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If it is the oil pump, and I can't confirm as I'm not familiar with that noise, it's only $100 ish from mace but you have to pull the whole motor apart to get to it. If the timing chains have never been done, I'd fork out the extra $550 and do the chains as well, because it's a big job.

Appreciate any advice Doing the timing chain on vz calais, ordered all the gear through mace. Just wondering if I should replace the harmonic balancer while I'm at it or not. It seems fine to me but she does have 290kms on her There doesn't look to be a lot to fail on the alloytec balancer. Will...

Yes thanks alot very helpful! And yes i wanted to avoid two wheel alignments finding out me "rack ends" are f'd coz i wont really know until i disengage the tie rods from the control arm and theyre not that expensive. Good advice tonner ill check that And yes i am a bit of a rookie lol ill wear...

Do i not have to pull me steering rack out to change the inners?

Ok so my outer tie rods and sway bar links are shot on my 05 VZ Calais. I should probably do the inner ones as well seeings they've never been done. So if i have to pull me whole rack out to do that, does anyone know what bushes/seals I should replace on my steering rack? And advice on whats the...

And if theres no manifold vac it means........?

Long time reader, first time poster! Ok I replaced the buggered pcv hose on my calais, and as a final check, put a tally ho paper over the dipstick tube expecting to see a slight vacuum. No vacuum. Normally this would mean a stuck pcv valve, which the alloytec doesn't have. So my question...