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Re: Low compression on RAV 4
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 8/29/2004

Lee

I've seen this on several Lexus, especially when the vehicle sits for a few days. It sounds like a broken timing belt when cranking. My tech support said the same thing Rusty explained-carbon deposits/flakes on the back of the valves. He mentioned that t... Login to read more.