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Re: Oil overfilled, Timing chain jumped
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 12/20/2013

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What most likely happened due to the oil being over full is the oil became aerated, allowing the tensioners to collapse resulting in the jumped chain. This is the main reason as why not to over fill ... Login to read more.