...this is not good :(
How do I do a leak down test?
How can I distinguish between the sounds? Is it really noticeable?
If a gasket is blown into the water jacket, it will want to barf water out when runnning, or at least bubble the water in the radiator. It may be more difficult to see with the cross flows of today than the old style downflow. I don't know. It has been years since I've done this. If a head gasket is blown into a water passage, it may also be putting water into the oil. Not sure on an LS1, but it can happen on other engines. In that case dino oil will be tan and foamy. Not sure how synthetic reacts.
I'd be surprised if you could get only 15PSI compression with a hole in a piston or a broken valve spring.
What's with this hole in piston stuff? I'm not hearing any loud noises, just loss of compression and some oil on a plug, I want to say it's a spring or a valve from the info I have gathered, if it was a piston, i think I would hear it. The rings probably aren't bad, I haven't abused the car to that point.
Anyhoo, I am taking the car to a shop to see what is up with it.
-Steve
Anyhoo, I am taking the car to a shop to see what is up with it.
-Steve

