Harbor freight/Pittsburgh compression tester or leak down tester

[raddksn]

Any one have either one, pros cons any input?

I'm working in the big city (Chicago) for the next couple days. I'm sitting on a 25% off coupon and thinking using that for one ore the other. I mostly work on snowmobiles,ATV's lawn and garden/small engine stuff. Any recommendations or advice?

Thanks

 

[joejeep92]

Well I have not personally used the Harbor Freight testers but others I know have and they were fine. Check to see it has the right adapters you need and go from there. I went to tooltopia and got a mityvac compression tester and otc leak down each for like 60 bucks personally.

 

[WVUTampaAlum]

I have a hf compression tester that is probably 8 years old. No issues. Probably only used it 6 or 7 times. Loaned it out a couple times. Still in the original box and mint condition. No complaints.

 

[sberry]

I got the leak down, you cant make it for that price.

 

[raddksn]

Any one else?

 

[1foxracing]

I have a unused Mityvac MV5532 I would sell for $50 if your interested.

 

[mikeceli]

Does anyone know if the HF compression and HF leak down testers, use the same "quick connect" to attach hoses?

It would be nice, after a compression test, to snap the leak down tester on and do a leak down test. This on cars where it's a pain to tread the hose into the spark plug hole.