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Matt, thanks for your offer of parts from your spare block, very kind of you and I might well take up your offer in the future. For now, for those who are interested in my excursion into the depths of my Accord's engine, I can report as follows: I had some time to spend on the car this...

Oh! and..... after reading the other member's tale of woe .... what can I do to check whether the engine is 'goosed'? I will eventually have the oil pan and chain cover off, but can I check the valves have not been bashed? by turning the camshaft and watching the top of the valves? I'm ***uming...

Thank you Matt, and for your reply to my PM. What about the wiring and fuel supply pipes on top of the cylinder head cover, right hand side. Would you recommend dismantling those, ie separating the electrical connectors, unclipping the rubber supply pipe, getting the thick section of wiring...

Thanks Matt, Today I felt like the luckiest man alive because all four injectors came out pretty much only using my finger and thumb! Having read some of the horror stories, including seeing the youtube session with a professional call out service that uses a 10 tonne hydraulic ram, and having...

Thank you Matt, I've been looking at your link and it's the perfect information, just what I need. Greatly appreciated. Does the oil need to be drained before taking the chain cover off? And do you know of an injector puller that works for my injectors, in case I need to buy one? Cheers, Tim M

Thanks everyone for your advice. Today I took off the cam chain inspection plate and found about six shattered short lengths of plastic chain guide, all bunched up at the bottom of the inspection chamber. No sign of any chain ?? I removed the visible solid block of metal that has a tiny spring...

Thank you Brian. Tim M

Thanks! Tim M

Which would be a good model for me to buy for my 2005 CTDi . And .... sorry to betray my ignorance by asking this .... where does the reader connect to?! Thanks. Tim M

Thanks Matt, Very much appreciated. Can anyone tell me which is the best diagnostic reader to get? Although the fellow I bought the car from says he thinks the timing chain snapped, it's obviously best to see what the car itself says. Thanks. Tim M

Thanks. I will look around the site. Getting familiar with the forums will be my first task. Cheers Tim M

Hi All, Today I bought a 2005 CTDi sport with 150k miles on the clock, as a non runner. It's in great looking condition. The previous owner thinks the timing chain has broken. He said, when he last drove it, there was some rattling noise coming from the engine but it was running okay. Then he...