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Klaus,
Thank you for the advice, I learned from your input AND fixing it! Yes, I had to drill out the 987959 bolts on both cams. You must remove the battery and housing to have room for that effort!
When I went to put it back together after the cam and crank locks were in place, I put in the new 987959 using a ground down T30 and I could torque the new bolts in with a half inch ratchet.
After compression testing the car, #5 was a hair low, but once I put a touch of oil in all five cylinders, the pressures were within a few PSI of each other, ie. no bent valves! I will take that miracle thank you!
Reassembled everything else vital to running, and that is what that T5 did without error codes. Tapped in the 1397381 plugs (2) and verified zero leaks. Tomorrow I should get the fender liner, harmonic balancer, and outer belt installed. After that is the wheel and taking a drive. Amazingly, no valves were bent, so a timing belt change and timing realignment have brought a 2012 C30R back to life. Ten hours of work $49 in dealer parts, and now the R is alive! Initial cost was $1500 with leather interior, $49 in parts, and 10 hours of time. Yes, I will accept better lucky than good! 115,000 on the clock.
jorrell
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