If your car is getting older or you feel like you may be losing some engine power, a compression tester can help sort out the problem.

Curious to learn just how healthy or unhealthy your engine is? Get yourself a compression tester and find out. See the best compression testers here.

While an engine compression tester may not be the most common tool in a mechanic's garage, they can be very useful, especially for older cars.

A compression test is to determine how much pressure the engine makes, and a leakdown test measures its ability to hold pressure.

A crank compression test can tell you a lot about an engine and we will be going over the numbers. - Super Chevy Magazine ...