Smiliesafari wrote:Try moving it with a large pry bar on the starter ring gear.

For this am i correct to assume id remove the starter and pry on the teeth of the starter gear? Cuz thats sounds iffy...

All plugs out, still wont budge. Found rust on #5 plug(the part that does the work, not the threads) which leads me to believe there is rust inside the cylinder as well, which is probably why it wont turn. Crank bolt is literally shaving metal off of the mega washer it sits on. Squirted some oil in ...

Finally got down behind the timing cover and confirmed the chain is loose, now after i put the harmonic balancer and main pully back on, i cant get it to turn so i cant tdc #4(i know i should've done that first, but hey, i forgot). It feels like im going to break the main crank bolt... As i type thi...

Also, do i need to bother with a harmonic balancer installer? The only parts store i can rent one from is an hour away down on the coast... Also also, i totally forgot to put tdc on #4(its on #1) before removing balancer and cover, and i put it back on just by tapping it on with a mallet, did i like...

Do i really need to drop the oil pan on an 03 to replace the timing cover? Looks pretty straight forward to me but chiltons and other users have said it is necessary, i just dont really see how it would help, theres barely a lip... Also, tdc on #4, line up timing chain, button things up, tdc on #1, ...

Astrophysics, my dry compression test came out to 155psi across the board, with maybe 2psi difference on one or two cylinders. I have not done a wet test. Engine has 100,040 miles on it. Oil is clean, coolant is clean, the machine drives fine just has a horrible idle accompanied with some ugly smoke...

So, i just got done doing a kindof preview cylinder leakdown test(it got dark so i just tested the main suspect cylinder, #4 because I found oil on the inside of the plug accompanied by smoke out the tailpipe), but im not %100 sure i did it correctly because ive never seen one done and only had the ...