Right Guys....
Since I've owned the car back in January my bottom end has been knocking.
Most noticable when on first start up when cold. But can barely hear it once its started. So its not exactly a REALLY bad knocking bottom end.. But anyway i am wanting to get this sorted out now cos its just annoying. Went to halfords and got a compression tester to make sure there was no major damage to other engine enternals. and My Results came back as this
Cylinder 1 (gearbox side) 171psi
Cylinder 2 171psi
Cylinder 3 172psi
Cylinder 4 162psi
Now obviously No. 4 is not looking as good as all the others. But i dont know if its still within tolerances of each other. The engine still pulls very well and the previous owner actually bought new big end bearings and put them in. But I reckon the Crankshaft needed a regrind and new bearings. Does anyone reckon that still might be the case?
Since I've owned the car back in January my bottom end has been knocking.
Most noticable when on first start up when cold. But can barely hear it once its started. So its not exactly a REALLY bad knocking bottom end.. But anyway i am wanting to get this sorted out now cos its just annoying. Went to halfords and got a compression tester to make sure there was no major damage to other engine enternals. and My Results came back as this
Cylinder 1 (gearbox side) 171psi
Cylinder 2 171psi
Cylinder 3 172psi
Cylinder 4 162psi
Now obviously No. 4 is not looking as good as all the others. But i dont know if its still within tolerances of each other. The engine still pulls very well and the previous owner actually bought new big end bearings and put them in. But I reckon the Crankshaft needed a regrind and new bearings. Does anyone reckon that still might be the case?