NSM Experiment No: 6

ITile Ifoun the Compression_tesi on PeiroL/Dieselengine

Obective
lKaou various engine test to knouw engine condition
12knou impatian.ce tompiession_tesi iorSI, CI Eagine
L3undersiand &_pettorm Compression tesiprocedlire for re Enginne

Fxperiment Theoty

Fngine testing
engine isone o impotant inspection.acivity tuhichhelp_ugn koou
engine uOIking.conditlans engine perkormance, engine_ paris Conditions ete
unth the help Of this we contake decision.ahout maintenance_ plan Some
O important test are as
|Oil precsure Test
accum iest
yiinder leakage fest
Compression test
Fach ahoUe fest Conduct to knouw specEIC information ielated to vaiOus
Systems OF TC engine
OL precSLUre_Test- this is co0ducted to knoun Oiipreasure Londition in
lengine ubriration system
Vaccum Iest This tesiL helps io Ideniify UOcCum generaied in 0ur_
StIOke engine suckion ahilituAnd also it is LuselulLHo ldeniiy porcible
hocationc.of uarcum 1eakage
glinderLeakaae esE : this test is alsO ised as like vaccum test i0 Know-

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Fig- 37-2
ylinder Dwellieter, showing the scales for eght
the scal
engines. (Sun Eiectrie
Cprg
 tomblistion chamber
possible eakage 1nCation ftonm
iest is conducted to kno pressue Iniensits geneidted
ompression jest-Thls
Compression stroke wth the help of conmpression.gauge
in

Compiession Test
tester measures the ahiliky OE thecyiinders t0 hold
The cytinder compiession
compiession uwhile ihe starting moior Cianks
theengine: fne compression
gauge that measues he amount 0fpressliLe or
hesier is0 precsuie
during tne compiessionstroke-Houn uwel
compression built upin the tyilinder
holds comDIession is an indicailon Of iNe Conditionof the piston
la Cylinder
rings cyiinder uall vaives nnd headgasket
piston compiecsion tesier Before remauing.-
femoued jo use the
The spark plugs miust be horal.operatingq 1emperaiureand
Sie the engine is ai
he Spairk pugs_ he compressed air to hl0w anydiut Out OEihe
chatged.U.se
Ene batery isfully
AnOiher ulalls io disconnect ihecables_loosen he
Spaik-plug wells: cables.Then stat theengine
one turn _and feconnect tne
Spark plugs Obout rpm. The leaking_combLustion.gases
seconds at l000
Run the engine for a tew
wells
ailL blau ihe dirtQut ofihe_plL1g wide-open so the maximum
Riack the ihtotle
Remove the spark plugs comprescion-Iester adapier
tylinders: thiead the
amount Df air enieiS the Disable the lgnitlon io
numbet Leyiinder i
inia ihe spatk-plug holeo
prevent.cail.damage from high:VOltage arcing sautlng mai inrLank
Opeiate the
fuel piump:-Qpetatiea
Disable the_eiectiic The needie nn the. tompressilan
engine thiaugh faur compression sitokes comprecsionpIeesile 10-
ne show the maximum
Lgauge_uulilLmave atOund to Oinereylindes-
wltite down this figure Then test the
the culinder are LSLually tonsldeted permalif the-
compression Leadings
FNgine
More oi thne higher Eet example-H one
peicent or
Oiegt reading is z6 compression_piessupK OE 120
pSL,FNEN-
inderinanengine has a
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Compression GaugeGn

SPARK-PwG
WELL

ADAPTERat agie13

soonsaiibauon yontutiwe
 ail.cylinders Should haue.compeiecginnreadlngsof a0 psi l621 kPa).OLhighet
TIpical compressionpressuies vyamong_engines and manukacLIers n
many GeneralMotorsengines,nnryiunder should have A.compreksionprexsue
Ot 1essHnan Io0psLC&ao kPa) Toyoka speritiesa mloimumcompression
pressure oE 142 psi(020kea)_in_some.enginesnetollotwing section
descibe.s interpretlng ihe results A£ the tompie sion test:

Resuts o compiession fest

The manukacturer's cpeikicailons shoun whatihe compression DIessue
chould be TEcomprescinnisLnua,tneieisleakage.pasttheoian tings value
Horeyinder-heacd gasket TE theteadings iaryhou they uáry mas indcate
Hhe cauce OFthe_ploblem
A Compression iestmade.as.aesctibed is adrstompressianLesiEnaspan
gnition engine.0secondoruiet.compression iest uillLhepi0cate the 1eak
lsquitt about 1tablesp.o.on(Brc)ok engineollihiaugh the spartk-plug hoie
linto the cyinder Recheck the compression

COrefull
INeuer perform a wet compression testoa a dieselL engine The heai of
compression could ignite the.oil and damage Ahe tompiession testet Asa
since the blLis A.Ot CompreScibie_ it could tillthe combustion.chamher.and
lcrenie a hydrostatic lock This prevents ihe Liankchaft from uning.and
may dam0ge Ihe engine
loun-
E the compression pressure inIeases to a more nocmal value the
dailif=-
compiession_ pLobahlyisdue to leakage pasSA UJOIN pÍston rings
the_Cyinder haldS Mrerersim
Adding oilLhelps seni the (lags LemporariLs S0
possible tauses aLea uioin_piston_or llnder uzalland rings
bei1er Other
that a1e broken _or StLLCkÍn thelr píston-fing groaes
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 ProhabieEngine tonditlon
(ompfession Gauge Reading

campiessionValve stocking_open-
Fails to clmb duringall
SHHOkeS Faulty tlngs or vale seailng L
20 PST (132 KPa) beiou normal
More than 20 PSI(138 KRa) heloun
tuwo cylinders next 10 each FauL head gasket
normal in
0ther tombiisiion_
EACessive Larhon_ buiildup in
20PST C131R)above nofmai
lchamber

compiesslon_pressure the leakage mayhe_pact-

1Eadding oll does not inciease
the values Passible caiuses include
(Brokenvaive eprings
racorrect ualve adiustment
(Sticking valves_ualues not seating
4wornor buined ualves
(uorn OL burned yualue seaks:_
eorn Camshast lohes
(D|Dished or worn Value Iifters

cauises a loun feading durlng a wet compre SSiON

blown head gasket also
auay and compLescion_ pIessiuLe Ieakshetueen
test The gaskethasburned ddjacent.cylinde
LOuwor no tomprecsionin tuuo
the cylinder block and head: gasket_betuueen the two cyiinders
head
is piObably due to a blouin cyilnder Walis ualves gasket-the.cyiinader

Mihatever ithe couse-ings

pistons
exCeption ison impiaper_
musi be1emaved to correct theiiouble:Ihe
head values clightll AEE theirsenis_Values
holds the
Jalve adjustment _that
uwith the cylinder head in place
are_aau&ed
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Conclusion
n ihis praclital we perkormed the comprescion test on Péitol/Dieselengine