My car is at 140K miles, and as I am considering selling it, when I heard what was I thought an exhaust leak, I brought it to the local shop for a compression test, with new plugs since they would be out anyway. I was told that cylinder 2 was 110 psi dry and 175 psi wet. Compression numbers were 200, 110, 225, 200.
My understanding is that this points to a ring problem, but there have been comments about it possibly being a valve, or piston problem. I don't understand how a wet compression test numbers going up would point to the piston or valve. Can someone help me understand this?
Also, I know that there is not alot of information above, but is this a park it and don't touch it or you are going to die problem, or a get it fixed soon?
The car is a 2005 Saturn Ion Redline. I haven't done a leak down test, but I know that any fix is going to cost more than the car would sell for with good compression.
My understanding is that this points to a ring problem, but there have been comments about it possibly being a valve, or piston problem. I don't understand how a wet compression test numbers going up would point to the piston or valve. Can someone help me understand this?
Also, I know that there is not alot of information above, but is this a park it and don't touch it or you are going to die problem, or a get it fixed soon?
The car is a 2005 Saturn Ion Redline. I haven't done a leak down test, but I know that any fix is going to cost more than the car would sell for with good compression.
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