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Old 09-28-2009, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jt20 View Post
if there a re any rough edges along the outer perimeter, it is most likely part of a chain guide. Somewhere along the line, the guide would have had to been installed improperly.

Valve stem seals are much thinner and would flex between the forces of your fingers.
the part is hard. There is wear on the outer part of it, as if it had been used as some kind of rolling guide. So you think it could be part of the timing chain assembly? maybe the tensioner? the car runs fine otherwise.
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