Subject	100psi is the norm for a leak down test
Posted by	ttsmokin on October 16, 2013 at 9:52 AM
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In Reply To	About to yank motor for turbos...Is it tired? posted by Z32twins on October 15, 2013 at 07:46 PM
Message	Fairly certain using only 20psi will yield more "favourable" results. Repeat test with a proper air supply and do a compression test also. You don't want to pull the motor and install new chras only to find out that the rings were shot or the valve seals leaking etc etc
Follow Ups	About to yank motor for turbos...Is it tired? - Z32twins 19:46:51 10/15/13 While you're in there... - -Grimm- 09:40:26 10/16/13 100psi is the norm for a leak down test - ttsmokin 09:52:48 10/16/13 100 psi is used for easy calculating - -Grimm- 09:57:42 10/16/13 I would test at 100 psi. I don't know leak down testing, - zellamay 10:33:26 10/16/13 I'll add to this by saying - -Grimm- 11:19:57 10/16/13 Re: I'll add to this by saying - Z32twins 21:10:47 10/16/13 That philosophy can get expensive. Where do you stop? - zellamay 21:57:56 10/16/13 Re: That philosophy can get expensive. Where do you stop? - Z32twins 07:25:23 10/17/13 Just clean all the lifters. Dont bother looking for bad ones (n/m) - ZXoltan 17:15:46 10/17/13 Re: Just clean all the lifters. Dont bother looking for bad ones - Z32twins 09:27:02 10/18/13 Anyone else think carb cleaner is too volatile for lifters? - -Grimm- 11:59:08 10/18/13 Nah... the cleaner in the big buckets is not very caustic - ZXoltan 14:58:56 10/18/13 Re: About to yank motor for turbos...Is it tired? - Z32twins 14:07:52 10/19/13 NO, I don't think so unless somebody has a procedure I - SammybTT(TN) 08:04:45 10/20/13 Yes you can - may need to remove EGR - spicyZ 10:23:37 10/21/13 2nd. (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 16:41:04 10/22/13
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