Questions & Answers for: Kia happens car jumps timing chain

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...TIMING BELT JUMPED I HAVE NO MANUEL ON CAR SO DONT WERE TO START Your best bet is to look into timing belt either breaking or jumping teeth. Check the following website. www.kiatechinfo.com you have ...

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...That's what happened to mine when the timing chain broke.. my 04 cinco had about 80k miles on it at this point. Unfortunately I warped the valves when it happened so it cost a small fortune to fix

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...car wont turn on it either the engine or the timing belt how do i know for sure There are a lot of different possibilities. If you want to check the Timing Belt/chain and there is no plastic dust ...

...timing chain jump on one of these engines it is still a possibility.What I would suspect first however, is that the flex plate has broken and allowed the outer portion of the plate to shift in ...

...happens two to three times a week If you have to jump a car once, then you need to stop & do some testing to find some problem,anything,make that repair & continue on Jumping a battery is ...

...timing chain not a belt therefor the belt is not stretching I guess what i'm asking you is what other simple fixes can I try If nothing else? And Please Tell Me Where I Can Find any Sensor I need To ...

...then likely it would bend the valves first before a rod. it is worth fixing if all it needs is a new timing chain/ belt and put new gears on also. as long as nothing internal happened it will be

timing chain ! Or you have an engine mechanical problem , burnt valve or something on that order ! Or a clogged fuel injector ! Test before you assume an replace parts ! You should have it checked for

...timing belt or chain break will the valves that are open get hit by the piston when it travels up. When this happens valves get wrecked, pistons and heads can get damaged and the repair bill can ...

...car, and it went into Limp Mode, and then died. I changed the timing chain because it had jumped a tooth, and was slightly stretched. I had a well-versed mechanic do it at home for me. After putting ...

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