OK, have the Exhaust off and the shields off. The timing belt covers are off of the engine. Funny thing. I had to remove the oil dipstick and the filler tube to get the lower shield off. Upon inspecting the engine after cleaning it some more.. It seems the oil pan gasket is...well...weeping an itsy witsy bit..
. Not a lot mind you, but it does make the lower part of the engine pretty grungy. .The coolant bridge needs to be rebuilt. There is a white powdery residue all inside the coolant system. The cam tower at the rear and the oil pan seem to be "weeping"
. As I will be taking the transmission out AND the TT....Sigh...I was thinking of pulling the motor to just be done with it all. My brother is in favor of the motor pull, but, he is not the one turning the wrenches. I dunno...It does seem like a lot of work. The thing is I am already this far in.....
What do you guys think?
I have the front covers off already. I don't see any other way to do the oil pan and how the heck are you supposed to get to those caps at the rear of the camshafts? Just think how clean I can get the motor and the engine bay!
OK, seriously...How much MORE is it from here? I will have to pull the spider and the Trans and TT are already slated to come out. IS it worth the aggrivation? AND what more could I possibly need to do? I mean is this it? No more surprises? Does it get any deeper in than this? The WYAIT are getting a bit much, I am just hoping that I am running out of "THERE" to be in.