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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: badmuver on 27 September 2014, 15:46:53

Title: cam gasket
Post by: badmuver on 27 September 2014, 15:46:53

Been busy today, replaced the cam cover gasket and the plugs, then i gave it a hoover and then a wash.
pic's off my cam's before i cleaned them up  ;D

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dwniktto39ruaf1/2014-09-27%2010.15.35.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yufyxtstwtr7cfi/2014-09-27%2010.15.41.jpg?dl=0

Title: Re: cam gasket
Post by: omega3000 on 27 September 2014, 17:12:15

 :o lot of carbon deposits on the mating surface  ::)

Title: Re: cam gasket
Post by: badmuver on 27 September 2014, 17:15:48

So what dose that mean, I just clean it and didn't think about it  ;D

Title: Re: cam gasket
Post by: omega3000 on 27 September 2014, 17:22:06

Quote from: badmuver on 27 September 2014, 17:15:48

So what dose that mean, I just clean it and didn't think about it  ;D

Lack of regular oil changes  :( Do a few oil and filter changes after you have cleaned most of it off  ;D

Title: Re: cam gasket
Post by: badmuver on 27 September 2014, 17:26:04

Cheers for that , done a oil change this year, I will do one next year  :y

Title: Re: cam gasket
Post by: 05omegav6 on 27 September 2014, 19:06:01

Quote from: badmuver on 27 September 2014, 17:26:04

Cheers for that , done a oil change this year, I will do one next year  :y

Rapid, frequent changes to clean the oilways means once a fortnight, not once a year ::)