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Post by gdouaire on Dec 22, 2021 16:02:44 GMT -6
Started with the easy cylinder bank. With 250,000km, i'm impressed how clean the valvetrain is. Cam lobes do not look worn out, driving chain is tight, etc.
I was surprised how stiff the water pump pulley was set on its shaft... worried until I found out that the plastic pulley has a metallic center part where you actually pull...
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Post by gdouaire on Dec 22, 2021 16:03:20 GMT -6
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Post by Paulaurora on Dec 22, 2021 18:57:52 GMT -6
Always is fun job to do the esp back side.
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Post by AUROD X on Dec 22, 2021 20:27:56 GMT -6
Looking good.👍🌝
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Post by RCA1186 on Dec 23, 2021 19:49:31 GMT -6
I did them both years ago. Time to do them again unfortunately. The back is difficult but possible. On the Classic, the more stuff you can take off and out of the way, the better off you are.
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Post by Paulaurora on Dec 23, 2021 20:02:57 GMT -6
Yes on classic is lil more room than on 2g by just removing the wiper motor i believe next to the firewall gives a lot more room
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Post by gdouaire on Dec 24, 2021 12:56:23 GMT -6
  That was a very crusty valve cover. Cleaned up, new coilpack, new spark plugs,new gaskets. Will let it soak for a few days then doing the rear bank next week. That's what pandemic holidays are for  |
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Post by gdouaire on Jan 7, 2022 5:32:58 GMT -6
Started the second part of the job. It's a bit cramped around the rear valve cover...!  |
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Post by gdouaire on Jan 8, 2022 9:40:13 GMT -6
Not having much fun! The cover is off, will be quite a challenge to put it back with a new gasket.   |
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Post by Paulaurora on Jan 8, 2022 12:40:05 GMT -6
yes one time my friend put it back in a lil off and gasket broke best to have 2nd person to help.
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Post by gdouaire on Jan 8, 2022 15:46:41 GMT -6
Indeed! I'll try with my miniature camera, if that does not work well, I'll ring my friend. Diff topic - the coilpac on my Aurora for the rear bank was gray, wonder why. The replacement part is black, as it should... 
not much leak on the rear bank, except around the passenger side where the camshaft gears are... Notice also that the cam chain was a bit loose, compared to the tension seen on the front bank. 🤷♂️ |
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Post by Paulaurora on Jan 8, 2022 16:31:13 GMT -6
The original is grey but the replacements always black.
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Post by gdouaire on Jan 9, 2022 14:31:38 GMT -6
All done. I used the micro-camera to make sure the gasket remained in place while I positionned the valve cover, not the greatest image quality, but enough to see if the gasket is in-place. Went well. New plugs, new coilpack, all runs well. Now time for an oil change.   |
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Post by Paulaurora on Jan 9, 2022 15:17:20 GMT -6
Nice! GOOD JOB!
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Post by gdouaire on Jan 11, 2022 13:12:11 GMT -6
I checked after driving around, all is good with the valve covers, no oil.
The area surrounding the oilpan is quite another story. I was able to re-torque the bolts 1/4 turn very easily. Hope this will help a bit.
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