Finally got fully reassembled after new timing kit, new cam seals and new vvti seals. Got no codes so I was feeling pretty good but wondering what noise this is. I was hoping it was just an accessory pulley, but I took the serpentine belt off but still got a persistent noise.
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Finally got fully reassembled after new timing kit, new cam seals and new vvti seals. Got no codes so feeling pretty good but wondering what noise this is. Took the serpentine belt off but still got a persistent noise.
Hey everybody Ive been stuck on reassembly of my cams for quite some time and have been putting it off. I’ve watched a lot of videos to try and see the process as well as ChatGPT but can’t get a clear answer. Right now Ive for the cams put back in after doing the acctuator and cam seals. I lined up the single dots on the passenger side and the double dots on the driver side of the internal sprockets. The passenger side timing mark is close to where it needs to be so I feel good about that The driver side one off for the outer timing mark for the engine. Do I not have to worry about the double dots after lining them up when I place the cam back in? Can I just rotate the Cam clockwise until it lines up on the front or do I need to have the crank at 50° past tdc? No video really shows that, and ChatGPT was acting like I would mess cams up potentially if I turned it that much without the crank being in that position. Im not just relying on ChatGPT but no one has clarity for this lol.
Recently replaced the cam seal and the vvt actuator seal. Reseated the cam head properly and torqued every bolt down to spec. I reseated the vvt cam with the exhaust cam properly with the 2 single dots touching (for the passenger side) | noticed when shifting it with a wrench to seat it better for bolting (I saw someone do this in a video) it has some play before the sprockets start turning and it catches at the very end like you see in the video. Just wondering if it's actually not seated right or if I'm good. I will probably take it to inspect anyways.
Ive been working on doing timing belt, cam seals and a bunch of other things to completely get rid of all my leaks. I was in the process of putting the service bolt in the exhaust cam and I lost the bolt. I heard of some clanks as it fell, so I’m worried I fell further in the engine here on the picture. I took a peak with my weasel cam to see down in there and I don’t see it. I’m still looking around under the car, but I can’t find it. Now I’m contemplating all the work I would be doing just to still not know if I made a huge mistake. Anyone know where that hole goes and how bad this could be?