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Title: Cam followers
Post by: samrey4u on 26 June 2009, 14:57:05

Decided to use my old mig as a donor car  :y gonna transplant cams and follwers to me new mig and vice versa then sell old mig which has full leather and long mot and tax. :y

Title: Re: Cam followers
Post by: M0T0RVATE on 26 June 2009, 16:19:27

And the old mig will have what condition cams and followers...??!
  :-/

Title: Re: Cam followers
Post by: samrey4u on 26 June 2009, 17:39:14

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And the old mig will have what condition cams and followers...??!
  :-/

well me new one needs follower i have been told :-[

Title: Re: Cam followers
Post by: The Red Baron on 26 June 2009, 21:58:26

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And the old mig will have what condition cams and followers...??!
  :-/

well me new one needs follower i have been told :-[

depends how bad it really is, could you live with a rattle. would seem a shame to bugger up another good car for maybe one rattling follower. also, sure its not the injection thats tapping/ticking. just a thought. i have a good set of (98)cams & followers for a 2.5, im sure a deal could be done on your spare  one so to speak, if its an estate.  ::)

Title: Re: Cam followers
Post by: M0T0RVATE on 26 June 2009, 21:59:40

When you swop them, you may be able to flush/clean out
the lifters before you put them in the old mig...

 :y

Title: Re: Cam followers
Post by: The Red Baron on 26 June 2009, 22:01:04

certainly yes, give em a good clean & prime them with new oil b4 fitting.  :y

Title: Re: Cam followers
Post by: markey mark on 27 June 2009, 02:06:20

be carefull bud the followers changed in 97/98  :(

Title: Re: Cam followers
Post by: feeutfo on 27 June 2009, 08:34:40

i guess you have tried the usual fix of 2 or 3 quick oil changes? Use VX OIL 10/40 semi synth. Cured mine.

Title: Re: Cam followers
Post by: samrey4u on 27 June 2009, 10:15:45

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And the old mig will have what condition cams and followers...??!
  :-/

well me new one needs follower i have been told :-[

depends how bad it really is, could you live with a rattle. would seem a shame to bugger up another good car for maybe one rattling follower. also, sure its not the injection thats tapping/ticking. just a thought. i have a good set of (98)cams & followers for a 2.5, im sure a deal could be done on your spare  one so to speak, if its an estate.  ::)

old ones a saloon sadly 2.5 v6 on an s plate :-/

Title: Re: Cam followers
Post by: samrey4u on 27 June 2009, 10:17:04

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And the old mig will have what condition cams and followers...??!
  :-/

well old mig runs quietly and has long mot and tax colin :y

Title: Re: Cam followers
Post by: M0T0RVATE on 27 June 2009, 13:57:37

Then sell the old mig, without changing any engine parts.
With the money you make buy yourself a new set of lifters for the new mig...
Better to put your hard work and money into the mig you are going to keep and run...

 :y

Title: Re: Cam followers
Post by: The Red Baron on 27 June 2009, 18:00:32

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Then sell the old mig, without changing any engine parts.
With the money you make buy yourself a new set of lifters for the new mig...
Better to put your hard work and money into the mig you are going to keep and run...

 :y

i agree colin. :y

Title: Re: Cam followers
Post by: samrey4u on 28 June 2009, 14:42:45

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be carefull bud the followers changed in 97/98  :(

old car is an 88 model  :-[

Title: Re: Cam followers
Post by: samrey4u on 28 June 2009, 14:44:19

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Then sell the old mig, without changing any engine parts.
With the money you make buy yourself a new set of lifters for the new mig...
Better to put your hard work and money into the mig you are going to keep and run...

 :y

i agree colin. :y

Any takers on me old mig then lol 9 months ticket and 4 months tax  :y will  put it in here for spares or repair i think :y