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terminator · 10-15-2008, 05:00 AM

I got a call yesterday afternoon from the mechanic and he said he tried everything and can't locate the problem. He then hit a website (I don't remember it but will see if I can get it) where mechanics post up about issues they have and what they found and how they fixed it. He typed in the miss and found a post where there is a similar situation, miss at 3500+ RPM. It states that sometimes after a timing belt change a cam or crank bolt will come loose and the pulley may become damaged and this somehow makes the engine act up. Sounds like a potential fail safe to me but I may be wrong so I told him to go ahead and tear it down and see if that's the problem.

I'll keep this post updated with what the mechanic finds out and with any luck the bolt will only be loose and he'll only have to re-torque it and all will be good and the miss will be fixed. Potentially there could be some pulleys and removal of the front end of the engine but we'll see. Praying for an inexpensive fix right now.

10-15-2008, 05:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
terminator Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 632	I got a call yesterday afternoon from the mechanic and he said he tried everything and can't locate the problem. He then hit a website (I don't remember it but will see if I can get it) where mechanics post up about issues they have and what they found and how they fixed it. He typed in the miss and found a post where there is a similar situation, miss at 3500+ RPM. It states that sometimes after a timing belt change a cam or crank bolt will come loose and the pulley may become damaged and this somehow makes the engine act up. Sounds like a potential fail safe to me but I may be wrong so I told him to go ahead and tear it down and see if that's the problem. I'll keep this post updated with what the mechanic finds out and with any luck the bolt will only be loose and he'll only have to re-torque it and all will be good and the miss will be fixed. Potentially there could be some pulleys and removal of the front end of the engine but we'll see. Praying for an inexpensive fix right now.