[T3] One cylinder dead-not firing-#3

[John L. Morgan IV]

Sometimes, I think it would be cheaper to fly Jim Adney out to Richmond
and fix my car once and for all...the right way!



On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 21 Jan 2014 at 16:31, John L. Morgan IV wrote:
>
> > valve three has 0 compression after a compression test. estimate was
> > $1200 for a valve job, but not recommended on an old engine. could it be
> > getting 0 compression if a simple injector cable is bad?
>
> Nothing FI related will make the compression go to zero.
>
> It would be really unusual to be getting ZERO compression. There's
> usually something there. And $1200 for a valve job sounds extreme. Is
> this from the same mechanic that you took it to before?
>
> I'd get a second estimate.
>
> How willing and able are you to do some of the work yourself? If the
> compression is truly zero, the left head must be destroyed. You
> should be able to buy a new head, complete, for 1/4 of that price and
> put it in yourself, but that's a fair amount of work if you've never
> done any of this before. If you've got head studs pulling out of the
> case, then you're in for a complete engine rebuild to fix this.
>
> If you shop for a new head (or a good used one) make sure you get one
> with the threaded boss for the temp sensor.
>
> If the guy just didn't get the compression gauge in there correctly,
> which can happen, especially on #3, then the real news could be much
> better.
>
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