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Are you saying that the mechanics said there is 0 compression literally or are you just getting very low numbers? If it is literally 0, then a leakdown test cannot be performed since it won't hold compression at all. However, the open passage into either the head or the crankcase should be detectable by listening for where the air is going. But if the mechanic took the valve cover gasket off and observed the valves operating normally during the compression test and the results were literally 0, then it suggests a hole in the piston since typically burned valve would allow at least some build up of compression.
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Dropnosky ....you hit the nail on the head......I don't have the luxury of being able to diagnose the problem myself because if I did I would be the first to rip it apart. Factor in the cost to diagnose and tear into that engine and find that you need an overhaul, then send it out to machine shop, bring back and reinstall. I could see why both mechanics say just find another engine. I found a used engine with the same miles 70000 for $750, the second mechanic wants $500 for the job which I think is a good price on the labor. The one thing I can't stand and blow my top is when a mechanic gives me a price on a job based on what the so called "book" says it would cost...the book says 14 hours when a job would take less than half that time in reality....Now thats RIDICULOUS in my BOOK Now I am off to change the plugs and wires on my 93 300E 2.8 .....The impala is my brothers car
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