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      8bit replied to the thread M156 Cam Adjuster plates.
      My saga with this continues. Because I can't say for sure that we put all four adjusters in the locked position before reinstallation...
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      Unfortunately I have absolutely no idea now, it was around 5 years ago. Even the invoice won’t break it down as it was a negotiated cost...
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      I don't think there's enough access to drill it out with the engine in situ but I think a good welder should manage. How many hours'...
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      The main dealer encountered a very similar issue with a bolt on one of my cars with the same engine (albeit in a different platform). I...
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      Yeah it's the second one from the back of the engine so not easy to get to, if it requires drilling out then the engine will have to be...
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      Snapped a bolt in the driver's side cylinder head at the weekend :eek: Most of the rest snapped later after much Plusgas and an...
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      8bit replied to the thread M156 Cam Adjuster plates.
      Realigned the cam that jumped earlier so that's the adjuster now definitely locked and the cam back in the correct position. I'll need...
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      8bit replied to the thread M156 Cam Adjuster plates.
      There's no issue with the torque though, the problem was because the cam adjuster wasn't in the lock position on installation, so the...
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      8bit replied to the thread M156 Cam Adjuster plates.
      Got a response from 63Motorsport: I didn't think it mattered if the adjusters were in the locked position for reinstallation, did you...
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      8bit replied to the thread M156 Cam Adjuster plates.
      The engine was at 40 degrees and the lock tools were all in place and all four were removed, rebuilt, reassembled and torqued in place...
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      8bit replied to the thread M156 Cam Adjuster plates.
      Thanks for the video. We did all that - lock tools on the front and rear of the camshafts, phaser bolts were all torqued to 45Nm plus...
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      8bit replied to the thread M156 Cam Adjuster plates.
      Day 2 was more productive, we got all four cam adjusters rebuilt. That went fairly smoothly actually, got the passenger side done first...
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      8bit replied to the thread M156 Cam Adjuster plates.
      That bolt and the other two or three along the bottom of that cam cover were heavily corroded - the one next to the broken one was very...
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      8bit replied to the thread M156 Cam Adjuster plates.
      We sprayed proper penetrant fluid (e.g. Plusgas) multiple times throughout the day. The head snapped off first thing in the morning, we...
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      8bit reacted to badgx's post in the thread M156 Cam Adjuster plates with Like Like.
      Hi mate, try molex grips to open that stud. Hopefully wont need to weld? Given that your already struggling, I'm a little worried and...
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