The inner timing area is COVERED in timing belt!

Yeah. The timing belt was seconds / minutes / hours / days away from breaking. Chunks were missing, it was cracking at about every tooth. The goo was the timing belt.. fibers all all, turned into a pretty good sludge.



Got just about everything off now..

Cut up the stock battery tray to prep it for the 3.0L intake. Pulled the valve cover to get to the cams. Took off the cam gears, idler, tensioner.. etc. Ready for the water pump to come out, and the inlet tube. Needs a good cleaning though first..