After replacing a bad fuel pump and driving the car for about a week my problems came back. Naturally I assumed it was fueling related as it felt eerily similar to my fuel pump problem.

Rough under acceleration except now its also rough during no load as well. Ruh roh.

I spent the day at the junk yard getting myself a pleasant stock of 'test' parts which would act as substitutes of questionable quality to help diagnose my problem(s). I couldn't justify buying a new cap/rotor, fpr, cps, injectors on a hunch, so $30 in junkyard parts might help (that included a glove box latch, door lock actuator, and body computer).

My first step was to remove any crap plugs I was using and replace them with NGK's. While I was doing that I decided to test the compression. I ended up finding cylinder 2 down to 45-50 psi. I immediately thought rings, but then I pressurized the cylinder with the valves closed only to find all the air I was pumping in the cylinder coming out my exhaust not my dip stick, or timing cover like I expected with rings.

So the project will begin. I will post pics in this thread. This car doesn't have to be my daily driver, but with my Subaru up for sale it would be nice not to put anymore miles on it. Who knows if the Suby sells I might be more tempted to do more than just valve/ring...... maybe positive crankcase pressure is in my future.



Josh