I did end up popping the screen off. Not as bad as I was expecting. Looks like the screen caught most of the rtv. Cleaned it out and will be able to reuse.I recommend popping that oil pump pickup screen off.
There was all kinds of nastiness on the inside of mine.
I did not Mike. I had just changed the oil prior to taking it apart. Previous oil change had a lot of metal flakes in it, part of why I took it apart.We're you able to cut the oil filter open?
take a length of ordinary white plastic pvc plumbing pipe about three or four inches long. Thin the walls at one end at a 45 degree angle so that the end can just barely be poked into the piston pin well.Anybody have any cool tricks to get the the piston pin clips in to their seat. I have struggled and am getting super frustrated!!!
Genius Erictake a length of ordinary white plastic pvc plumbing pipe about three or four inches long. Thin the walls at one end at a 45 degree angle so that the end can just barely be poked into the piston pin well.
Now start the clip inside the pipe by pushing it straight into the pipe, then rotate it so that it lies properly crosswise. End of pipe into piston pin well, push the clip down through the pipe with a wrist pin, and you have the clip in place. Use the wrist pin again to seat it in its groove.
30 seconds per clip max
You mean the aux shaft sprocket driven by the timing belt, that turn the distributor in concert with the camshaft? Yes, same between 1300 and 1500, and likewise for the sprocket on the crankshaft. The cam sprockets are identical except for the position of the timing marks.Are the auxiliary pulleys for the 1300 and 1500 interchangable? Mine has a chipped tooth and I have a spare one from a 1500.