2001 9-3 Viggen
Yesterday I came to a stop sign yesterday and the engine sputtered. I gave it gas to keep it from stalling but that didn't work. It wouldn't re-start and I had to get it towed.
The engine sounds like it wants to start but doesn't turn over. There were no symptoms leading up to this. Started fine, idled fine, accelerated fine, etc. No weird noises, nothing out of the ordinary.
I had it towed to my mechanic and it wouldn't turn over this morning either (cold start). He thinks it is the timing chain. He got low psi out of 2 of the cylinders (30 psi?) and the other two were around 110 psi.
Does this sound correct to anyone? I would think that if it was the timing chain that I would have heard something leading up to this or I would have noticed something while accelerating. To me it almost feels like someone filled the gas tank with water...
Any help is greatly appreciated. Plugs and Direct Ignition were replaced last summer.
Thanks!
Eric
Yesterday I came to a stop sign yesterday and the engine sputtered. I gave it gas to keep it from stalling but that didn't work. It wouldn't re-start and I had to get it towed.
The engine sounds like it wants to start but doesn't turn over. There were no symptoms leading up to this. Started fine, idled fine, accelerated fine, etc. No weird noises, nothing out of the ordinary.
I had it towed to my mechanic and it wouldn't turn over this morning either (cold start). He thinks it is the timing chain. He got low psi out of 2 of the cylinders (30 psi?) and the other two were around 110 psi.
Does this sound correct to anyone? I would think that if it was the timing chain that I would have heard something leading up to this or I would have noticed something while accelerating. To me it almost feels like someone filled the gas tank with water...
Any help is greatly appreciated. Plugs and Direct Ignition were replaced last summer.
Thanks!
Eric