Quote Originally Posted by kismetcapitan View Post
not necessarily; I once melted the piston rings on all six cylinders in my Skyline, and there was zero compression across the board. That was expensive

But if compression is normal in the other seven cylinders, it could be something like a valve issue. Loss of the seal from the rings is easy to see - lots of smoke from the burned oil in the exhaust!

I see running 30 psi of boost, but to melt the rings off completely.. ooufff how much spray .. ..