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Feet

You have good taste ;). Did you buy it with a Mtec bumper, or did you add that on yourself? It looks like a dual vanos engine 530i...am I right?

I think that being her "spy" would land you in the "friend" zone. I'd steer away from anything related to her ex and focus on being there for her.

I feel for you, though. I've been through a similar situation and got f'd up in the head pretty bad. haha

Why 22's? There are better looking and more cost efficient sizes that will work.

!Removed!

So, no spark? Why did you pressure wash the engine?

Spinning the pulley will not damage anything because it's a non-inference engine. Just spin the pulley counter clockwise to align the cam timing mark. And no, removing the spark plug will not make a difference.

Kit

What is your budget/goals? I can piece one together for you.

Sounds like there is a short somewhere in the system

Why is it that it seems that everyone refers to lexls.com for reference? The tutorials were posted first, on here. Just curious as to why that site gets so much love from DIY'ers....

Did you replace the injector seals? It might be a vacuum leak at the injector seals.

Dog

That mark on the lower portion of the crankshaft sprocket isn't the TDC mark. That mark is to make your life easier when it comes time to align the pulleys. The TDC mark on that sprocket is visible/located on the top. Don't worry too much about getting the marks to line up with the marks on the belt right now. The important thing is that the marks on the camshaft pulley's and crankshaft, line up with the marks on the engine. Are they aligned?

I doubt it that the water pump would last 200k miles, though.

It depends on how much WHP you are shooting for. Are you going for a fully built motor or are you just going to use a thicker headgasket? Who is going to tune the car for you? Is the "tuner" going to use a stand-alone for fuel management or chip burn it? Is the "tuner" going to run the HFM in a draw-through or blow-through set-up, or no HFM at all (MAP sensor). Are you going to add a level 10 torque converter to your transmission?

There's a lot to "slapping" on a turbo. If you're still interested in going the FI route and would like some help, then please answer the above questions.

Did you align the mark on the crank before or after you removed the belt? It shouldn't matter anyways, unless you actually spun the crankshaft in circles, without the belt attached. The mark on the crankshaft probably only moved 1/4" either way. Just re-align it by spinning it a little to the left/right, when it's time to put everything back together.

Penguins

Anyone know where there is a tutorial on changing a timing belt? My SC400 has about 103k miles on it, and I don't believe the timing belt has been changed. I have all the maintenance records, gotta look through them better. Also, where do you suggest getting a service manual from?

http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...showtopic=14705

Does the owner have any maintenance records?

Lipo

That that bolt counter clockwise, then slip the serpentine belt off.

That looks pretty sicc. How much did you pay for it?

Or these....

Butt floss

How much money do you have to spend on rims?