crusin93
Well-Known Member
Don't assume anything yet. The valve cover leak on bank 2 is the reason you have no sludge bildup in there. It all leaked out and cooked on your exhaust manifold! Continue the teardown taking note which cylinders looked "clean" due to coolant washdown. The star socket you refered to is really called TORX and it's a big one, t-55 or t-60. Someone else with a fresh memory of the size chime in for her.