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Tuesday, March 30th, 2021 AT 8:10 AM
ARIANADANIELLE5345
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Do I need to remove the harmonic balancer?
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Hi,
Yes, it will need to be removed. I believe the oil pan bolts on the front of the pan will need to be removed as well. Let me know what you find or if you have other questions.
Take care,
Joe
Yes, it will need to be removed. I believe the oil pan bolts on the front of the pan will need to be removed as well. Let me know what you find or if you have other questions.
Take care,
Joe
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2021 AT 5:55 PM
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I finally got the balancer off but do I need to remove the two bolts in front of oil pan?
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Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 AT 8:35 AM
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Hi,
It's hard to tell what I'm looking at in the pic. However, it looks like I'm seeing pan bolts removed. There shouldn't be anything else.
Let me know.
Joe
It's hard to tell what I'm looking at in the pic. However, it looks like I'm seeing pan bolts removed. There shouldn't be anything else.
Let me know.
Joe
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Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 AT 8:50 PM
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I don't see anything that the broken pieces could belong to. That's bad news, right? Doesn't it mean my engine has to be removed because it's in the back? It looks like it belongs on here.
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Sunday, April 4th, 2021 AT 5:53 PM
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That's odd. There is nothing that indicates a problem? As far as removing the engine, I don't see a need. I'm not sure what you mean by the back.
Joe
That's odd. There is nothing that indicates a problem? As far as removing the engine, I don't see a need. I'm not sure what you mean by the back.
Joe
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Sunday, April 4th, 2021 AT 8:55 PM
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The rear chain guides. Don't you have to remove the engine to get to those?
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Monday, April 5th, 2021 AT 6:44 AM
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Nevermind, I think I found it. The chain is incredibly loose right here and there's another broken off piece of plastic underneath it.
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Monday, April 5th, 2021 AT 12:15 PM
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That is yet another guide. It's very possible that is where it came from.
Let me know if you have questions.
Joe
Let me know if you have questions.
Joe
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Monday, April 5th, 2021 AT 6:12 PM
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Since i'm in here and since my gasket set came with new ones, should I go ahead and change the head gaskets? If so, would you happen to have the procedure for that too?
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Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 AT 7:17 AM
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Hi,
That is a good question. I have always been taught if it isn't broken, don't fix it. However, you have a lot of the work already done. If your luck is anything like mine, if you don't replace them, you'll have a problem within a month. LOL
What I need you to do is start a new post with the head gasket instructions requested. We try to keep the posts specific to one topic. That way, it helps others.
Here is the link:
https://www.2carpros.com/questions/new
I hope you understand. Also, to answer your question, I suspect I would do it at this point.
Take care,
Joe
That is a good question. I have always been taught if it isn't broken, don't fix it. However, you have a lot of the work already done. If your luck is anything like mine, if you don't replace them, you'll have a problem within a month. LOL
What I need you to do is start a new post with the head gasket instructions requested. We try to keep the posts specific to one topic. That way, it helps others.
Here is the link:
https://www.2carpros.com/questions/new
I hope you understand. Also, to answer your question, I suspect I would do it at this point.
Take care,
Joe
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Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 AT 6:55 PM
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