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Engine Compression Test

  1. Warm up the engine to normal operating temperature.
  2. Remove the fuel pump fuse (15A).
  3. Wait until the engine stopped.
  4. Remove the ignition coils and spark plugs.
  5. Crank the engine to remove any foreign material in the cylinders.
  6. Put a compression pressure gauge into spark plug hole.
  7. Check compression pressure at each cylinder.

    Specification: 

    Compression pressure: 1, 275 kPa (13.0 kgf/cm2 , 185 psi)/200 - 250 RPM

    Minimum pressure: 1, 128 kPa (11.5 kgf/cm2 , 164 psi)

    Difference between each cylinder: 100 kPa (1.0 kgf/cm2 , 15 psi) or less