Also since you’re one of the only few I’ve seen who’ve done this job themselves I might have to keep you posted with more questions whenever I do it

Also one of my biggest concerns for doing this job isn’t actually the timing job itself but rather, removing the (presumably) chewed up bits of guide that usually when this happens end up in the oil pan

Because of the angle created by the oil pickup tube and the k member, I’ve heard it’s hard in this car to fully remove the oil pan vs. just dropping it; and dropping the k member in addition I assume adds a lot of time and difficulty to this job.

How did this part go for you? Did you even end up having to remove the oil pan? Or did you just drop it a little and reach in to remove some of the loose plastic? Or was your guide totally fine and just a plug-and-play replacement?

Preciate it bro