Unlock the mysteries of the aircraft-engine leakdown test, otherwise known as the differential compression test. KITPLANES engine meister Paul Dye breaks down the process of compression testing and explains what the readings mean.
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2 things- 1 Lycoming SI recommends doing with a warm engine. I have found on Continentals this is critical.
2 On a Rotax you use a different tester with a smaller orifice due to engine tolerances being much tighter
No borescope inspection?
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