jango,
Don't know about you but I would be worry about the washer, even if it is just copper. I would try taking the sump pan off, it's most likely right there anyway. When you change to the synthetic oil I would do it for sure.
What oil did you put in to do the new breakin? I was gonna use the Shell Rotella Dino for about 200 miles then back to the Amsoil or the Rotella T Synthetic.
Anyway, I feel like a complete marroon for screwing up the cam alignment. But I can always blame the manual. I did go to the dealer at lunch today and they inserted my backlash retainer for me, used the R3 tool by the way. I also went home and measured the valve gaps per jojje's suggestion to see if anything was bent - nope! Good to go, exact same specs as before. Appears I dodged one this time. Wheew, big relief. Now to get it done, supposed to be 65ºF+ and sunny next couple days too.
