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    I know its not a commodore but i have a 1994 holden barina , just did a compression test and this is what i have
    1cyl 119 psi
    2cyl 152 psi
    3cyl 178 psi
    4cyl 178 psi

    Is this normal? or am i in for trouble
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    Cylinder 1 looks a little low. Ideally you want even compression across all the cylinders.

    Try adding a small amount of oil through the spark plug hole and take the compression again and see what happens.
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