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HOW DO YOU DO A LEAKDOWN TEST?

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Old 09-29-2007, 01:17 PM
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Default HOW DO YOU DO A LEAKDOWN TEST?

what it says.... how do you do a leakdown test? and whats the difference between a compression test?
 
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Old 09-29-2007, 01:58 PM
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You need special tools... But I can't tell! hehe.
 
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Old 09-29-2007, 03:31 PM
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well i got a compresion gauge so i can do that but not sure what a leakdown test is... i asume ya just fill the cylinders with a certain pressure and then cut the air and check how much the preasure drops with in a certain ammount of time....
BUT ive never seen a HOW TO.....
but thiers pleanty of how to compresion test...

but still alot of people advise to do a leakdown test.LOL
BUT NO ONE HAS DONE A DIY thread...
 
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Old 09-29-2007, 04:18 PM
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Does autozone or Advance Auto do that? I know they test alternators, batterys, CELs, and a bunch of other things.
 
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