I think I have an oil leak coming from the crush washer on the bolt that holds the passenger side timing chain guide (the one that usually breaks). It's a cheap part, so I plan on replacing it before devoting more energy to finding the leak.
Has anyone replaced this without removing the valve cover? I'm trying to be as lazy as possible, but I also don't want to have to fish the chain guide out of my oil pan. I think the tension chain should hold everything in place, but I'm not completely sure it will.
Looks like the worst that could happen is that the tensioner pushes the guide slightly out of alignment until it hits the exhaust side sprocket. Shouldn't be crazy hard to wiggle back into place with a combination of less thread engagement on the chain tensioner and the bolt that holds it on.
So yeah, has anyone done it this way before?
Has anyone replaced this without removing the valve cover? I'm trying to be as lazy as possible, but I also don't want to have to fish the chain guide out of my oil pan. I think the tension chain should hold everything in place, but I'm not completely sure it will.
Looks like the worst that could happen is that the tensioner pushes the guide slightly out of alignment until it hits the exhaust side sprocket. Shouldn't be crazy hard to wiggle back into place with a combination of less thread engagement on the chain tensioner and the bolt that holds it on.
So yeah, has anyone done it this way before?
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