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Old 02-17-2020, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Effduration View Post
.... I also did a quick, cold compression test on cylinder #2 to rule out a damaged valve or piston and it was okay at 150psi...
Good info, thanks. I'm still on all my original coils at 192k miles on my 2001 3.0i.

When I did the compression test on mine before doing the head gasket job, I got up around 190 psi on all cylinders. Lowest was 185. Did you not have the gas pedal floored during the cranking?
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