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02-28-2012, 11:38 PM
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To be honest, you are probably fine. If it is a low oil pressure issue, it is just your VCT gears chattering because there isn't enough oil pressure to tell them what to do
I'm pretty sure it's the timing chain hitting the case, which I think is aluminum. So it won't take long for the chain to chew through it, but at a minimum it is throwing shavings in my oil. It is annoying as **** and I
Still hear it with the idle at 900
03-01-2012, 04:47 AM
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There are shavings in your oil?? Uh oh!!!
03-01-2012, 04:56 AM
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Are you opening the cover to see if there is contact?
03-01-2012, 05:28 AM
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i have not verified there are any shavings in my oil, but a timing chaing contacting an aluminum case makes it pretty obvious
03-01-2012, 05:34 AM
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If that is what Is happening sure until you open it up who knows?
03-02-2012, 05:03 AM
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I think you are assuming a lot, and need to dig into it and find out exactly what is going on before you jump to conclusions
03-17-2012, 12:10 PM
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03-17-2012, 12:13 PM
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It appears he gave up.
03-17-2012, 12:26 PM
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I dont, your first time building a motor and you choose a VQ and are suprised something went wrong? It's all part of learning.
03-17-2012, 12:30 PM
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That is why I did not do mine myself. I looked at the manual and said no freaking way.
03-18-2012, 11:36 AM
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I did mine myself and only had one problem (it was my fault for rushing things...)
03-23-2012, 07:53 PM
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Was loose torque converter bolts, I torqued them to spec but I guess they need more torque and loctite
03-23-2012, 08:07 PM
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03-23-2012, 08:14 PM
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Yea, except for an oil leak which will be fixed soon
03-23-2012, 08:15 PM
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Cool glad it was not the motor.
03-23-2012, 08:26 PM
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03-24-2012, 08:54 AM
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03-24-2012, 11:26 AM
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Damn factory service manual!
03-24-2012, 03:26 PM
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