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Old May 14, 2011 | 12:55 AM
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today when i start the car. it start very difficult.
i plug in the diagnostic it said Multi misfiring. so i open the engine and i saw that. so will the piston will hit the valve ? what should i do now
what is the big mess i met and how much i need to pay for the part.
thank you in advance.
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Old May 14, 2011 | 06:25 AM
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Hello, sad to say it doesn't look easy to fix this. You will need to find out if the valves are damaged by taking the cylinder head off.
 
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Old May 14, 2011 | 06:45 AM
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Price will largely depend on whether you are doing the labor or a professional and how far you want to go. I replaced all my chains, guides, and tensioners both primary and secondary, sent the heads out for an overhaul, replaced all gaskets, and some other parts like the coolant pipes. I also had the injectors cleaned while I was at it. I spent a bit over $2200, but did the labor myself.

I was lucky not to have any valve or piston damage damage which would have added a chunk. My chain broke on startup in the driveway. Sounds like you might have the same luck.
 
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Old May 14, 2011 | 07:54 AM
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That's the secondary chain that is broken and I can tell you how to replace it for under $100. The real problem is what other damage do you have. With out actually replacing the chain I am not sure how you can tell with out taking it further apart. Here is how I replaced my chain

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/j...my-turn-52434/

Look at the second page to see in detail what I did for the chain. Looks like your tensioner is the latest metal one which must have been replaced at some point. Was the chain stretched then? I can see the flat part of the exhaust cam and not on the intake cam. Which means there probably is further damage.
 

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Old May 15, 2011 | 02:53 AM
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What year and mileage was on your car? Just to know when it will happen!
 
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Old May 15, 2011 | 08:27 AM
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it is 140.000 miles
 
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