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Swapping out injectors, time for a leak down test?

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5akman

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My injectors from Accurate Diesel should be here this week so I'll be ready to install them and the new A Team turbo. While the injectors are out and turbo removed, what would be involved in a leak down test? I'm hoping one of the auto parts houses has one to rent. What is the proceedure for doing this? I have no reason to suspect anything is out of sorts but just thought it would be a good thing to do (along with an oil analysis) to get a good base line condition on the motor at 165,000 miles.

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Lance
 
See if it holds compression..............

Much easier to do that through the glow plug hole as it may be difficult to find a 30mm oraface, where as glow plugs are 3/8ths NPT IIRC.

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a compression test is the only way to test the mill for healty rings and valves.
A guy could use the lower body half of an old injector,with a fitting welded to it that fits the gauge hose if he wants to test trough the inj bores.
Thats what i did for the # 6 and 8 glowplug holes ,cause they aint that easy to get at with the glowplug adaptor.
 
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