F Pace 2.0d compression issue
Discussion
Hi, posted this in the engine forum but thought it might be worth adding in here.
Car had been slow to crank so took it to local garage suspecting it might be battery or starter motor. No other issues - drives fine, has oil, serviced a month ago.
Garage called and said there is low compression in cylinder 1 - 100psi, compared to 280psi for the others. They don’t have the right tools to go any further diagnosing.
We have a warranty (Cinch car care) that actually has a comprehensive list of engine parts that it covers. The issue is they need the engine stripped to find the fault causing the low compression. Some garages won’t touch it as they said with the compression they’d be fitting a new engine and don’t want to strip an engine at huge cost to chase a problem. I understand why the warranty company want to see the cause (their money) but my worry is we do this, find the problem, only for them to not cover it anyway.
Just interested in advice or opinions.
I’m tempted to get a specialist to do a better diagnostic to see if they can narrow in on where the issue might be and see if the warranty company are happy enough with that (doubtful..?) or just cut my losses and list on eBay with the engine compression.
Car had been slow to crank so took it to local garage suspecting it might be battery or starter motor. No other issues - drives fine, has oil, serviced a month ago.
Garage called and said there is low compression in cylinder 1 - 100psi, compared to 280psi for the others. They don’t have the right tools to go any further diagnosing.
We have a warranty (Cinch car care) that actually has a comprehensive list of engine parts that it covers. The issue is they need the engine stripped to find the fault causing the low compression. Some garages won’t touch it as they said with the compression they’d be fitting a new engine and don’t want to strip an engine at huge cost to chase a problem. I understand why the warranty company want to see the cause (their money) but my worry is we do this, find the problem, only for them to not cover it anyway.
Just interested in advice or opinions.
I’m tempted to get a specialist to do a better diagnostic to see if they can narrow in on where the issue might be and see if the warranty company are happy enough with that (doubtful..?) or just cut my losses and list on eBay with the engine compression.
Sadly it is 8 years old.
Booked into a JLR specialist who are going to try to diagnose. Hoping it is something obvious (fuel injector issue could be a culprit). If it is clear to see then it ‘should’ be under the warranty we have.
If it isn’t obvious I don’t want to spend thousands to strip the engine so will probably have to look for a used or reconditioned engine
Booked into a JLR specialist who are going to try to diagnose. Hoping it is something obvious (fuel injector issue could be a culprit). If it is clear to see then it ‘should’ be under the warranty we have.
If it isn’t obvious I don’t want to spend thousands to strip the engine so will probably have to look for a used or reconditioned engine
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