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Just wanted to post a little update here- I pulled the valve cover off the drivers side too, and the intake camshaft looked exactly the same position wise as the pass side. Now, correct me if I am wrong, but all 4 should look the same as the exhaust cam in the picture I shared- correct? The gear I am pointing to in my first post should be adjusted all the way towards the timing chain as it is on the exhaust?
It seems to really properly diagnose this I should have ran a VANOS test before I tore this car apart- I just knew I was doing valve covers, and vanos caps that required re-timing the car and using new bolts in the adjusters and everything- so my thought process was who cares, I have to re time the cane no matter what.
I also retract my previous statement about the solenoids being cheap lol.. That was just from a quick google search and it was not for an s65. Looks like its about $900+ PER SIDE if I replaced exhaust and intake solenoids both, or like $550 a piece for a single intake solenoid. Rebuilt adjuster is $550 as well.. So I might pump the brakes on just throwing money and new parts at the car to fix it. Really pinpoint the issue- I did see that ECS had a Vaico intake solenoid I could get for $120 or so. Tempted to try it, but not sure if anyone has experience with these cheaper replacements vs OE? I know that is a no-go for the coil packs.
To answer your question on if this car had a rod bearing failure I cannot say... I know it came with a receipt for having them replaced by Off Camber Racing in Rockway, NJ back in October of 2020. I will say this car strikes me as having NO maintence done to it. Just incredibly poorly taken care of (least they kept the interior nice).
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