My Uncle had all the books and we get parts at cost. The dealer was only charging $180 for the sensors. Advance has them for $59 each. Once they said $500........I had it towed out.

Thanks for looking out for me guys!

There is no way the outer timing cover has to come off.
It should be right on the outside cover and very easy to get to.

I did a VQ35 swap into my buddies 98 i30. So, I'm familiar with the VQ30/35.

If the magnet came off the timing gear, then ya, the timing cover needs to come off.