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When I did my 1999 CVVT hub last fall

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jdawg and kahl saved my a$$ by warning me about these bolts. The collective is strong.

I'm not sure why I hadn't seen this before, but it actually looks like Home Depot sells these bolts (and my local store seems to have them in stock for pickup): https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-M7-1-0-x-80-mm-Zinc-Class-8-8-Metric-Hex-Bolt-839058/205037780 That's basically it, right? No idea abo...

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Even thin film. The book say roll it on with a short hair roller. If you pay attention to your work, a finger works just as well. My guess the roller is for people with zero artistic talent. One could still mess it with a roller if they overload the roller.

Anaerobic sealant is used on finely machined surfaces to fill the slightest imperfections. It dries with the absence of air, so any extra that oozes out when torquing gets washed away over time. Thin is best - usually with the red stuff - slightly pink on the aluminum is sufficient. I like a foam ro...

Roller is far superior to the finger in this case. Like Herman says, only use the finger in a tight area the roller didn't get to. Much easier to keep the layer thin with a roller. I use a short nap paint roller but sounds like foam works well too. Do some googling for images of people using the sea...

Not sure about the cover, but for the head gasket it takes anaerobic sealant. Here's why

Also make sure every mating surface is super duper clean before applying it. Recommend using gloves to handle cam cover so that you don't accidentally get finger oils on the fresh sealant. Another gotcha is that I had accidentally left a small amount of oil sitting in the rings for the spark plug tu...

Try unlocking and locking the car five Times using the key in the driver door, then try the remote

P2 key fobs run about $400 plus dealer trip

Just chinning in and hopefully not diverting from the ongoing conversation. Not often times is insomnia really rewarding but this night I was chewing through some Youtube videos only to stumble on this interesting episode of Chris Harris about a legendary Le Mans cars, the Porsche 962 from the 90's....