $328 for a PPI that could have been stopped with a $75 leakdown test 1st. Maybe that's why I take issue with the order of things.
But I will bow to the superior knowledge above . . .
Ian
03-09-2005, 11:22 PM
#17
Racer
I see what you're saying Ian, but you know what will happen on the next car you PPI......The leakdown will be done first, come back fine, and then they'll find bondo all over the place!
Sometimes it seems you just can't win.
Sometimes it seems you just can't win.
