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« on: April 03, 2014, 12:33:27 PM »

So yesterday I was performing a valve lash adjustment.  That's when, I noticed this...

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These 2 show the wear all of the intake lobes seem to have. Doesn't look too bad, but I'm not qualified to say.





These 3 are of the far left and far right cylinders' exhaust lobes. These look like they need replacement, but again, I'm qualified to say...







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How bad is this?

Will it get worse over time?

Will this need immediate repair, or can it wait a while?

Other thoughts, opinions?

I believe this is related to a low oil pressure issue I had a few years back due to a clogged oil pickup. Enough to cause the VTC not to activate, sending the car into limp mode. I had the dealership clean out the oil pump pickup and VTC strainers for free because this occurred within days of an oil change they did *AND* their man only put in 2 quarts of oil. It's worked fine ever since, no oil pressure issues. I've also started doing my oil change and switched to M1 full synthetic and switched over to a ~4000-4500 mile interval.
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« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2014, 12:47:15 PM »

I'd definitely change that exhaust cam. The intake doesn't look bad at all but considering there was some starvation earlier in this engine's life, it'd be safer to replace both cams.
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« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2014, 01:51:17 PM »

Intake cam looks okay, but you probably want to make sure there isn't any scoring. That exhaust cam is pretty bad though. You definitely want to replace it.
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« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2014, 10:37:46 PM »

I agree with both of them as being my professional mechanic opinion. Deff check the intake for any imperfections  scuffing on the lobes
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« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2014, 01:28:00 PM »

I just did the valve lash adjustment last weekend as well, here are my results.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3kjwwpah1b4j4j8/AACWfATv3Fi4rr8AUx9dHEFEa

The intake valve lash was pretty decent, but the exhaust was way too tight.
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