I just bought a beautiful mess... care to express an opinion?

[aneal000]

Ok, motor guru's... I know that I already know the answer, but I think I just wasted all that next day air shipping $$$.

Playing with the camshafts I was checking out the solenoid and noticed that this looks like wear and not design. Motor has 80k. I'm thinking I should replace these chain guides instead of putting this back together like this. I think it was Wayne that pointed this out in one of the instruction guides. Thoughts?

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[Jake Raby]

Yes, those cam brakes are toasted.. Guaranteed that you have at least 6* of camshaft deviation from that.

Yes, broken sting, now to ensure there's no collateral damage and move forward.

[Pdwight]

Originally Posted by aneal000

Ok, motor guru's... I know that I already know the answer, but I think I just wasted all that next day air shipping $$$.

Playing with the camshafts I was checking out the solenoid and noticed that this looks like wear and not design. Motor has 80k. I'm thinking I should replace these chain guides instead of putting this back together like this. I think it was Wayne that pointed this out in one of the instruction guides. Thoughts?

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So this device is the same thing as the Vanos in my BMW...just works a little different and looks a lot different

[Jamesp]

Looking at the picture of your cam sprockets and chains the silver links should be over the dots on the sprockets, and you may want to replace those chains anyway along with the pads to tighten up the valve timing on this side, which leads to the other side...

One thing Jake brought up on an earlier post, when you put on the cam cover use the sealant sparingly. I found the recommended 1 mm bead is more than enough. There is a small drain back hole for the cam oil pressure that you have to be careful not to plug with sealant. If you do plug that hole, the plug in the end of the cam shaft blows off. search "Exxon Valdez" in this forum for more information.

Before assembly I cleaned the sealing surfaces first with acetone, then with brake cleaner - so far no leaks. Keep going!