Prairie Chicken
Veteran Member
Hello -
Been a while since I've been on.... working like a dog these days. Short version:
05 jetta (wife's DD)
265k miles
25k on TB no fraying or missing teeth
Took car on a trip and noticed low power/acceleration and got bad mpg's on first fill up. heard a squealing/bearing type noise then the car just cut out no bangs or noises. It will studder every revolution but not start.
Turned it over with pipe to egr off and exhaust is coming out of the intake.
The cam is definitely worn - all lobes are sharp and the 3rd lobe from front of the engine is not good - copper streaks and scratches.
Tomorrow I'm going to verify the timing is still on but...
Has anyone seen a cam/lifter failure keep the car from running?
Been a while since I've been on.... working like a dog these days. Short version:
05 jetta (wife's DD)
265k miles
25k on TB no fraying or missing teeth
Took car on a trip and noticed low power/acceleration and got bad mpg's on first fill up. heard a squealing/bearing type noise then the car just cut out no bangs or noises. It will studder every revolution but not start.
Turned it over with pipe to egr off and exhaust is coming out of the intake.
The cam is definitely worn - all lobes are sharp and the 3rd lobe from front of the engine is not good - copper streaks and scratches.
Tomorrow I'm going to verify the timing is still on but...
Has anyone seen a cam/lifter failure keep the car from running?