I hear you. I was the one who parked the car in 2008 because of this same reason. I actually hate the car. It’s a rabbit hole that I have decided I either need to crush or fix. I’m tired of looking at this car sitting in the garage. I’ve owned the car since 2006 and have only driven it 836 miles (only 50 miles since complete suspension rebuild) and it’s time to get it started.

I have to remove the front timing cover and replace the broken guides. I really have no choice but to do the work. I’m not removing pistons or the crankshaft unless I see scoring or other evidence that screams a complete rebuild. I can see after removing the intake & exhaust manifolds that the exhaust valve seals leak in a couple of cylinders so a valve job is in need or they at least need some TLC. But I need to remove the heads before I will conclude the heads need a machine shop. The car has 140,000 and things just wear out and when they sit for 14 years, who knows what else that does.