IMS Install Issues?

[dirkdiggler]

Great.

My mechanic said he put the motor at top dead center so I can only assume it is.


What can i expect going forward now?

[insite]

well, you can expect this to take a little longer.......

go ahead & pull the firewall cover behind the seats in the car. this will give you a view of your front pulley & we can guage where the motor is currently positioned.

[dirkdiggler]

Kevin aka insite

Thank you for the diagrams

I got the tensioners figured out now based on the rings they have....thank you!

When I install the tensioner for banks 4-6 into the left-side of the engine ...... the IMS moves slightly from side too side ......... but not downward unfortunately.

Keep in mind that I have NOT loosened the tensioner on the front of the motor located under the ac compression yet.

The motor is still at top dead center according to the pulley.


Do you think by removing the tensioner on the front of the motor it may move downward a little? ........or is that a long shot?

pics attached

[insite]

before you do anything else, lock the motor. you do that by sticking an 8mm pin / bolt thorough the hole marked OT on the pulley.

which tensioner did you poke back in? the one that goes in sideways, or the one that goes straight up from the ground?

Originally Posted by dirkdiggler

Kevin aka insite

Thank you for the diagrams

I got the tensioners figured out now based on the rings they have....thank you!

When I install the tensioner for banks 4-6 into the left-side of the engine ...... the IMS moves slightly from side too side ......... but not downward unfortunately.

Keep in mind that I have NOT loosened the tensioner on the front of the motor located under the ac compression yet.

The motor is still at top dead center according to the pulley.


Do you think by removing the tensioner on the front of the motor it may move downward a little? ........or is that a long shot?

pics attached

[dirkdiggler]

i put the one that goes sideways back in

[dirkdiggler]

I actually put them both back in for the time being becasue my buddy needed his rack to fix a customers car.............we have been working on this at night

[Cloudsurfer]

Looking at the pic of your IMS bearing, it looks like the flange would slide in OK. Get it started, and then use the 3 bolts to pull it in. If there is resistance, do not proceed, but it looks like you'd be ok. Once the IMS flange is in, put the tensioners back in, and roll the engine over a turn or two and check your timing. If it's in time, consider yourself lucky, if it's not, you'll have to go through the timing procedure to re-time the engine.