Facom 911 Guía De Instrucciones página 5

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Precautions.
Incorrect use of an engine compression tester can cause serious damage or
injury to the engine, the vehicle, the compression tester or to the operators
present. For this reason, it should only be used by trained professionals.
You must read the operating instructions.
If in doubt, please contact the FACOM technical department.
The manufacturers' procedures take precedence over these instructions, in
which case FACOM cannot be held liable for any damage incurred.
1. Assembly.
Fit the fl exible hose 912-01-02 before using your compression tester for the
fi rst time. A
2. Choice of compression tester.
FACOM offers a choice of two engine compression testers.
911 for diesel engines.
912 for petrol engines.
Warning: Always use the correct reader for the engine to be tested, as an
error may result in damage, including to the reader.
This damage is not covered by the guarantee.
3. Choice of adaptor.
For petrol engines use the dummy plug of the correct diameter for the
engine. Check that the threads of the dummy plug and the spark plug are
identical. Check that there is no risk of a moving engine part (e.g. piston
or valve) coming into contact with the end of the plug when the engine is
cranked.
For diesel engines use either a dummy heater plug or a dummy injector. All
cylinders of the same engine must be tested using the same adaptor.
Follow the manufacturer's instructions to determine whether to use a dummy
heater plug or a dummy injector. Failing this the example applications
provided by FACOM are intended to assist you.
Before fi tting an adaptor, always check that the dummy plug or the dummy
injector is identical to the plugs or injectors of the engine tested.
Check that there is no risk of a moving engine part (e.g. piston or valve)
coming into contact with the end of the dummy plug or the dummy injector
when the engine is cranked.
4. Using the starter motor control lead. B
On modern vehicles, with their extensive engine management electronics, it
is sometimes diffi cult to activate the starter motor when the injection circuit is
switched off. For this reason, it is preferable to use the starter motor control
lead.
Care must be taken, when using this lead, not to cause a short-circuit.
Connect both banana connectors of the starter-motor control lead to the com-
pression tester, connect one end to the + of the starter solenoid and the other
end to the battery + terminal. Pressing the pushbutton on the compression
tester 1 will cause the engine to be cranked by the starter motor.
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5. Preparing the engine to be tested.
-Check the oil level and top up if necessary before measuring compression.
-The engine must be hot in order to obtain accurate results.
- Activate the starter motor a few times to remove carbon deposits before
starting to take compression pressure measurements.
-Check the cleanliness of the cylinder head plug or injector gasket surface.
The fuel supply MUST be shut off, otherwise there is a very real
risk of irreparable damage to the compression tester or serious
injury.
-For diesel engines: Shut off the diesel supply. You can disconnect the
injectors (Common Rail), shut off the fuel pump supply, etc.
-For petrol engines: Shut off the fuel supply. You can disconnect the injectors,
shut off the fuel pump supply, etc.
-Remove all the plugs.
-Take suitable precautions with the high spark voltage.
-Remove all the spark plugs before measuring compression.
6. Using the compression tester.
-Insert a paper sheet in the compression tester.
-After fi tting the dummy plug or dummy injector adaptor on the fi rst engine
cylinder, connect the compression tester to the adapter.
-Activate the starter motor with the pushbutton until the measured value
stabilises. In order to limit the number of engine cycles necessary to achieve
stabilisation, the inlet butterfl y valve should preferably by fully open.
- De-compress the compression tester with the de-compression control 2 .
-Disconnect the compression tester from the dummy plug or the dummy
injector, remove and install on the next cylinder.
Press the forward lever 3 between cylinders.
-Repeat the measuring operations for each cylinder.
7. Interpretation.
The measurement record sheet allows you to quickly view the compression
values.
Refer to the vehicle manufacturer's interpretation procedures.
In general the maximum allowable difference in compression pressure between
two cylinders in a same engine is 1.5 Bar.
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