Recent content by schuylkillcounty

I have a 2012 Elantra with a manual tranny and at 345K have never needed to add oil between changes. Using TGMO at 10K intervals, or I was while using it as a highway commuter, now it mostly sits so I'm not really sure how I'm going to handle oil changes. The only problem I've had with the car...

Any advice on best method for installing valve/rocker cover gasket, particularly on adding the silicone sealant required at the two corners. How do you do it? I've done this maybe once before and don't recall how it went. That was on a Nissan also, Sentra.

The cams are touchy! Think I got it.

So my worst fears about this water pump replacement somehow came to fruition, now I need input on recovery method. I removed the tensioner with chain set at tdc. All the marks were in their correct positions. I have the front timing cover removed, engine in van. I removed the tensioner then...

I have the front timing cover removed, finally, on my newly acquired 2004 Quest SE. I am replacing the primary tensioner, slack guide, top guide and water pump. I have watched a few DIYs on this but still have some concern on the sequence to use and the rotation of the chain. I know to have the...