Recent content by BigTree69

@Mark W Yup, it’s not magnetic so I’m betting it’s aluminum. There was also a little bit of hard plastic that is not the gasket material. Maybe the timing chain guide but I really need to pull it apart to be sure I cleaned it up a bit this morning before work but I’ll have more time to look at...

@jpoole Thanks for the advice. Time to start looking for a hoist and engine stand @sjpitts Like 10-20 minutes 😬 Then another 30ish home 🤮

So my 1 FZ FE isn’t doing so great. My transmission wasn’t shifting into 2nd or 3rd so I had to drive in 1st to get home. I kept the engine just below 5k rpm (red line) and eventually got home but at some point it started making a ticking sound and the oil pressure gauge dropped to about 1/4...