| [GMCnet] It could only happen to me [message #363430] |
Wed, 14 April 2021 22:46  |
Marsh Wilkes
Messages: 155
Registered: January 2004
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An extremely long story, I will condense as much as possible.
An imbecile mechanic in trying to remove the cam sensor on my
G8 GT 6.0 completely destroyed the sensor. By the time I got involved
he had the remaining portion of the sensor FUBR and pushed back into the
mounting hole in the timing chain cover, stopped from falling into the engine
only by the cam gear. No way it was coming out whole. A good friend owned
the shop, he subsequently fell and broke his hip causing permanent shop closing,
he can’t and I won’t ask him to make it right. Faced with over a gran in labor for a
conventional fix, I decided to try the almost impossible, which I am pretty good at.
First I was able to solder a wire to the remnant of an electrical wire sticking out of the
remains of the sensor so it could not fall into the engine. I set up my Makita shop vac with
very high suction to remove debris. I then started grinding on the sensor to reduce it’s size.
It was extraordinarily tedious. Due to the location I was having to use inspection mirror, bore scope,
a dremel cable drive, carbide burrs, right angle pick, special lighting etc. after several hours work, I
was able to retrieve the remains of the sensor.
Here in lies the question, I did not know this but the sensor itself cast in plastic, was then molded into
an outer housing of plastic. At the last moment this outer housing, the remnants of a thimble shaped piece of
plastic about 3/4” diameter and about 1/2” long with walls about 1/16” thick fell into the engine!
My question is, what is the probability of it damaging the timing chain, or causing other problems?
I hope Matt and other engine experts are listening, I sure need to hear some opinions.
I am open to all suggestions.
Thanks
Marsh “rarely post any more” Wilkes
Perry Florida
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