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what is going on with timing tensioner roller quality ?

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dosbricks
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Re: what is going on with timing tensioner roller quality ?

Post by dosbricks »

My neighbor is a lawyer. He writes me a full page of instructions on how to feed his dogs over the weekend. :wink:
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Post by Ben850 »

precopster wrote:Hehe. Is lawyering when you lay down the law about something? Some of us do this regularly on MVS :D

I thought it was more to the tune of loitering : the act of remaining in a particular public place for a protracted time without an apparent purpose. :D
I was just having a bit of fun there Mike. I don't get silly often. The thread is running a bit long.

Oh. The answer is Sarsaparilla.
Also, if the bird is female It leaves spots and more possible litigious dealings.
Lawyers. Phew.
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Post by cn90 »

I am bored...lol...

Anyway, I put some caption on the original photo for future readers.

- The little grease on the pulley is "normal".

- The oil collecting at the bottom of the TB compartment is from:
a. Either FRONT cam seals leaking or
b. The Valve Cover area (bad oil filler gasket or broken PCV hose).

TBgrease.JPG
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Post by obayha »

Recap and then move on. Couldn't get a picture, so believe me, no grease.
Is the air pressure greater at the top of the tire than at the bottom? The bottom always seems flatter? :D
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Post by johnnyfd »

bearings for the auto industry ? If so there should be no more need for discussion or debate . Please tell me you were not kidding . That oil leak in the bottom of the timing cover is probably coming out at the exhaust manifold gasket via the turbochargers internal seals . I know that sounds strange but believe me I have looked a lot and that is really the first place it originates from when the oil starts to come out . The area was repeatedly wipe down to see where it was first coming out and my old mechanic told me turbocharger seals can actually do this sometimes . It didn't make sense to me at first either but I checked it repeatedly . The longer I use full synthetic the more this leak decreases . It used to be much worse about a year ago .

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