Thank you very much for the response!! No smoke out of the dipstick. Having it looked at by a mechanic with a fancy diagnostic machine tomorrow. He thinks he will be able to pinpoint or isolate the problem. I will mention to him about looking into a faulty cam-phase sprocket. I'm sorry I didn't see ...

O.K. Did a compression check. Cylinder 1- 5-8 lbs (did it 5 times), Cylinder 2- 130, Cylinder 3- 130, Cylinder 4- 120, Cylinder 5-145. Accidentally started up the engine and C1 shot up to almost 150. Immediately shut it off. Intake 1 suction is a lot less then intake 2 (I noticed) when doing a compr...

Hello. I purchased a 2006 Volvo S40 last week for my daughter. It has 147,000 miles with the 2.4i (non-turbo) engine. The seller told me it just started misfiring within the last two weeks. It idles rough and even stalls out after driving it for a while. After you get going above 10 mph it runs fine...