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Thanks Charles; makes sense now, though I was told be an engine builder that CP should be more like 17 to 20 times the CR for a road car. I take it then that I would get differing CR readings at starter cranking speeds than I would at hand cranking speeds; which is the standard for a CR test...

Can anyone tell me what the difference is between Compression ratio and cranking pressure?

I'll be taking the car back over the next week or so but before I do I just have to make sure I' know what I'm talking about, hence the mutiple silly questions. As for cylinder 5; I thaught you could only check 4 cylinders as theres no glow plug on 5?

Fuel pump ?

Thanks Charles see what you make of this! The test results are here and are as follows; Cylinder 1 19 Bar/280 Psi Cylinder 2 21 Bar/300Psi Cylinder 3 26 Bar/380Psi Cylinder 4 28 Bar/400 Psi

perhaps I'm being really thick here but is'nt 1 bar = to 1 atmosphere; therefore if the listed compression ratio is 19.5 (atmospheres) to 1 for the TD5 then 19 bar is pretty much spot on. can anyone confirm this.

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Used to get 580 to a tank in the TD5 with grizzly claws, patriot roof rack and lights and doing 60 to 80 from Bedford to Workington. dropped off a bit now but I think the intrcooler is choked with crap.

Did my 2000 ES last year; just need need the switch and controller for the steering wheel; you will also need a small bracket to hold this controller but it should come supplied. pitfalls; cut the hole in the steering coloumn carefully, and try not to have the air bag explode! Total time 1 hour...

On the phone they told me that a TD5 should be around 30bar??

I would have thaught that your ES should have the wiring in place all ready as, as far as I'm aware, the looms are all the same. My ES now has cruise control and all I had to do was buy the switch and column controller.

Phone call from Rogers on saturday to give compression test results, which were around 19bar. Asked for specific figures to be emailed to me, but no surprise, nothing as yet. Regarding leakdown est; "we don't have the equipement to carry out a cylinder by cylinder leak down test" Next I'll be...

Hello Comroy young man/woman (delete as appropriate) I have a SII disco which is in pieces, not a good advert I know but it is a fantastic thing. learn to fix it yourself, as I'm about to do or be prepared to spend some money as everythin is computer controlled, even the sunroofs? My other...

Will strip them down at some point; just wanted to know what to expect from them. Personally I think everyone should drive with brakes like that, the roads would a safer place; no reliance on technology; you have to plan ahead and stay awake.

I'd get the same results from running into the back of a fiesta