While an engine compression tester may not be the most common tool in a mechanic's garage, they can be very useful, especially for older cars.

An engine compression test kit consists of a pressure gauge and an assortment of hoses and fittings so that the gauge can be connected to the spark plug holes on each of an engine's cylinders. To ...

A crank compression test can tell you a lot about an engine and we will be going over the numbers. - Super Chevy Magazine ...

With a simple diesel engine compression test, it is possible to spot compression problems before they get worse. Here’s information on these tests and how to decide if it is time to perform one.

Diesel engines are renowned for their power and fuel efficiency, but cold weather can pose significant challenges to their operation. Many diesel owners wonder if starting their engines in cold ...

Cold weather adversely affects diesel engines more than gas engines, but that’s only partly due to the engine itself.

Is your engine underperforming? A Cenex expert shares how a diesel engine compression test could provide the diagnosis.

Diesel engines are pretty different to gas engines, and that extends to cold starts. Cold starts can somewhat hurt a diesel engine, but it's not that simple.

The engine is a single cylinder variant of modern design which meets Euro 4 emissions requirements. Work output and heat release characteristics for the two compression ratios have been compared at an ...