2000 gtx di low compression

[walterroadking]

I have a 2000 gtx di that started running poorly and wont idle . Compression is 150 on pto side and 75 on mag side. dealer says crank is noisey and engine is junk. Can a bad crank cause low compression on one cylinder.

 

[Dr Honda]

Normally... no. BUT... if the lower bearing in the connecting rod is TOTALLY gone... then I guess it wouldn't push the piston up then entire way, and the compression would be low. BUT... if that was the case... the engine would have eaten itself before it got to that point.

Unless the mechanic took the engine apart... it would be hard to say if the crank is bad. Noises can come from everywhere.

The only way to know is to take the engine apart.


I will say this. If you want a dealer to rebuild the top-end... it will probably cost more than having a dealer swap a rebuilt engine. (dealer labor is expensive)

 

[walterroadking]

Thanks for the info Tony, thats what I thought. I will tear top end down myself and see what I find and post later