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    Cam seized, timing chain broke, < 10k miles???

    nevermind on that dtc. i did the self-diagnostics and i guess that code pretty much always displays. actually got a scanner and found the code is P0442 (evap system small leak). gas cap is on, maybe it's the filler neck? i know the panozs tend to have some issues with wider tires and their...
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    Cam seized, timing chain broke, < 10k miles???

    so i got the car back. they replaced the head, valvetrain and pistons on that side. i've driven it a few hundred miles since then and the check engine light comes on again.. dtc is 5284 which is the oil pressure switch. what do you think that could mean? the oil pressure was reading fine...
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    Cam seized, timing chain broke, < 10k miles???

    yeah, i read through some of that. sucks. i haven't touched the motor though. it's all stock. heck i've only looked at it a couple of times ;)
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    Cam seized, timing chain broke, < 10k miles???

    well, this is great. the place i bought it from "knows" that i was abusing the car and that's why the timing chain broke (even though that's not even remotely close to what happened.....). so they're denying the warranty claim based on their intuition. ford got the motor apart today and...
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    Cam seized, timing chain broke, < 10k miles???

    the car hasn't been beaten on from everything i know. i hadn't beaten on it at all since i got it. it's never been tracked or raced and the panoz factory did a full check up on the car and reported that it was free from abuse. well, i have a warranty through the place that i bought it...
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    Cam seized, timing chain broke, < 10k miles???

    soo, i just picked up a 2002 panoz esperante on monday (which has the NA 4.6L 4v cobra motor in it). i've driven it less than 200 miles mostly on the highway, haven't been beating on it or anything, the car has less than 10,000 miles still. check engine light comes on while i'm on the highway...
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