# Damage#3

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/damage-3/85282>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [June 4, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/damage-3/85282 "2014-06-04T01:24:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![spider-man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/spider-man/32/2451_2.png) [@spider-man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/spider-man)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/damage-3/85282/1 "2014-06-04T01:24:14Z")

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is it possible for a loose timing chain to cause a engine miss.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/damage-3/85282/2 "2014-06-04T01:49:23Z")

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Yup.  
Why do you ask?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/damage-3/85282/3 "2014-06-04T01:57:34Z")

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Ditto  
And, if the problem is not fixed a.s.a.p., a misfire will seem like a minor problem…

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2014, 5:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/damage-3/85282/4 "2014-06-04T05:02:22Z")

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It’s possible, but I don’t think it is a very common cause of most engine misses. Fuel, air, or spark problems would be more likely.