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My 2000 308 VDP with 81000 miles just went into restricted performance and I drove it home about 5 miles taking it easy. I bought the car used it was a one owner car. I did read about the camshaft tensioners and I had that on the cards to be taken care of. The car did run ruff but no mechanical sounds or knocks on the way home and I have it booked to go in on Monday next week for a code scan etc. Should I be worried that the tensioners have failed or is it more likely to be a sensor, hoping that I did not damage the engine valve train etc
Will post follow up results but just need any help and positive thoughts.
My 2000 308 VDP with 81000 miles just went into restricted performance and I drove it home about 5 miles taking it easy. I bought the car used it was a one owner car. I did read about the camshaft tensioners and I had that on the cards to be taken care of. The car did run ruff but no mechanical sounds or knocks on the way home and I have it booked to go in on Monday next week for a code scan etc. Should I be worried that the tensioners have failed or is it more likely to be a sensor, hoping that I did not damage the engine valve train etc
Will post follow up results but just need any help and positive thoughts.
Thanks Stuart
This is happening to me currently, in a couple days you will receive a check engine light, 98% positive its a misfire (bad sparkplugs or bad ignition coil) i bought plugs (OE Plugs) from Napa auto they were autolite plugs for 32$
Stuart,
If one of the exhaust cams skips a tooth the engine will run rough. It could trigger a CEL due to a misfire. If a tensioner has failed you might hear a rattle briefly on startup, and even one more startup could cause another skipped tooth resulting in valve damage.
If you feel lucky, keep driving, but I wouldn't take the chance and would remove the valve covers and check the upper tensioners before starting it again. Please understand that it is when you start the engine that a failing tensioner will allow the chain to skip a tooth. Once running there will probably be sufficient pressure in the tensioner.
Last edited by RJ237; Nov 23, 2016 at 06:58 PM.
Reason: sp
Check up completed scan gave out the following codes PO305 and PO355 which was #5 ignition coil and coil circuit now replaced with part # LNE 1510AB. i also elected at this time to check the tensioners both showed cracks, and are now replaced part # C2A 1511 and C2A 1512 Back on the road out the door $1177 US including tax parts about $565 for parts. Now for a set of tires. That's all for now folks.
80,000 miles the engine internals spotless you can see the cracks 80,000 miles
restricted performance
