Camshafts opinion

[Macrez21]

Hey everyone, 

This is more of a question what you guys think of my camshafts. Should I replace them, should I look for further troubles elsewhere? Am I making mountains out of molehills and should expect this from such a hot engine?

[GTSBoy]

You do realise that they're just dirty, right?

The yellow is varnish, cooked on from not having suitable oil changes. The black is grunge baked onto the base circle where/when it doesn't touch the bucket.

Unless you clean them up and find that they actually have worn through the face, they are fine.

But that engine has been owned and operated by an utter f**kwit at some point.

[Macrez21]

44 minutes ago, GTSBoy said:

You do realise that they're just dirty, right?

The yellow is varnish, cooked on from not having suitable oil changes. The black is grunge baked onto the base circle where/when it doesn't touch the bucket.

Unless you clean them up and find that they actually have worn through the face, they are fine.

But that engine has been owned and operated by an utter f**kwit at some point.

Thank you GTS. Agreed on the previous owner. 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Since you're that far already, why not pop in new valve springs, valve stem seals & cams with higher lift/bit more duration.

And..... might as well put in a Samsonas.

[Ben C34]

30 minutes ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Since you're that far already, why not pop in new valve springs, valve stem seals & cams with higher lift/bit more duration.

And..... might as well put in a Samsonas.

May as well skip even more steps and f**k up the motor so it can sit there not running for a few years.

[admS15]

37 minutes ago, Ben C34 said:

May as well skip even more steps and f**k up the motor so it can sit there not running for a few years.

It's gonna happen eventually anyway, right. May as well... Maybe not.