Originally Posted by vIeTnAmEzEbOi
Im going to check out a 97-00 h22 motor at some shop. They say its jdm, under 40k, and it has a silver head. I just want to know if it is a good motor or not.
It must be good, it is JDM. :chuckles:
Unless you take the engine apart, you have to swap it in and do a compression and leak down.
Originally Posted by Mkazm83
I think you can do a compression test by cranking to motor manually.
Have you ever tried manually cranking the engine with the spark plugs still in it? It is harder than shit. Even that won't even create enough pressure to register on a compression test.
It is a good idea in theory, though.
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