Thanks for taking the time to post your findings. So many times people ask for help but never post their results.
Levi

 

The timing chain jumped two teeth, under tension? Never heard of that. Well, glad you got it fixed.

 

Wonder what could have caused that. Temporarily starved TCT of oil?

 

I'm not quite sure. I picked the car up today from the shop. I was told that someone had previously messed with something in the head. I bought the car with a bad TCT and replaced it (two months ago). Something else has to be going on for a new TCT to go out that quickly. I don't know the history of the motor so I'm stuck with either ripping it apart to find the problem or just parting ways with the car. I can tell now that the previous owner didn't take care of it very well.

 

Seems whoever changed the tensioner messed up. I'd check the compression and do a leak-down test to be sure no damage was done to the valves.


Good luck!