Nope I dont have tools for that. I know a guy who will do it for cheap or maybe even free at a shop though.

 

Do you have time to to take me there on friday? or give me his address or anything.

 

try doing a leakdown compression test to check the rings out

 

I got bored and I took the valve cover out;




And this is the cylinder head. it's all black there is like carbon on it it gets worst on the other heads step by step.

 

You don't have to run a pcv valve with an oil catch can, but i would still use some type of pcv valve on any engine.
As for the compression rings being bad i really doubt it, un-less your getting close to 200k on the clock and im sure you use synthetic so it should be cool.

 

I have 155k so far.

onepoint8tee you should help me to do compression test tomorrow. I bought the gauge and stuff.

 

do a leakdown test too!

 

I just finished compression test

I did 2 tests. Second test results are in the parantesis.
I think the reason first numbers are lower because I was little nervous to crack it.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Firewall
____
| 0 | -> 175 (180)
| |
| 0 | -> 166 (170)
| |
| 0 | -> 164 (180)
| |
| 0 | -> 159 (186)
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Front of the Car

Do they look ok?

 

The front one thats at 159 (i assume psi) is a little low, re-check that one and make sure thats what it is.

 

Ok, i just looked it up for your engine.
New engines 10-13 bar = 147-191psi
Wear limit 7 bar or 102 psi, so your engine is still bordering compression of a new engine, so the rings are out.