PLEASE NOTE! I filmed this with my ipod nano and i had it upside down so it mirrored everything for some reason. It's really weird...so everything is opposite of where it should be in the video. For example, in the video it appears that my coil pack and spark plug wires are on the left but they are on the right in real life, so just try and picture your motor. Never gonna film upside down again lol...

Also, after putting it all back together and driving, It lacked power and I quickly got a CEL/code for cam timing over retarded or over advanced. I thought I had done something wrong but I decided to try one more thing before tearing into it again. I replaced the VCT solenoid which is the little cylinder/tower on the side near the cam gears. It controls when the cam timing advances in high rpms with oil pressure. Anyways, I replaced it and bam, no more check engine light and power was back. The intake runners (IMRC) were switching over at high rpm's every time again. Sounds awesome. So I did do everything right and it turns out it was the vct solenoid the whole time. A friend and I were curious as to why the old one was not working and after removing it we connected it to a 12v battery with wire leads going to the 2 metal tabs on the vct solenoid's connector to give it power and it was not moving very much. Something inside it moves but it was sticking/seizing. It lasted over 100,000 miles though so I wasn't mad at it lol. I might have been able to save it by leaving it in brake/carb/parts cleaner overnight to free it up but I just bought a new one for about $80.

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