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Re: A Leak Down Test Question
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 12/29/2008

I'm thinking around 2% on a hot engine in A-1 condition.

Closer to 10% usually on a high mileage engine with a lot of blowby.

A temperature related loss I'd guess give you about another few pecentage variation, I'd guess around 3 or 4 percent leakage incre... Login to read more.