THRobinson
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Buying either the Equinox or Terrain with the 4cyl engine, and wondered about the upper guide bolt issues.
I see places like Dorman make an "upgrade" bolt, but all the sites that do an have videos, don't respond to questions and instructions miss a few steps. Everything seems fine for removal of the cap and the bolt itself, then outta nowhere the valve cover is off so you can see where the bolt is inside.
My question is, for anyone who has done it, can I take out the original cap/guide bolts and replace with the new bolt without removing the valve cover? or do I need to see where it's going to make sure properly in place?
Alternatively... if leaving the original bolts as-is... is it relatively easy to just stick a socket wrench in the hole and tighten the guide bolt every year or so?
I see places like Dorman make an "upgrade" bolt, but all the sites that do an have videos, don't respond to questions and instructions miss a few steps. Everything seems fine for removal of the cap and the bolt itself, then outta nowhere the valve cover is off so you can see where the bolt is inside.
My question is, for anyone who has done it, can I take out the original cap/guide bolts and replace with the new bolt without removing the valve cover? or do I need to see where it's going to make sure properly in place?
Alternatively... if leaving the original bolts as-is... is it relatively easy to just stick a socket wrench in the hole and tighten the guide bolt every year or so?