Strider95
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Howdy all. I have the little rover that could. This thing has seen a bit. 253k miles on a 5.0. I purchased this with 80k miles and a leaking valve cover back in 2019. Over the years I’ve replaced a bit:
Passenger valve cover gasket
Parking break actuator
Brake shoes
Front and rear air shocks
2 compressor’s and distribution blocks
Slotted and drill rotors
All control arms
Two piece transmission pan and filter
Water pump
Front and rear crossovers
Viscous fan
Alternator
Shes sitting at 253k and I started hearing a rattle back in February and figured it was time to open her up. I found one of the aluminum guides plastic pieces had separated from the aluminum and the chain pulled it up into the valve cover and wedged it against the head. It broke a few pieces off but I was able to recover all of the pieces. Timing didn’t jump thank the lord. After pulling apart I found what look to be original, non revised guides and tensioners. Here’s what I’ve done all oem:
new timing components
oil cooler
plugs
injectors
oil restrictors
oil drain tubes
head gaskets
tappets
all new bearing cap and timing bolts
Engine mounts
Exhaust manifold gaskets and bolts
Exhaust to cat studs
Front timing cover
Everything went fairly smooth. I pulled the heads and soaked them for 48 hours in a purple simple clean hd solution that worked beautifully. Timing was installed utilizing the manual and lined up perfect. I’m having a few codes after startup and she’s running a bit rough.
P0267-11 (EC) Cylinder 3 injector circuit low - General electrical failure - circuit short to ground
Might be a bad injector
P0019-00 (EC) Crankshaft position - camshaft position correlation - bank 2, sensor 2
This one bothers me
P0117-16 (EC) Engine coolant temperature circuit low input - General electrical failure - circuit voltage below threshold
This one boggles me
No odd sounds, no abnormal ticking, but she’s running rough right now with cylinder 3 out.
After I get this situated I have new cv axles, inner and outer rods and various linkage to replace. I have an x-pipe that I may throw in just for fun.
A word of advice to anyone doing the timing. BUY NEW BOLTS AND CLEAN EVERY BOLT HOLE.
Passenger valve cover gasket
Parking break actuator
Brake shoes
Front and rear air shocks
2 compressor’s and distribution blocks
Slotted and drill rotors
All control arms
Two piece transmission pan and filter
Water pump
Front and rear crossovers
Viscous fan
Alternator
Shes sitting at 253k and I started hearing a rattle back in February and figured it was time to open her up. I found one of the aluminum guides plastic pieces had separated from the aluminum and the chain pulled it up into the valve cover and wedged it against the head. It broke a few pieces off but I was able to recover all of the pieces. Timing didn’t jump thank the lord. After pulling apart I found what look to be original, non revised guides and tensioners. Here’s what I’ve done all oem:
new timing components
oil cooler
plugs
injectors
oil restrictors
oil drain tubes
head gaskets
tappets
all new bearing cap and timing bolts
Engine mounts
Exhaust manifold gaskets and bolts
Exhaust to cat studs
Front timing cover
Everything went fairly smooth. I pulled the heads and soaked them for 48 hours in a purple simple clean hd solution that worked beautifully. Timing was installed utilizing the manual and lined up perfect. I’m having a few codes after startup and she’s running a bit rough.
P0267-11 (EC) Cylinder 3 injector circuit low - General electrical failure - circuit short to ground
Might be a bad injector
P0019-00 (EC) Crankshaft position - camshaft position correlation - bank 2, sensor 2
This one bothers me
P0117-16 (EC) Engine coolant temperature circuit low input - General electrical failure - circuit voltage below threshold
This one boggles me
No odd sounds, no abnormal ticking, but she’s running rough right now with cylinder 3 out.
After I get this situated I have new cv axles, inner and outer rods and various linkage to replace. I have an x-pipe that I may throw in just for fun.
A word of advice to anyone doing the timing. BUY NEW BOLTS AND CLEAN EVERY BOLT HOLE.
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