Recent content by Phillip5

I think I'm just going to wait until my bro-in-law can come down. He's a car genius. Lol not that u aren't you just can't see it first hand and I think I'm in deeper than I hoped. I'll keep you updated. Question tho...I noticed that secondary tensioner is cracked and I couldn't see far enough...

Hey sorry for delayed response. I got caught with work stuff. I honestly can't remember which way I turned the harmonic balancer. Would that make a difference? I'm going to try to do a compression test as soon as I can get my hands on a gauge.

Yes that's what I'm saying sorry. The only thing that I changed in trying to diagnose it was I did rotate the motor to check the timing. The chain was very tight before I rotated it manually but was a little looser after.

Wouldn't a bad pcm throw some kind of code? Also, quick update it's not turning over at all now. Sounds like no fuel. When I crank it's turns but there's no combustion at all.

I haven't done compression test yet since it was late and storming I had the tow truck tow it to my house. I tried doing a smoke test off some goofy YouTube video and a cigar but nothing came out that way. Ghetto I know.

Photo is a fail. Since its new oil I can't get the pic to show where it's at and actually be able to see it. It's about a 1/4 inch past the max mark.

Hey all! I've been reading these forums for a while but this is my first post. I seem to have a big problem on my hands and I know you all are way more knowledgable than the local mechanics. So here goes... 2000 Lincoln LS V8 When I got it a few years back it had a bad coil so I...