Need some help! Wife was driving the XJ and says it lost power and engine died. She coasted into a parking lot. I arrive and try to start it; no luck.
Towed to a local mechanic. He says he "had to replace the distributor" before it would start but engine made such a racket that he turned it off and pushed it out of the bay. Says it's probably a broken rod. Now, it's towed back home and I wanted to hear the noise myself. But it won't start, won't even try to hit...sounds exactly like it did when I was originally helping my wife in the parking lot. Anyone have any thoughts? 205,000 miles. BTW, engine doesn't make any unusual noises when I'm cranking it. I honestly thought it was something like the CPS initially....
Towed to a local mechanic. He says he "had to replace the distributor" before it would start but engine made such a racket that he turned it off and pushed it out of the bay. Says it's probably a broken rod. Now, it's towed back home and I wanted to hear the noise myself. But it won't start, won't even try to hit...sounds exactly like it did when I was originally helping my wife in the parking lot. Anyone have any thoughts? 205,000 miles. BTW, engine doesn't make any unusual noises when I'm cranking it. I honestly thought it was something like the CPS initially....
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