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Originally Posted by Merkey
Just for interest...
Last week I did a compression test on my son's 1988 300TE.
It has 68000 miles on it.
1/ 180
2/ 180
3/ 185
4/ 185
5/ 195
6/ 190
I dont know what the compression ratio is on the 12valve 3.0 I6 but I thought these numbers were good bearing in mind the milage!!
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those look pretty high. i dont know what is called for on that engine but i am guessing you might have some carbon buildup.
tom w
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