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Compression tester needed

smetol · 2011-05-15 15:46:43

Hi there, I'm looking for compression tester(for petrol cars). I've seen one in Halfords recently but it's not suitable for my car.I need one with 21mm port. Any idea I could purchase it? Alternatively is there any place (Dublin,Kildare are) where I could rent it for a day? I'm planning to do overhaul of the engine and…

15-05-2011 03:46PM

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smetol

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Hi there,

I'm looking for compression tester(for petrol cars).

I've seen one in Halfords recently but it's not suitable for my car.I need one with 21mm port.

Any idea I could purchase it?

Alternatively is there any place (Dublin,Kildare are) where I could rent it for a day?

I'm planning to do overhaul of the engine and compression tester is a good indicator.

thanks for advice.

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#2 15-05-2011 04:07PM

ION08

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Is it an RX-8?

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#3 15-05-2011 04:24PM

smetol

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What's that?

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#4 15-05-2011 04:35PM

DublinDilbert

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The draper one isnt bad, comes in at less than €20, you can also get two adapter fittings for it too, that will pretty much cover lots of different engines...

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#5 15-05-2011 04:44PM

smetol

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Cool.
Where can i get one?

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#6 15-05-2011 06:18PM

DublinDilbert

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I think mc quillans in blanch is where I got mine. The adapters can be got on the Internet...

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#7 15-05-2011 06:40PM

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For engine overhaul/rebuilding a leakdown tester is much more accurate as an engines ability to hold compression is more important then its ability to make compression.

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