[V8] Low compression - Baffled

[Tony and Lillie]

As stated in the original post, I have fuel and spark, The oil level is good 
and doesn't smell of the slightest of fuel. I just replaced the plugs, not 
that that matters with 40 psi (and less) of compression. I think I have an 
idea after talking ot a fellow lister that the head gaskets blew, although 
neither I nor he knows why. Well maybe 325k is why. Anyhow, I'm going to 
squirt some oil into the cylinders tomorrow and try again, but I think I'm 
at the crossroads of whether to 4.2 this one, or junk it. Thanks for the 
help, though.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "32vquattro" <allanvega at adelphia.net>
To: "Tony and Lillie" <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net>; "V8 Audi Fans" 
<v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] Low compression - Baffled


> Start with the basics. Is it getting fuel? How about spark? How does oil
> look? Get back to us with these results, and i'm sure we(us as a 
> collective
> list, that is) can figure this out.
>
>
>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tony and Lillie" <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net>
>>
>> The funny thing is, If they were all down I could look ofr an intake or 
>> exhaust restriction. But, with them not even, I don't know what happened. 
>> And, it was rather sudden, as the car ran great before. I drive it hard 
>> (5000 RPM or more each shift till at speed) and would notice one or two 
>> cylinders down. I would also suspect this negates the chance for carbon 
>> to build up :)
>>
>> So, anyone out there have any ideas for me?
>>
>> The car does have oil in it, coolant is full. I do have spark and fuel, 
>> these were the first things I checked for.
>>
>> Tony Hoffman
>>