[Turd]

Just when I thought I might be "out of the woods" along came Radium King's theory! Yup, I periodically have a very brief rattle at start up. I have had two engine light warnings in July about exceeding upper limit on vario cam at high rpm. I've since been driving below 3500 rpm and have not had the engine light in 500 kilometers of driving. I was thinking it was the vario cam solenoid for bank 1 to 3.

I suspect if its the tensioner paddles I gather I should get at them before I do much more driving?

Sounds like this engine is coming out before the summer is over......:-(

By the way, Tonythetarga, next time you are in Chemainus look me up. I live 10 minutes away from the murals. The salmon here are always biting and the crabs and shrimp are plentiful. Which Murals did he/she paint?