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Sun Sep 01, 2013 3:58 pm
I had multiple cylinder missfire for a couple months. Started with cyl#3 then multiple. Did a compression test and it was fine at the time but did not do a leak down test. A few weeks ago the engine started shaking and running rough only at idle and sometimes during acceleration you could feel the misfire. Something major was clearly wrong and after diagnosing it I found water in two cylinders. It was clear that the head gasket was kaput. I just got the car back from the shop after the gasket was replaced and head work was done. When I arrived to pick it up it wouldn't fire up. We found out that by moving the camshaft position sensor slightly, it would fire right up and ran pretty smooth, but as soon as the bolt was tightened down on the sensor it wouldn't fire up. I have the OEM sensor which is good and a cheap Autocraft and same results with both. I don't know much about the head but research has lead me to believe there might be an inadequate gap between the sensor and the relluctor since by moving the sensor around and not bolting it completely down, it cranks right up. Also after driving for a few minutes the low oil pressure comes on only at idle. (first time I've ever seen this light come on and I've driven the car 60,000 miles since owning it) When the check engine light comes on with low oil pressure light the engine shuts itself off. Does anyone have any ideas what might be going on? If the head is in question and I take the rocker cover off, is there anything that I can look for that may be causing this problem? Any help would be awesome! Thanks!