New valve cover gasket kit installed and degreased. ...
Thought not much to report while removing the parts and cleaning inside the engine but several inof for the owner. As reported earlier, the coolant was leaking from the WP. The bolt torque was lower at the leaked area. Because it was left for a long time, the corrosion managed to chew into the mating surface. ...
Also, I noticed strange movement at the RR brake pad. Normally, immediately after releasing the parking brake, the pad should not move like this. The brake pad looked to be new so when it was installed, either the piston was not set properly against the pin on the back plate of the pad or the entire calliper body was not installed properly on the bracket. Will inspect this later but at high priority. ...
The limit of standard TB service with the eng kept inside the bay….. Easy to make mistake. The gasket at the front mid cover was caught during the installation allowing all sorts of debris, oil, moisture to enter ...
Double check the tension. Some know-how here as well. Replacement ...