hdiggeddy

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A mechanic suggested that my timing chain has jumped a tooth, that is why my car is having trouble starting, idling bad, and running weak.

Jeff92se

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I'm going to say if your chain somehow jumped even one tooth, it would barely run at all. Unless he pulled the t chain covers and verified the cam timing is indeed off, it's a guess at the very best. It's almost impossible to have a chain jump a tooth unless the tensioners were just 100% shot or missing. But you would be hearing all kinds of noises also.

hdiggeddy

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okay, thank you for you input.

sonicrunch

it happened to my 90 stanza....had very little power

Sounbwoy

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What's going on man? You've been asking about your car's timing and lack of power a couple times now. Do you know for sure that's the issue?
Options have been suggested:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=422190
Have you tried anything yet other than thinking about timing? Mechanics aren't always right either....
I think we all want to know and help, but we gotta know whet else you've done.....

Jeff92se

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Correct. Thanks for pointing that out. hdiggeddy, I think your mechanic must be a moron because you have posted about 4-5 different threads on the same problem. Don't post seperate THREADS and make everyone start from the beginning. Wastes everyone's time. KEEP IT IN ONE THREAD.