What is the compression on CXEB and wear limit?

[Bert69]

I asked my local VW dealer to measure and report on the compression as a guide to whether it is worth investing in a "Proper" camper van conversion or not.
The report stated:
1: 19.25 BAR
2: 19.5 BAR
3: 21.0 BAR
4: 20.5 BAR

They didn't supply any reference information so I rang them and they said the normal compression was up to 20 BAR and the wear limit was 18 BAR.
I had my doubts so found the following in "Workshop Manual Transporter 2016 ➤ Engine ID CXEB et al. Edition 02.2019

Compression pressures	BAR
New	25.0 … 31.0
Wear limit	19.0
Maximum difference between cylinders	5.0

Who or what is correct?

And does anyone have any thoughts on the state of this engine? It does seem to run OK. No vibrations, plenty of power, not using oil and good fuel economy.

Attached is one of the images supplied by VW and it doesn't look like a suitable gauge for a diesel engine ie. only reads to 20 BAR

 

[Dellmassive]

What's the spec, milage, age of the van?

 

[Bert69]

Hi @Dellmassive .
It is a:
2018 Transporter van
4 motion
rear diff lock
TDI450
117,083 KM
VIN WV1ZZZ7HZJH079237

Possibly had a hard life before I bought it in western NSW as a cargo van.
I want to use it as a camper van.

PS. Love your posts - thanks.

 

[Bert69]

Is there no interest in this topic?

I have found the following figures on the DarkSide web site -
www.darksidedevelopments.co.uk/Blog/20-bitdi-engines-what-to-know/
which correspond to the BAR figures from the manual;

Compression Specifications:

Normal - 362 – 450 PSI
Min – 275 PSI
Maximum difference between cylinders – 75 PSI

So sounds like my engine is only just within wear limits and probably not worth spending a lot of money on for a full campervan conversion.

 

[DXX]

Definitely walk away