Ok, here is an answer, engine warm to the touch. Page 15.16 of the Bentley says engine oil temp 30 degree C (86 F) for diesel engine compression test. Page 15.20 says oil temp 30 degrees C (86 F) for waterboxer compression tests. Presumably, you should run the engine for a minute or 2, wait a couple minutes, pull all the plugs, do the test. If the plugs burn your fingers, wait longer. Mark Anonymous Digest wrote: > Well, first of all, no one has answered the issue of whether the published > specs are for a warm engine or a cold one. I think a good point was made > >in that dry or oiled in the cylinders will have an effect as well. > >Which way was the testing done? I bet if it was done cold, doing it on a >hot/warm motor would increase those numbers a bit. > > |
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