So, after taking everything apart, I have still not conclusively found a root cause of my problem. The timing marks all lined up, nothing looked broken, the oil gallery gaskets are all intact, nothing looked too dirty or gunked up, etc. Before I replace everything and put it back together and hope that it just works, what are the things I should check for?
However.. I just found these threads on G37:
https://www.myg37.com/forums/engine-...m-phasers.html
http://www.jimwolftechnology.com/wol...derslipped.pdf
https://www.myg37.com/forums/engine-...g-weird-2.html
Could this be my issue?
These are my phasers:
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Comparing to the internet..
This is just comparing the bolt head, which could have no relation to the actual timing marks.. but it seems consistent. Could this be my problem? Has anyone verified this before?