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I changed my oil last night and found swirls of metallic stuffs. Nothing big, just sparkly.   I'm thinking of doing an oil analysis. They should be able to tell me the type of metal that's in the oil, be it zinc, chrome or other type of metals.   Last I looked under the valve cover I noticed some light scoring on the cam shaft, nothing major.         Car runs fine, I can feel an improvement on the new oil. I'm thinking of sending an oil sample to blastone labs for an analysis, spoke to them, the

How to R&R pistons and Balance Rods 1G 6 Bolt 4G63T The used rods and pistons, the pistons are being replaced due to cracked and broken ring lands. http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii49/BogusSVO/4G63T%20rods%20pistons/DSCF4241.jpg I start off by marking the front of the rod with a center punch http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii49/BogusSVO/4G63T%20rods%20pistons/DSCF4242.jpg Next is to find the proper sized press pieces to press out the wrist pins. http://i261.photobucket.co

Yesterday I came up with an idea to make a tool to check if the cam is at the 12 o'clock position. I didn't want to have to go through the troubles of putting on a degree wheel and second guessing/eye balling the cam position doesn't always work. So I made a little device and my wife drew it out in CAD for me. This is very simple to use for people who don't have an adjustable cam gear. This helps people from second guessing if the cam is in the factory position. I made mine of 1/8" fiber board,