The only CELs I've had were O2 sensor related. I did not have any squealing either. I've had a Crown unit in the garage for a while and finally got around to swapping it in. Things went well except for the very stubborn retainer plate bolt. Why is it so hard to find a 6-point 1/2in. box wrench?
When I pulled the original OPDA, it wasn't great looking. And then I shined a light down the block and saw the cam gear. It is ... uhhh ... also not great looking. I'm not going to post pictures because quite frankly it is embarrassing that I waited this long to swap them. To my credit, I had 0 symptoms. Just believe me that I think some people here would be screaming at me for not getting a new camshaft ASAP.
Anyways. I'm running the Crown unit now and took a 15 min test drive. I wound the motor up to around 4k and everything is just spiffy. No noises, no CELs. But I feel that with the worn cam gear that I am on borrowed time now. The motor made it 160k miles with a shit OPDA.
Maybe I'm looking for some sliver of hope here. Worst case scenario is that something is eventually going to grenade and I'll end up with a new motor. Best case I can get another few years out of this and change either just the camshaft or the whole motor on my own time.
Give me your thoughts. Punch me in the gut, reassure me, whatever. Think I just need to release some of this anxiety about having a worn camshaft gear and know how other folks might approach it.
When I pulled the original OPDA, it wasn't great looking. And then I shined a light down the block and saw the cam gear. It is ... uhhh ... also not great looking. I'm not going to post pictures because quite frankly it is embarrassing that I waited this long to swap them. To my credit, I had 0 symptoms. Just believe me that I think some people here would be screaming at me for not getting a new camshaft ASAP.
Anyways. I'm running the Crown unit now and took a 15 min test drive. I wound the motor up to around 4k and everything is just spiffy. No noises, no CELs. But I feel that with the worn cam gear that I am on borrowed time now. The motor made it 160k miles with a shit OPDA.
Maybe I'm looking for some sliver of hope here. Worst case scenario is that something is eventually going to grenade and I'll end up with a new motor. Best case I can get another few years out of this and change either just the camshaft or the whole motor on my own time.
Give me your thoughts. Punch me in the gut, reassure me, whatever. Think I just need to release some of this anxiety about having a worn camshaft gear and know how other folks might approach it.