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Diesel Engines

NOTE: On diesel engines, a mechanical compression testing procedure is not available from manufacturer.

To diagnose possible cylinder compression loss, perform TEST 11: CRANKCASE PRESSURE TEST under ENGINE PERFORMANCE DIAGNOSIS in SYSTEM & COMPONENT TESTS - DIESEL - 7.3L article and/or KOER CYLINDER CONTRIBUTION SELF-TEST under QUICK TEST in SELF-DIAGNOSTICS - DIESEL - 7.3L article.