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Q: What could cause your car to jump timing?
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What causes vehicle to jump time?

If you have a worn timing chain that hasnt been changed before, that can cause the timing to jump and cause your car to run very rough or not run at all


What could cause a car to die and not start back up even when you try to jump start it?

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Could a bad timing belt cause the car not to start?

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What causes a car to jump when it is idle?

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What causes your car to jump time?

A sloppy, worn out of adjustment timing belt.


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What causes a cars rpm to suddenly jump while driving?

What can cause the RPM on a car to jump while driving is a problem with the transmission. It could be a problem with the gears in the transmission itself.


What would cause a car to jump forward when starting?

I'm not a pro but sometimes the timing can be off, if it idles higher than it should out the gate, that can do it. That's all I got...good luck


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What could cause a car to drop its speed and then motor quit?

It could be that your timing belt ripped or if your car is equipped with a lot of sensors (bmw, mercedes, ect) then it could be a sensor problem but the engine wouldn't quit...so most likely timing belt rip or alt belt slipped off.


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Depending on HOW you jump started it..........did you do it with cables or did you get get the car rolling and pop the clutch? If you popped the clutch it may have made the timing chain on the front of the engine jump a tooth and now your timing is off.