i think my car jumped timing. in fact i am almost positive. i need info like where is tdc on the heads. it happened on the way home last night. my car started making a knocking sound. luckily i was about a mle away from home so i babied it home and when i pulled in the driveway it died. now none of the timing marks line up together and the car has weak compression. so i believe it is timing. can someone help me.



Gil

 

How are you lining up the timing marks? Do you have all the covers off? If so the timing marks should all face the indicators and the intake and exhaust marks (dual marks) should face each other on both sides.

Mike

 

ok one more ?? which way does the crank shaft bolt turn clockwise or counter clockwise then i can get center cover off.


and do you think i might be right mike

 

Counter clockwise to get the crank pulley off.

Not sure to be honest, I have never seen a timing belt skip on a EJ20 other than when watching someone try and learn how to install a timing belt.

Mike

 

When you say weak compression how so?

 

ok timing marks match up


so i am guessing an internal failure.

 

also i got a oil chnage a week ago. maybe they did something.

 

Did you check the oil level yet?

Mike

 

oil level is normal

 

Anything in the oil?

Have you ran the car since to try and determine where the noise is coming from?

Mike

 

oil looks alittle dark and the car will not start

 

Your car is an '04 WRX, correct? It's still under warranty unless the car was modded or abused in such a way to cause a problem with the dealer fulfilling warranty repairs. I believe you can use your free Subaru flat bed towing to bring your car to the dealership so you won't have to worry about compounding any damage to the engine.

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it is an 04 but the problem is that i have 42000 miles and that is over my warrenty.

 

Don't subaru's come with 60k on drivetrain?

 

They sure do.

-Chris