Running out of projects on the car, I finally decided to pull the timing chain guide.

It should've had priority over 95% of the mods I've done. If it ever broke, I had no one but myself to blame. The inside of the vavle cover was evidently worn.

It's cracked, as deep as 3mm at two points (I tried attaching the file but no luck):
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...7/f8e04247.jpg

 

upper or lower?

 

Removal of the top timing chain guide is recommended by Nissan.

Nissan declared this an unnecessary item and removed it from inventory. Not sure it there's a TSB on it...

Jesse

PS - total job takes about 15min, less if you don't have a STB.

 

yea i removed the broken piece on mine..i still have half of it left to remove, u can still hear a little rattle ringing sound

 

So it's not needed at all eh? Guess I'll have to see about doing it in the next week or so. Glad I downloaded the FSMs haha. Thanks.

ps: link doesn't work...

 

mine was gone when i went to take mine off. maybe by 97 they figured out and stopped adding them? my 95 spare motor had it.

 

took mine out.

my ka survival tip is beat the shit out of it and it will love you.

 

Curious as to the steps of removing the chain guide....thanks JAKE

 

i dont think there is an upper guide on SOHCs. but whether there is or not, its:

take off valve cover
remove 2 12mm(?) screws holding plate that is above timing chain between the frontmost 2 camshaft journals caps
replace valve cover

done.

 

Dan, you gotta love that pics thread on FA

HKS, yours broke and it didn't harm your engine? I've heard catostrophic stories...

Here's the photo, someone school me why I can't attach it to the message?