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Ten years late to the party. You guys are fracking hilarious I'm dead. This insane! I've been made aware of this condition on other vehicles -- not specifically pertaining to the trans, but shytty coils killing a PCM. I'm over here KNOWING that the previous owner put in trash coils and I've...

Jeez. If you lived near Atlanta I'd invite you over. Last timing chain I did, I rotated the engine like, 400 times manually to make sure that the engine marks and the chain marks were as close to each other as humanly possible across all cycles. I think it took between 70 and 90 rotations to...

I'm thinking either there is an issue with alignment of the timing chain or that mentioned solenoid was oily, sat for a lengthy period, and gooped up. You can try removing 'em and cleaning 'em.

Here's google's list: Faulty VCT Solenoid: The Variable Cam Timing (VCT) solenoid is stuck or failing, a common issue. Camshaft Position Sensor Issue: Sensor wiring damage or a failing sensor. Cam Phaser Failure: Damaged or damaged cam phasers causing incorrect timing. Timing Chain/Position...

Gah I need to be able to drive this car ONCE before I do more work on it!.. I'll check out the listing, and thank you. Oh, follow-up questions while I have you (I've been digging and finding answers I'm dubious about) #1: Do you keep the degas cap on for bleeding air out of the coolant? The...

Oh really? I read about that, but I'm uncomfortable with the concept of braided hoses and have seen them fail in residential plumbing. They rely so much on that woven material for structure, but I don't know the internal hose quality.. I might try it if the braided hose was coolant-rated.. When...

Chiming in -- just installed the ebay bottle and noticed that, unlike the Dorman, both tubing stubs at the top (by the fill cap) are open. On the Dorman, the narrow (5/16"-ish) stub is metal-sleeved, and takes coolant from the thermostat housing. The other (3/8"-ish) is un-sleeved, and...

Thanks I've had to modify every single freaking part I bought for this car. Will take pictures once assembled..

Oh? I was hoping to get by with a flashlight, but doing a card insert sounds like a fine idea. Thank you. I made some more progress today. A new belt tensioner will be going on tomorrow, along with the intake manifold and every single other part, dammit! I'm pleased with how my aluminum...

That appears to be correct. Jeez. The previous belt didn't creep, right?

From what I'm seeing, it's sealed by either an o-ring or a grommet.

In looking at parts, I see that there's an option to have a grooved idler pulley that lacks a flange to keep the belt in place. Seems like a weird option

I'm concerned about your belt tensioner, rather than your pulleys. Assuming that your new belt is properly sized, the tensioner should keep it seated on all of the pulleys. I'll have to see if there's a revised part for the v6 belt drive.. A substantially slanted pulley could encourage a belt to...

Oh. If you're wondering: Why 25' of coiled tubing, thus necessitating a tubing straightener? My answer is shipping speed, material availability, reuse value of an adjustable tubing straightener, and humility. I messed up several times, and had to get a feel for the material. When I got the...

Hang on - just inhaled some of my lunch. Okay, cool. First, I'll lure you in with pics So, I'm doing the cooling system overhaul (because I have to). Metal thermostat body, metal degas bottle, metal upper radiator hose fitting, intake manifold removed, and it occurred to me: what...

Oh jeez, really? That's absolutely awful -- I'm so sorry to hear that Yep! I can see the difference between 'em now

Hey, it's alright -- if you felt like it wasn't falling apart in your hand it's not that bad. I've had the plastic on them quite literally crumble in my hands like tortilla chips. Wasn't even trying. Next time around though, I'd suggest trying aftermarket parts like the following 2001 JAGUAR...

Man.. I am laaate. But anyway -- big thing with timing guides is whether they're brittle. That's something that happens when a vehicle sits a long time and/or when it overheats, sadly. I prolly aught to check on mine. I'm sure you've moved beyond this, but if you've been looking for OEM parts...

Working my way down to the intake manifold -- I decided to take the TB off. It's got oil coming through, and I don't mean vapor. A compression test may be in order when it's running again. Common causes, anybody?.. Or just. Piston rings?.. Something that I've never done before and can't afford...

Ahhhhg. It's that bad, huh? I'll run the plastic bottle and order the metal one. Thanks for the heads-up!