A shot of my GTE Setup
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Start off remove the accessory belt. Then remove the water pump and power steering pulley(optional but it give you more room to work). You should loosen the pulley bolts before you take the belt off because that way theres something holding the pulley in place so it wont spin. Then remove the spark plug cover and the upper timing belt cover. The lower one stays on.
Just have to rub it in here. A GTE motor is great. It took me a whole 10-15minutes to get to this point. Im glad I dont have to dick around with the GE intake manifold
Get under the car loosen those two bolts on the timing belt tensioner. Its a real bitch to get in there if you dont have the right tools.
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Remove the bolts on the cam pullies. On the VVTi cam make sure you put some rags under to catch the oil or else its going to go everywhere and leak on the timing belt. Then also remove the valve covers. Also you should be able to slide of the timing belt.
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Most of the important stuff is stripped off here.
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Remove the VVTi solenoid oil line. Keep in mind put a rag under that to catch oil as well. It shoots out a good bit. Another tip use a screwdriver or something to pry the camshaft out. Its going to want to stay wedged in there and youre going to have to work it a little bit to remove it.
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What youve all been waiting for. What do the BC cams look like? They look stock lol. Keep in mind my engine is a GTE so theres that weird looking pattern on the exhaust camshaft near the front.
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Close up to know its legit lol.
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Put all the stuff back in and double check the clearances with a feeler gauge and reshim if necessary. You should know how to do this if youre attempting something like this.
If I remember right the clearance specs are:
Intake .15-.25mm Exhaust .25-.35mm
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