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Thanks for the follow up info, great for the site. Those lines are cracks I guess, have never seen anything like that, wow. Cherry picker from above on motor, or tranny/subframe drop from below for flywheel access, curious. Your obviously beyond a typical diy guy to be tackling a repair like this in your driveway.?

It’s hard when no codes come up. I have seen intake throttle control valve cause no code bogging before on other vehicles. It’s a small stepper motor , not a cable set up any more. Usually a higher mileage issue. Not trying to encourage throwing parts at it.

I changed wife’s two years ago with oem plastic. My leak came from bad gaskets it think, no sign of a crack. Wast aware of aluminium option. This Kit also Comes with intake gaskets, not bad price at $180 can pesos. . There are aluminum coolant replacement parts that are originally plastic as well. https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=12899725&jsn=273

Wow that’s a ton of damage, glad you walked away. I have had close calls with deer/moose but have been lucky. With the air bags intact, I agree with Rebel it will probably end up back on the road. Sounds like you did well with the numbers. Good luck in your next automotive selection. It was nice having you here, cheers.

I’ve had it with other vehicles before, our journey ok so far. On a Chevy we had I added several extra vent holes with a drill bit, it fixed problem 80%. There is a clear automotive glue called PL6000 that I find a bit better than silicone. Could also try that.

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Welcome to the site. Should be if seams aren’t leaking. Some people dry head lights with a hair dryer and use clear silicone on all the seams, especially the top ones. Thin film only needed.

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There was a check engine light and code for cam sensors, mechanic suggested the work.?

I thought cam shaft sensors changed. Where there codes prompting that work. With 7 people and gear in car it will bog with the 4 cylinder. What are Gas mileage numbers.

I hope the JB weld doesn’t crack and something gets sucked into intake. Thermal plastic welding the parts would be a better idea. There are kits you can buy with a torch and a few types of plastic welding rods, PE, abs, etc.

I'm pretty stiff in the morning sleeping on the ground. Won't be doing this much longer I think. About 180 miles in three days was plenty. Guns stayed home so we tripped over birds all day long. Nice to see them.

Great you got in done, huge amount of work. I’ve wrestled with timing chains and timing belts on overhead cam engines before. Not a lot of room for error. Curious where you got your torque specs, Mitchel on line? Your user name should be engine-guy or car-guy now., for sure.! Rebuilding your engine probably better than a wrecker used engine which may have been neglected. Are you the original owner of this vehicle, if not how many miles did you put on.

Time to mark the coil on cylinder #2 and either put in a new coil, or switch it to another spot and see if code follows. After clearing codes again. How did plugs look, was #2 a mess with carbon ?

Haaa haaa. Out in the bush with the the quad and the tent for few days. Brake hydraulics enough of a challenge, without a spinning truck bed to deal with.

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If he took the ditch, it’s possible one of the cooling lines was damaged and fluid leaked out. Transmissions need fluid to create motion via torque converter. Start out checking fluid level if you have a dipstick.2.4 or 3.5 should have one.

I don’t think dealer can really be blamed, most likely unfortunate coincidence. Electronics can fail at almost any time. Try unhooking battery or camera fuses and see if camera reboots. There are times when a repair involves leaning all over parts of car, or disturbing adjacent parts doing a repair. Like radiator and a/c condenser when one one of them is changed out. Or partial repairs to exhaust system’s. Stuff gets brittle with age and sometimes it’s unavoidable to have collateral damage. Mechanics will sometimes stay away from some repairs on older high mileage cars for this reason.

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Large time savings too. I have pressed bushings into a few control arms and sub frames before, can get awkward. Even with a 50 ton press at work, I had to get creative to not damage arm while installing bushings. We are in the rust belt with these cars, spraying inside control arms with Rustcheck or Formula 3000 helps a bit. But rusty suspension parts can come apart tying to replace worn bushings as well. Keep an eye on front lower ball joints; Journeys have a tendency to go through them. Use joints with grease fittings if possible, last forever with a few shots of grease once a year.

Not likely key security system acting up if one click occurring. Although key switch has internal contacts which could be worn. Jumping contacts at starter relay under hood bypasses all security stuff and key switch and tests just starter by itself. Two bad starters not very likely IMO. If you have corrosion showing on main power/ground connections under hood, clean them. But low amperage power or ground wires more likely issue.

Pressing in bushings on control arms can be a pain. Do you have access to a large hydraulic press and have you ever used one before. Also need to repaint rusted control arms primer and top coat. Road salt eats up suspension parts. I don’t work for Rockauto, but it is hard to beat their prices on a lot of parts. Moog included.

With a remote battery set up like the Journey there are extra ground and power connections under hood. If I was having starting issues, cleaning up the extra connections under hood would be a good idea. Sometimes ground connections are mounted on painted surfaces. It. never hurts sanding off paint and getting bare metal and putting a thin coat of dielectric grease on both power and ground contacts. Battery connections should never have green corrosion.

Nice to see your detailed pics and a solution to the transmission problem. More intimidating to work on then the rest of the car sometimes. I lifted the signature quote from some southern US guy on another forum. A little blasphemes, but it made me smile too. Sometimes you need a laugh.