My mom has a 2000 kia sophia
That she blew a belt on and that led to the alternator not working and the water pump not working
The lights on the dash started dimming and acting up and then it got hot
When the pulled off the road the car died and would not start
I went and looked at it and checked it over for a blown head or gasket
Checked for spark had it
Checked timing belt it looked OK
Replaced belt and went to start it again and it is cranking over (at least it looks like it) I can look in the oil cap and see the valves moving
It sounds funny like it has no compression it just has a winding sound
But everything looks OK I can't figure out what happened or what is wrong
Open for ideas?

Remove all spark plugs, attach a compression gauge, and check compression for each cylinder. Possible warped head and/or valve damage--if so, repairs could run around $2,500.

What should compression read?

Thanks

I don't know exactly what they should be for your car; however, for Civics, standard compression is 184 psi, minimum compression is 135 psi, and maximum variation between cylinders is 28 psi. I wouldn't expect the numbers would vary significantly for your KIA.