i was finally able to work on the car for a decent amount of time after work tonight. started around 12:45 with trying to get the crank pulley off, stopped right around 4 (yes 4 a.m.) with the timing components removed, and cam covers and cams removed. i really wish the cam tower to head gaskets were good, because i really dont feel like going any deeper, but the intake gasket is leaking horribly, so thatll be tomorrows job. along with reinstalling everything.
pics, in somewhat chronological order:
i have a feeling this engine has had some work done to it (chain,guides, maybe tensioner) or its a newer engine, because the car has nearly 200k miles on it, and theres at most 1/2mm of wear in the chain guides. they all look pretty good. so that means im returning a lot of the parts i bought.
pics of the guides:
all the parts laid out:
gonna try to get some sleep so i can finish this before work tomorrow.