RE: 5kcstq Timing Belt Woes

["Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>]

> << The only safe way to 'recover' from this situation safely is to remove
>  the camshaft. >>
> 
> I've not found it necessary to remove the camshaft on '85, '87, or '91 10v
> I-5
> engines.  I've oiled the cam lobes, then turned the cam with the 19mm bolt
> at
> the front.
> 
... I'm with Phil here ... The 5kcsTq indicates an MC engine ... and I can
tell you for a fact that the MC engine is in fact a static interference
design ... not just dynamic.  It really isn't that difficult to pull the cam
... why risk bending valves?

Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)