Car rolled over 38000 miles as I pulled into the garage last night--this marks
10,000 miles on the motor since I got it running last fall. What an epic year it has been! The car is making fantastic power and I couldn't be happier with the drivability and day-to-day civility. The car runs perfect and last weekend Andrew complimented me on how clean the car runs under boost--no puffs of smoke, no drops of oil flying out, etc.
Today I decided to give it a health check. Engine was up to full temp but oil temps were probably not too hot as I only drove over to the dog park and back.
Compression test:
145 147 138 127
147 149 139 130 (retest)
This spring I had tested it out at 145-151-146-145 so I'm not sure what to think.
Next I yanked the valve cover off and check the clearances on all of the cam buckets. All are within spec except intake cam lobe #3 (cyl 2, intake valve #1) which is .012/.013, this
hasn't changed since I checked it at 1000 miles.
Checked timing chain stretch, it's well within spec.
Spark plugs look ok, probably will replace them next spring.
Boost leak test and oil change are on my todo list, maybe next weekend. About time to order snow tires to I guess :P