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Old 06-08-2010, 06:13 PM   #1
ibbobud
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98 NEON 2.0 DOHC Ruff Idle After Timing Belt Change

Hello,

My gf had her timing belt and head replaced on her 98 neon dohc. After geting it back from mechanic it idles very ruff almost dying. Pulled the Codes and said it was 1 tooth off on the timing belt. Took it back he returned it and its still idling ruff almost dying but runs fine after raising the rpm. I verified it was in time and ran ran codes again. No codes. Compression test results were basically 180, 180, 150, 180. Cyl 3 is 16% lower than the rest and the car also has oil smoke and the car never smoked before the belt broke.

Any ideas? is one cylinder just 16% lower than the rest anough to make it idle that ruff? bad exhaust valve from used head?
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