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Compression ratio for jeep cherokee

The engine is a straight six four liter

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  • markusward1 Apr 25, 2009

    im doing a compression test to see if the rings are still good it has whitish colored smoke coming out but i think its running rich. the tester for the compression only reads in lbs so i was wanting to know what that # was supposed to be

  • markusward1 Apr 27, 2009

    do you know how to make it not run so rich it has a whitish colored smoke coming out the exhaust

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Dont have a sheet for that one, but most late model engines is about 8:1 or maybe 8.5:1. Pretty much nobody goes higher than that anymore because of poor fuel quality....Just curious...why do you need to know?

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Ok...you don't want the compression ratio, you need to know what kind of cylinder pressure you should have. Varying with the age of the engine, generally you should be above 120lbs. What you are looking for is one with very low compression in comparison to others. Lets say all cylinders are at 100lbs but one is at 75. that's where the problem is. Once you find one don't bother checking any others, head gasket needs to be replaced. So, all the same or within 20% of each other is fine. Check with ignition disabled and throttle wide open. All plugs removed. Check plugs for antifreeze staining. Spin the engine the same # of times for each cyl, usually 5 or 6 revolutions.

  • Anonymous Apr 27, 2009

    I imagine you have done the compression test and comp is OK? White smoke is not rich fuel, it is caused by coolant in combustion area. Rich fuel or oil consumption causes black or grey smoke. What were compression #s?

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The compression should be #120 to #150. I just did mine yesterdaY

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