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1995 Toyota Corolla

Question: I am thinking engine oil lifters are bleeding down, causing no compression!

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thedudeman83, 1.8L 4 Cylinder, Mcallen, TX, December 05, 2010, 19:42

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I just cheaply bought a 1995 Toyota Corolla 1.8 with 170,000 miles super clean, was told car was parked for awhile. Problem is most of the time after being parked for 2 or 3 hrs , vehicle does not start at times. Checked out cylinder compression when dont start and it had none, after cranking for 1 or 2 minutes car starts missing and making lifter noise, then after about 3 to 5 minutes clears up and runs PERFECT as long as I don't let it sit 2 to 3 hrs again. Engine has no blowby and dont smoke. Funny thing is that sometimes I can shut it off leave it overnight and, not often, will start right up. No other vehicle history is known to me. Also has an EGR Valve code ,where do I start

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patrick mannion from Greg Solow's Engine Room, December 05, 2010, 22:36

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The valves in your engine have "shim" adjusted valves no hydraulic self adjusting valves. Do you have spark and fuel when the engine won't start?
A cylinder leakage test (putting air into a cylinder) is a more valid test when checking why a engine looses compression.

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Visitor, December 07, 2010, 12:37

Thanks Mr. Mannion, we'll ck into it. Appreciate the quick response. By the way, it does have spark and fuel . A friend knows a little about cars and says he thinks engine is too clean that it looks like they worked on engine it has signs of new gaskets. Thanks again!

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ZeeTech December 06, 2010, 05:42

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If the EGR valve stuck in the open position it could cause the hard start / no start situation. I'd eliminate the EGR problem first.

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Visitor, December 07, 2010, 12:39

Thanks ZeeTech , appreciate the quick response, will look into EGR problem

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