i figured as much... i let it sit for a moment after i wrote that post and the level is right where it needs to be.

turns out cylinder 2 (second from the front) is loaded with oil. guess i'll have to do VCG. I know it was done recently but it must have failed or was not done properly and the bad CCV hid the problem.

shouldn't be too bad. in looking at it, it looks way easier than the v8 which i did a few years back.

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