How do I loosen the cam sprocket bolt without cranking the engine backwards? I am afraid to proceed because it seems like a ccw turn on that bolt will turn the whole engine.
Also, there was no spring in my tensioner
The bolt/cap came off with nothing behind it. I have been noticing a trickle of thick black oil on my short coolant connector hose (actually degraded the one that came from PO, so I replaced it). Seems to be coming from the tensioner.
Would this (no spring) affect my measurement of chain stretch?
Should I just get a new spring or get the whole tensioner - I expect to have to replace the timing chain and all the other fun stuff in the next 1-3 years as I am using the 5* key to correct what I thought was 8* of stretch (but see previous question).
Thanks everyone