Recent content by cshell

Thanks so much for all the help from everyone who commented on this thread and for tagging Zach. He is a rockstar. Words can not convey just how much I appreciate and how excited I am that soon I’ll have my truck back on the road. The bolt was not put back on at all. He removed it by touching...

Y'all have been so helpful in your responses. Thanks so much. Given I am a chic and not a dude, I will say I am not strong enough nor confident enough in something like this and so must find a trustworthy mechanically literate strong person or shop to help. I understand mechanics well enough...

Thanks for the replies. @Fj80oregon @Malleus Correct, after they did the above mentioned work (around $6000) which did include the timing cover, the power steering replacement/repairs and other things mention in my OP, I was pretty upset and unable to justify an additional $5200 to replace...

Hi, first time asking a question here and so hopefully I do this correctly and I make clear sense. I own a 97' Lexus Lx450 that has 216k miles. It suddenly sprung some serious oil leaks while on a trip. Thankfully I was able to get back home to my regular mechanic without serious damage. They...