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It is possible but it depends on where the crack is. If the crack is from the combustion chamber out, such as through a coolant passage it can also suck in coolant/antifreeze and loose compression.
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What can cause low compression on one cylinder only?
Most of the times when you have low compression on one cylinder it's an indication that the head gasket is blown. If more than one cylinder has low compression and is hard to start the you most deffinatly have a blown head gasket
What will cause 4 cylinders in the same row of a v8 engine to lose compression?
Blown head gasket is one cause.
Why am I losing compression in cylinder 283 Chevy?
Bad are burnt intake or exhaust valve. Pistion rings broken, Burned pistion. Blown head gasket. That is all that would cause no compression are a loss of compression.
Would blown head gasket cause emission?
Yes, I blown head gasket will definitely effect the emissions.
Would a blown timing cover gasket cause the oil to turn green and milky?
you have a blown head gasket water is getting in to the engine oil
Will a blown head gasket cause erratic idle?
I blown head gasket can cause an engine miss which one cause a rough idle.
What would cause Antifreeze to disapperar in mercury villager?
A blown head gasket.
What would cause a blown head gasket in BMW 7 series?
Overheating.
What would cause a 1999 Toyota Corolla to have an ongoing problem of burning oil very quickly?
Broken piston rings, blown head gasket for starters. Run a compression test to determine if it is rings, or head gasket related. Low compression on any cylinder will indicate one of these possible problems.
What would cause air to get into the radiator of my 2003 Chevy venture?
Blown head gasket.
What would be the cause of water draining in the radiator without a leak?
blown head gasket
How do you fix compression on your Lexus?
If you have low compression on one or more cylinders then you will need to pen the engine up to find the cause. It can be either a blown head gasket, burnt valve, or worn piston rings.
