Howdy, new guy here. I just bought a 05 for the wife that does not run. The secondhand story that I got was that someone replaced the chains, and could not get it running after that. I pulled the valve covers, and the chains and guides look new. When I crank it over the drivers side phaser spring winds up and lets out a pretty good snap when it rolls past. I'm guessing this means pistons and valves are not very happy with each other and I'm seeing in in the phaser.
Main question is, is there a way to check timing without pulling the front cover?
I'd like to check that out first, retime if necessary, then do a compression and leak down test to see if I have bent valves.
Main question is, is there a way to check timing without pulling the front cover?
I'd like to check that out first, retime if necessary, then do a compression and leak down test to see if I have bent valves.