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Today was the day to get on with some necessary engine work. The 150,000-mile EJ202 has been stuttering at low revs and generally felt sluggish. The PO told me that the CEL light came on every so often due to the plugs needing renewal. I quietly wondered why he hadn’t done it. The leads are brand new NGK, and the distributor has been replaced by an aftermarket one. Luckily the original Hitachi remained in a box in the trunk so I have reinstalled that one. I didn’t have to search for long to discover the spark plug problem. Oil on the lead boots is due to one thing; the plug tube oil seals in the rocker cover. The plugs were in a state. No.2 cyl: so here’s my process for changing the spark plugs and seals, and checking the valve clearance whilst the covers are off: 1. put the front wheels on blocks to get underneath. 2. Remove the under guard. 3. Remove the air intake assembly, Battery and screen wash bottle. 4. Give the area a good washing as dirt must not enter the open heads. 5. I drained the oil. I believe it is not necessary, but I wanted to change it anyway. 6. I also removed the radiator fans and coolant overflow to gain access to the crank pulley, to be able to rotate the engine 90 degrees at a time for the valve clearance service. Now we are about ready to get on with the job...
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The Basics: 1993 Legacy Wagon. 2.2 engine with 109k on it. Automatic transmission. AWD. So we pulled the engine using the instructions from http://beergarage.com/ and YouTubes from the MercedesDieselGuy. The instructions we all good, but Beergarage was pulling a Stick shift and the Videos were great but glossed over a few points that I NOW know. I need advise on two different points. 1. One of the things that I missed in pulling it apart was removing the 4 bolts that hold the flywheel to the torque converter. When we pull it apart the TC was still attached to the Flywheel. Before we reassembled, I pull the TC off and then feed it back onto the transmission spindle and rotated it until is seated all the way back on the spindle.After getting it all back together and turning the engine over for the timing test, a big puddle of ATF appeared on the floor...... HELP 2. After: carefully getting the crank shaft spindle lined up on the TDC mark; AND both cam spindles lined up on the top center marks on the cover; AND getting the timing belt marks all lined up on the spindles and marks; AND all the of the engine put back together - We cranked it over and it would not start. We rechecked all the wiring plugs and hose connections and tried again. Still no luck. What am I missing????? Thanks in advance for your HELP! Patrick