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11 00 039 Checking compression of all cylinders (N47 D20 O1)

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Special tools required: 

Necessary preliminary work: 

WARNING: On vehicles with manual gearbox:
There must be no drive position engaged during the starting operation.
IMPORTANT: To prevent the injectors from injecting, it is necessary to disconnect the injection system plug connections.

Screw in special tools 11 8 880 and 11 0 235 .

NOTE: The compression check on all cylinders must  have a constant battery voltage. If necessary, connect an auxiliary battery or charger.
The number of engine revolutions for the compression check must  be identical for each cylinder. (The measuring result could be falsified.)
Technical DATA .
Fig 1: Identifying Special Tools (11 8 880) & (11 0 235)
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