i just took the cam out of my car and did a compresson check. did it this way to see if any valves were bent. 1st cyl 58lbs
2nd 26 3rd25 4th 25....tells me that something seriuosly wrong...right? so i decided to pull the head off, 45minutes later i check the head....i do the wd40 down in the head trick to see if any leaks through to the combustion side...and guess what...NO LEAKS.could i still have bad valves? there is no indication that the valves hit the pistons.i am lost...please help? it is a 97 civic dx with 74,800 miles on it.

 

how did you do the compression test? You may have done it totally wrong....

 

with my compression tester.you know the kind where you pull the plugs out and screw the hose inplug hole...turn it over...

 

any 1? this is not my first time with a wrench in my hand...no and i did not just fall off of the turnip truck....or got trowed off the banana boat...just a good ole redneck mechanic looking for suggestions

 

ok, you did turn it over by trying to start the car then?

this is the one that was eating oil right?

I think it could be your rings... that's my first thought...

 

I think if you bash your head with a baseball bat a couple of times that the valves will fall back into place,,,,,,,,,,,,,,they are out of alignment

 

:slap:

 

ok....this is not the 1 burning oil...i started it after letting it sit for a week...it shut off. when i tried to restart it..it turned over like it had no plugs in it.up till that point....it never used a drop of oil...ran perfect..

 

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