Not the chain, do a compression test first, check for vacuum leaks, switch
injectors see if the miss moves.

tpetaja@gmail.com wrote in news:1155012288.758719.296030
@n13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

The Mass Airflow Sensor(MAF) is dirty or needs to be replaced. If it's the
3,8, it screws in above the PCV valve. Check & replace that too.

if the exhaust stinks like sulfur then you are getting fuel but no
spark and the catalytic converter is trying to burn all the excess fuel
in the exhaust stream ......if this goes on for too long you will burn
up the converter and possibly cause a restricted exhaust making the car
sluggish or if the exhaust smell gassy like a beat up old pick up truck
the converter is already burned up ...if the exhaust smell normal, then
you are not getting any or enough fuel to that cylinder.  try
this...... your car has three coils one coil for each pair of mated
cylinders...2 and 5....6 and 3....1 and 4.     try removing the wires
from 2and 5 only at the coil.DON'T MIX UP THE WIRE LOCATION...have
someone try to start the car while  you watch the coil .  you should
see a sharp blue spark jump from one tower to the next. if you do,  put
the wires back on hte 2 and 5 coil  and move on to the  6 and 3 coil
... do the same thing remove the wires from the 6 and  3  coil and have
someone try to start the car ...you should seee the same sharp blue
spark.  if you do ,  put the wires back on the 6 and 3 coil  and move
on to the 1 coil  and 4 do the same thing and look for a sharp blue
spark ...if you dont; see a sharp blue spark at the coil tower then you
have a bad coil or ignition module .....as long as you dont; mix up the
wires you can move a coil you think might be bad to another location on
the ignition module .....like if you think the     2 and 5 coil is bad
you can move it to the 6 and 3 location as a double check ..if don;t
see a spark with the coil in a new location the coil is bad . if you do
see a spark at the new location you have a bad ignition module ...
.....as long as the wires stay in the same order as they did when you
started ...... the coil locations are interchangable  they are numbered
only from the factory for convenience however the sparkplug wire
locations cannot be moved . try that first ..if all check good you may
have a bad injector and if you have not replaced one before take it to
a shop .....i know a guy who set his car on fire because he nicked an
injector o-ring .  let me know ..

sounds like timing to me.What do you think group.