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I was just admitting my mistake about it not bring used for idle at all. I see that I was wrong about that particular tidbit of info. Not saying anything about your correction. No harm, no foul.

OK, in the strictest sense, I'm wrong, but overall I'm right about it not being the cause of his issue. His AFM is not the cause of his problem.

Bushings I mean, why I called them sleeves, IDK!

Admiration much appreciated, thank you. It's not spot on perfect, but the issues are only a few minor annoyances, and not life threatening. (I hope).:aigo:

You're right, didn't notice that before. Even when he clocks it, it may still be too close.

How come the car idled in the vid then?

Gotta bust you on that. It had to be something else contributing to it. The TCCS doesn't even use AFM input at idle, IIRC, and you can even drive the car with it malfunctioning or disconnected.

Wrist pin issues on these engines is very rare. If you got the pistons out of the block, it will be easy to tell if the knock was from the wrist pins. If you can't feel any play, take the pins out, inspect them , and if good, just replace the sleeves. Sleeves are cheap, and you can get those...

I was playing! 30 ft lbs tops.

Another good idea, but when it happened to my stepson, it ran fine, but made an awful ticking noise.

Doesn't look that bad to me.

Socket and hammer works just fine, if you have the correct size socket. Make sure it only touches the outer race, and nothing else.

Could have damaged them by improper installation, could be defective from the factory. Are they OEM, or aftermarket?

Sorry, missed that. Wait until you are ready to put the gasket on the engine to spray to outer contact surfaces. This will help it seal better, and also avoid possibly damaging the coating while it's sitting around waiting.

Whats wrong with the wrist pins you have?

You also have to copper spray on the surfaces the contact the head and block as well. Basically, replace all the viton you remove with copper spray.

Yes, and no. Yes you can reuse the gasket. No you can't clean it off and just slap it on there. If the viton is damaged at all, you must totally remove the viton, and then use the copper spray to replace the viton. You only avoid the copper spray when the viton is on the gasket, as it will...

How about you try new o rings?

Don't overlook the coilpack, and wires. I had and idle stumble after my rebuild, so I replaced my coilpack and wires, and problem solved.

If you don't have one, get the special tool for removing valve stem seals. It will make your life a lot easier.