StopHammertime
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Okay, not really... but I bet I got you really excited, right? :naughty: It sounds like a diesel, though.
Did the timing belt and valve cover gaskets on my '96 T4R. SR5 V6 (5VE-SE). When I did the work, some of the plastic from the wire loom was brittle and broke. A piece fell under one of the cams, so I pulled the cam, and put everything back together. When I did this, I had that cam about 30 degrees out because like a jackass, I didn't follow my FSM telling me the alignment marks were on the firewall side of the gears.
Anyhow, the motor ran (kind of) fine like that for a while with a CEL, etc. I ended up figuring that out, and got it fixed. Now, she runs fine, but ticks like a diesel. From what I understand, these motors are non-interference, so I wouldn't think I bent a valve. Power is fine, and it's been running like this for about 2k miles with no smoke, or any other issues. I have not done a compression test (yet). It's incredibly annoying, however. Any ideas?
From what I also understand, these are a shim and bucket valvetrain design, so adjusting the valves isn't quite the easiest task in the world.
Thanks!
Did the timing belt and valve cover gaskets on my '96 T4R. SR5 V6 (5VE-SE). When I did the work, some of the plastic from the wire loom was brittle and broke. A piece fell under one of the cams, so I pulled the cam, and put everything back together. When I did this, I had that cam about 30 degrees out because like a jackass, I didn't follow my FSM telling me the alignment marks were on the firewall side of the gears.
Anyhow, the motor ran (kind of) fine like that for a while with a CEL, etc. I ended up figuring that out, and got it fixed. Now, she runs fine, but ticks like a diesel. From what I understand, these motors are non-interference, so I wouldn't think I bent a valve. Power is fine, and it's been running like this for about 2k miles with no smoke, or any other issues. I have not done a compression test (yet). It's incredibly annoying, however. Any ideas?
From what I also understand, these are a shim and bucket valvetrain design, so adjusting the valves isn't quite the easiest task in the world.
Thanks!
Bahaha. Sorry for the disappointment.
