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kaiser · 2nd January 2010, 16:21

If something is broken in this area, it is either as a result of a mighty shock (impact), fatigue (tiredness) or material fault.
I think you should try and establish a cause, and then take it from there.
I would tend to not trust something that has broken! but I would feel much better if I could establish what has happened.
I can't comment about the inlet exhaust cams, but to my great surprise I realized that they are identical on the 1.8 turbo, although positioned slightly differently determined by a little pin on each cam sprocket. The two different part numbers, however, indicate that this is not the case for the V6.
I would do a proper repair, or none at all. These are difficult engines, requiring lots of effort. Either do it right (and by that I don not necessarily mean by the book!!) or buy a Toyota

I only belatedly read the part of the christmas pudding!! I would start my search there. I have a sneaky feeling this may somehow have a relation to what you see. Is it on the oil side or in the water?

2nd January 2010, 16:21	#11
kaiser This is my second home 75 Tourer 2.5 Auto, 1.8T, 75V8ZT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Johannesburg ZA Posts: 6,200 Thanks: 1 Thanked 859 Times in 613 Posts	If something is broken in this area, it is either as a result of a mighty shock (impact), fatigue (tiredness) or material fault. I think you should try and establish a cause, and then take it from there. I would tend to not trust something that has broken! but I would feel much better if I could establish what has happened. I can't comment about the inlet exhaust cams, but to my great surprise I realized that they are identical on the 1.8 turbo, although positioned slightly differently determined by a little pin on each cam sprocket. The two different part numbers, however, indicate that this is not the case for the V6. I would do a proper repair, or none at all. These are difficult engines, requiring lots of effort. Either do it right (and by that I don not necessarily mean by the book!!) or buy a Toyota I only belatedly read the part of the christmas pudding!! I would start my search there. I have a sneaky feeling this may somehow have a relation to what you see. Is it on the oil side or in the water? Last edited by kaiser; 2nd January 2010 at 16:44..