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Old 03-10-2013, 01:20 PM
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Passenger side cylinders not working. I've had mechanics check and no one has any idea what is causing this. Any help would be appreciated.
 
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Old 03-11-2013, 09:42 AM
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Any Trouble Codes present? Did the engine get cleaned or wet recently?
 
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Old 03-11-2013, 11:10 AM
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What year, model ? If a whole cylinder bank is misfiring - guess what - cam chain jumped and tensioners are shot.
 
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Old 03-11-2013, 12:43 PM
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Not much other than cam timing common to one bank. Time to pull the cam covers.

Welcome to the forum. Sorry about the situation that brought you here. Please put your year and model in your signature line. Helps everyone.
 
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Old 03-13-2013, 03:49 PM
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It's a 2000 xj8, and only codes are "random misfire"
 
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Old 03-13-2013, 03:56 PM
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You need to pull the cam covers anyway to check and make sure the tensioners are metal...so let us know what you find.
 
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Old 03-14-2013, 04:20 PM
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Yes please let us no I have same problem and same car and year
 
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