Took truck to shop to try to pass emissions. Cost &600. List of things they did. Can cylinder not be fixed? Say I need new engine.






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Without compression on cyl 5 you either need to rebuild or replace. Replacing with a used engine would be the easiest route

 

Believe a stuck/seized open valve could cause zero compression as well. You don't hear of many zeros.
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Almost surely a valve.

Get a new head (or better yet, take yours off and to an engine shop to have valves done) slap it on, flip off the inspection station, bask in glory.

Even broken piston rings will give you some compression unless all three layers are broken.

Unless there is a hole in the cylinder that you can see it would (almost) have to be valves, as Number9 said.

 

as above...get the heads off of it....things will be a lot more evident at that point

 

Thanks all. I am taking it to a new place tomorrow after letting him read printout. He says like you do. So next question: what could happen if I drove without cylinder 5?
I think I have been for a couple of months already. Will engine sieze?

 

Unburnt gas from the number 5 misfire will thin your oil and could ruin your catalytic converter. It will also put stress on the crank.

If you pull the oil dipstick it probably smells like gas.

 

I went to check if the drip stick smelled of gas. Maybe a bit couldn't tell not strong. I also noticed what looks like a bicyle plug on the engine. See photos where it looks like hoses should be but aren't. Opinions?

 

Pic 1: Fuel rail pressure valve.
Pic 2: Hood switch plunger, its ok.
Pic 3: Spark plug wire retainer clip, its ok.

 

In pic 1 you might want to replace the hose/ valve cover to ram housing. Just get the kit > PCV Tune-Up Kit For GEMS Engines | Land Rover Engine Parts


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