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Zmon

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Did you have the piston job done? If not, I would expect the dealer to say no considering you're past the 9 years I believe. Now if you had the job done and the pistons have failed, they may look into doing something about it. If you like the car, and don't want to drop $2-500 a month on a new car, you just assume find a junkyard replacement for $1-2k.

Ed Fisher

Okay, I don't know much about the 2is but I have read extensively about the valves coking due to the absence of injectors to wash them like the 3is has. A stuck valve will cause a loss of compression reading that may look like a bad piston. Just guessing here, but if your valves are coked up enough to stick it may mimic a bad piston in the eyes of a mechanic that is not well versed in the art of compression testing. I cannot bring you up to speed in this forum, but there are numerous articles on the web about how to do a proper compression test. I humbly suggest reading them, or, going to a mechanic that can walk you through the process that he/she will do to rule out valves as a cause for low compression. This is a call for a second opinion if I ever heard one.

Good luck and please keep us posted.

Ed Fisher
Dallas, Tx

Bichon

It's not a 2IS vs 3IS thing, it's IS250 vs IS350. The IS350 (all years) has both port and direct injection, the 250 is direct injection only.

Ed Fisher

Bichon- Thank you for clarifying my post. I did mean IS250 vs IS350 but did not use the correct terminology. I appreciate you bringing this to my attention and to clear up any confusion.

Ed Fisher
Dallas, Tx