My engine died... not from an IMS failure

[Swhitcomb]

Originally Posted by healthservices

Well if the whole one side has lost compression, I would think that a cam jumped gear, lost timing, or because of that, bent valves. And because of that once it is determined that the valves are bent. the head will have to come off at the very least to correct. Am I wrong?

This exact thing is what happened to my car last July. Cost me 15.2k.