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1996 Ford Taurus low compression

Tiny
BRID38
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  • 1996 FORD TAURUS
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
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  • 17,400 MILES
The car is a 1996 ford station wagon. I check the compression in the front row of cylinders. The first two were 150, 130, the last one (drivers side) read 60psi.
I checked the compression when the motor was cold. The car has a long crank before it starts. My question is head gasket blown on the inside or is it the valves or rings.
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Friday, November 21st, 2008 AT 10:15 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

You can do a wet comp test, warm the engine up and remove all plugs, add a small amount of engine oil to the cyl to be tested just enough to coat the rings as this will temp seal them, do the comp test, if the comps come up the rings are faulty, if the stay about the same it will be a valve or a head gasket problem, try this.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Friday, November 21st, 2008 AT 10:21 PM

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