2004 Hyundai Accent LOW COMPRESSION IN ONE CYLENDER

Tiny
CHICOANDMATTY
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Engine Mechanical problem
2004 Hyundai Accent 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 88, OOO miles

I HAVE LOW COMPRESSION IN THE NUMBER 4 CYLENDER #1 CYL IS 230 #2 IS 225 #3 230 #4 IS 95 IS THIS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND APPROXAMITLY HOW MUCH WILL IT COST
Friday, July 25th, 2008 AT 8:18 PM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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Hi chicoandmatty,

You run the risk of causing more damages by running the engine and I would advise against it.
The poor compression could be due to leaking valves or broken piston riings and is not going to be easy or cheap to fix.
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Saturday, August 16th, 2008 AT 11:49 PM

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