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Tiny
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Hi / got in my car was very cold / car, engine was cranking but didn, t start, so got it towed, mecanic told me me it, s flooded drain the oil replaced the plugs. Still didnt start. Took compression 1/2/3 has no compression and 4 has 150psi , he tells me timing chain jumped. How could that be, now he, s trying to sell me an engine. What could it be
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Sunday, December 16th, 2012 AT 8:27 PM

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Tiny
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Recheck the compression.
Squirt some engine oil into the cylinders via the spark plug holes and unplug the fuel pump relay.
Crank the engine for a few seconds without the spark plugs and and recheck the compression. Floodng of cylinders can result in no compression.
Test for sparks.
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