I have a 2001 Acura RL that has a CE light on and it's a cylinder 3 misfire plus a random. Well I took it to Firestone to get a full diagnostic on what's causing it and they told me cylinder 3 has low compression. Compression is at 100 while it should be around 200 and my other cylinders are compressing at 180 which is fine. Is it worth fixing it or should I sell the car? Any opinions are welcome

 

It's really up to you. You would take a hit selling a car with that kind of problem.

Get quotes from different places on a repair cost. Put a "For Sale" sign on it and get an idea of how much you can get for the car. Then decide.

 

If you sell the car in it's current condition, you might get $1000 for it.

If you get it fixed (I assume likely $500 for an engine, $1500 to swap), You likely won't sell for anymore than $3500-4000. You can't fix a low compression cylinder. You have to replace the block.

Is it worth the hassle to make an extra $500-1000?

Based on the age of the car (and I'm guessing it has high miles on it too), I'd just buy a new or newer car and leave this one for dead.

Of course, I'm making a lot of assumptions here, but you haven't provided a lot of info either.

 

I don't know your history or experience with engine repair but a new block won't fix low compression. Low compression is cause by a number of things including valves, piston rings, gasket, or damage to piston/cylinder wall I'm guessing it's a ring or valve because if it was a gasket, multiple cylinders would have compression problems also. I have no time to fix it myself or go through the selling/buying phase.

 

^ Regardless, those are all $$$$ repairs.