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Part: Valve
Operation: If the car is running on three cylinders, it could be a problem with valve sealing.

In this video, we can see a method for checking the valve tightness, in case it needs to be verified if one of the cylinders is not performing its duty. The YouTuber is putting gasoline on the combustion chambers. Before removing the cylinder head, the compression was measured and one of the cylinders was deficient. The method itself involves letting the liquid drop; the cylinder where the liquid drops is the one with lower compression and tightness. A faster method involves blowing into all the ducts and seeing that the first cylinder indeed has a very deficient valve tightness on the head. Therefore, especially when hot, we will have misfires; the remedy is only grinding with reinforced valve seats, and the defect will disappear.


Posted on 9 December 2023 by ScegliAuto



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In this tutorial we can see how to reset the oil service in the Fiat Toro. Before carrying out this simple and quick operation, make sure that you have completed any required maintenance work. We start by inserting the key but leaving it in the initial position, after which we keep the accelerator pedal fully depressed and at the same time turn on the instrument panel. At this point, always keeping the accelerator pressed, press the brake pedal 5 consecutive times and, with the pedals in position, turn off the ignition. We check that the procedure has been successful by starting the vehicle.

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