Q: Cylinder doesn't have any compression 2020 Dodge RAM 1500

asked by on February 04, 2017

One cylinder doesn't have any compression! It's running on 7 cylinders right now, so I guess my question is: what's the odds of it just needing piston and rings or something like that, something that will just cost me a few hundred instead of having to rebuild or completely replace the motor?

My car has 125000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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