5 cylinder engine failure

hobysgolf · 11-20-2015, 10:14 PM

the spark plugs in my rialta failed. The center electroid disolved and now the motor has a dead cylinder in it. Has anyone have that happen to them?

bigdan · 11-21-2015, 12:57 PM

you mean zero compression ?

you rare badlucky!

normaly it passes true without damaging ....

hobysgolf · 11-22-2015, 02:03 PM

The compression is low. About half of what it should be. Guess I should drive it and maybe it will come back.

bigdan · 11-22-2015, 03:55 PM

why not ...

If it`s only deposit ,it will go

waht i would do : give it a real pedal to floor shot ! the increased rpm will help to clear all deposits

Dan

hope for the best !

hobysgolf · 11-27-2015, 05:11 AM

warmed it up and it has a miss. Did the floor shot and it didn't clear. Going to drive it a bit and see if it will get better. What do I have to lose.

bigdan · 11-27-2015, 01:41 PM

run it for a while .....

If situtation stays ,

at worst lift the head ,fix the leaking valve .....

If your timing belt is due , time to do it at same time ....

The 2.5 is an easy to work on engine ....If you remove all front end ,,it`s an easy reach ....

sad but not catastrophic !

good luck

Dan

hobysgolf · 12-01-2015, 02:16 PM

Running a little better after driving it around but still has a miss at idle and running a little rich. Just going to keep running it until it gets better or worse so I can make a decision.i

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