with a buddy you can do it , snag the steering rack too....and drive shafts , heck i'd buy the whole car.
i'd do the timing belt unless verified new.

I am showing rpm on vida/dice while cranking and saw somewhere that it means the intake cam sensor is reading, the tachometer doesn't move while cranking, though. vida might be getting rpm data from the crankshaft sensor because its indicating the cam signal is missing. cranking speed before the en...

same thing happened to me , I used blue loctite on the replacement crank nut.

So is there a risk of shorting the battery with the cover installed? I checked it with a multimeter and it seemed that the metal hold down was not conductive, but I assume it may be if the battery jostled and scratched it. yes, the cover is very conductive, you are missing the plastic battery cover...

dcmike wrote: ↑09 Dec 2023, 17:07 I will check this tomorrow.

before doing surgery under the dash...

unplug the engine cooling fan, start the engine, drive around , do you get heat now ?

i wouldn't rule anything out, go back over all the plugs the dealer disturbed whilst doing the work.

Thanks! that's reassuring. Another thing, which may not be so important, is that it takes about 10 minutes of driving before the engine temp gauge gets to half way to normal operating. That's today at 33 degrees. Maybe the thermostat is stuck open? the quicker the engine reaches normal operating te...

so theres pressure at the rail, but how much ? a weak pump will drive fuel to the rail but not enough to run the engine. you can unplug the pem and drive the pump with constant 12v feed, it should get you 80 psi. if the engine starts with that test arrangement it tells you the pem is on the fritz. i...

Fixing a slow tire leak today, we're getting hit with a storm this morning.
cold concrete floor is tough on my feet so I bought some elec heated socks. They work very nicely to keep my toes warm.

that hardly looks like a leak, mine was dripping on the floor and the back of the vvt hubs were wet.