I have a 2001 DTS and I am in the middle of doing the rear head gasket, in-car.
I am about to take off the timing chain and when I lined everything up I saw that the right intake cam is out of alignment by 2 or so degrees.
Now please don't yell at me for what I am about to say, but I was not in my right frame of mind when I did this. I was trying to get the crank bolt off with an electric 1/2 impact gun (works great on wheels) wasn't working. I didn't know it was on so tight. I tried a long breaker bar while holding the intake camshaft with a wrench. I know, I know this was stupid, I admit it.
Anyway, I stopped when I heard a couple of clicks. Now the sprocket is off a couple of degrees and the chain is loose on one side all the time. The timing marks on the crank are lined up OK, but the cam sprockets are not.
What did I break? Is the chain f*cked? The tensioner? Do I align everything and inspect the parts when I take off the chain and tensioners?
Thanks for the help,
Ian
I am about to take off the timing chain and when I lined everything up I saw that the right intake cam is out of alignment by 2 or so degrees.
Now please don't yell at me for what I am about to say, but I was not in my right frame of mind when I did this. I was trying to get the crank bolt off with an electric 1/2 impact gun (works great on wheels) wasn't working. I didn't know it was on so tight. I tried a long breaker bar while holding the intake camshaft with a wrench. I know, I know this was stupid, I admit it.
Anyway, I stopped when I heard a couple of clicks. Now the sprocket is off a couple of degrees and the chain is loose on one side all the time. The timing marks on the crank are lined up OK, but the cam sprockets are not.
What did I break? Is the chain f*cked? The tensioner? Do I align everything and inspect the parts when I take off the chain and tensioners?
Thanks for the help,
Ian