Since I was in and playing around with a case learn the other day I decided to run the cylinder balance test in HPT. All came back at 97 - 98%. Took a couple minutes to figure out that you had to turn on "steps".

Just wondering if anyone else has done it with what results?

 

I check mine every now and then. My results vary from 98%-101%

 

same here, mine all report 98-101%
how many steps did you run it?

 

what does this test do/prove?

 

how do you do it?

 

I run it in 70 steps and start at 800rpm. Cylinder Balance: The cylinder balance test calculates % of efficiency using current RPM. RPM is gauged with all injectors running normally. Injectors are then cut 1 cylinder at a time and the new RPM is compared to the pre-test RPM to determine % of efficiency. - Basically in short you're testing the condition of each cylinder to see how much it's "participating" in tuning your engine over compared to the other cylinders.

 

so its kinda like a compression test, but with fuel consumption?

 

eh sorta, it tells you which cylinders are "pulling their weight" and which ones are not. If that makes sense. This is a good test to run when you suspect a bad injector, a valve not sealing, a cracked ring, etc.

 

The default 70 I think. 650rpm. Might try it at different settings.

 

can efilive do it?