So, are you guys ready to hear about this NIGHTMARE??? I believe this journey has come to an end by default...SMH. Ok, so last Thursday I began to work on changing the fuel rail and fuel injectors, and the bad coil-pack-well gasket that was allowing oil to fill the spark-plug well. As im sure most of you know, the intake manifold job is a major pain! I started at 4pm. By the time i finished the job and got the valve cover and manifold and everything back together it was after 2am Friday morning... The old fuel rail and injectors did not come out easily. Had to pry them out. Even harder to put back in. Took quite a bit of effort. As for the manifold, it took me about "6 hours" to get the back bolt out! Once i finished i was excited. However...Murphy's Law was in full effect. And my excitement went up in smoke when, as i'm screwing in coil pack #3, the friggin bolt snaps off in the engine. Sooo, i dont panic. I just know a broken-screw remover set is in my immediate future. So i just continue to put everything back together. I replaced the relay and went to start my baby up and...no joy. She wouldn't start. The one moment she did start for a second, ended with what sounded like a mechanical clank. Tried again and same thing happened, with more mechanical clanking. After that, i decided that i would have to do this job ALL OVER AGAIN, to see if by chance a socket or something fell into the valve area without me knowing. I postpone the inevitable because i have to get up at "6:30am" for work! Got about 2 hrs sleep. After work, got to get another 2hr nap, before i had to go to a Wake. After the Wake, i got another 2hr nap, before i had to go back to WORK! Yeah, life was great...smh. Now...Saturday rolls around, and i decide to tackle this headache again. Went out and bought a bunch of new tools to make the situation easier, now that i know the difficulties of the job. Im sore everywhere, with multiple cuts, bruises, and welts. But before i jump into it, i decide to try and start her one more time with the remote start to see if i can pin point where the sound is coming from. Figured maybe a screw or something got caught up somewhere in the drive belt and/or pulleys. This time, the clank seemed FINAL. Like nothing in the engine is going to move at this point. I removed the drive belt and turned all the pulleys by hand. All turned, except the engine pulley. Wouldn't BUDGE. So, i start the tear down again. Things went much faster now that i upgraded my toolbox for the job and know what's what. I get to the point where its time to remove the broken coil-pack bolt and WHAM! Murphy's Law. My drill burns out (it was a cheapo set i bought from craigslist just to leave at my girlfriend's house for small household stuff). Now, my girlfriend calls her sister's husband to find out if he has a drill to lend me. Long story short, he did. She walked about 10 blocks over to get it for me, and the drill he has...is a 12 volt Black N Decker...Jesus Christmas. SO, i have little choice at the moment, so i load up the broken-screw remover and get back to work, then...YUP MURPHY'S LAW! The broken-screw remover bit BREAKS inside the broken bolt. Now, all my Dewalt power tools and good drill bits are at home, in NY. But i'm doing the work in NJ. So of course im not equipped to drill out hardened steel. So i just skip that part of the job. I ultimately get back into the valve compartment and...CRAP! There was no socket of foreign items left in the compartment. But, what there WAS, is a displaced valve spring, 2 spring caps, 2 rocker components that depress the cap and spring under the camshaft, and a hole where, im sure, a rod is supposed to be, that the spring slides over. ALSO, what i forgot to add, is that in the process of removing the valve cover, i dropped the ratchet, which fell straight through to the floor. When i went to retrieve it, i saw that there was oil pooling out onto the floor. So, it seems that the spring rod fell through into the engine itself, and is jamming some gears. I have absolutely NO CLUE what could have cause this to happen. Didn't touch ANY of that stuff. Simply changed the gaskets in the valve cover and fuel injectors. Maybe one of the bolts in the valve cover snagged and dislodged them when i was reassembling it??? I just dont know what could have happened... Now, im sure my mechanic is going to tell me im going to have to change the engine. I just can't believe this mess...