[shane1992]

Hey guys,

After pulling my cam shaft out to bolt my head back down I noticed it had some metal that has broke off... Attached is a photo below.. I got the head checked out etc with the camshaft in it, and the head guy never said anything about it, and if I noticed it he would of had to aswell...

Can anyone tell me if I need a new one? It's not on the machined parts, it kinda looks like its a locater for the first cap and seal....

[oozuk]

the cam is now useless

[shane1992]

oozuk wrote:

the cam is now useless

Thats not what I wanted to oozuk!
thanks for the quick reply anyway mate!

Cheers

[SierraDan]

Here lies an opportunity to get a beefier cam

[shane1992]

SierraDan wrote:

Here lies an opportunity to get a beefier cam

how muc is a standard cam ? And a upgraded one?

This is gunna put my rebuild on hold now a sI dont think ill have the cash to buy a new one...

May just get it in the car and replace it when its in the car...

[SierraDan]

Not sure on vitara motor. But I think on LROR I saw the standard 1.3 cam and a high torque cam were similarly priced. Better cam was more coin, but not huge.

[SierraDan]

http://www.lowrangeoffroad.com/index.ph ... -cams.html

[shane1992]

I was just on that, I thought that was a send in and get it back thing reco ...

[Bazooka]

Yep cam is foobared so I would first ...get a new mechanic - if he didnt see that ...what else did he miss ?? , then a new cam but before putting it in I would be pulling the sump off to find out 'where' that broken metal has gone !!!

[atari4x4]

shane1992 wrote:

Hey guys,

After pulling my cam shaft out to bolt my head back down I noticed it had some metal that has broke off... Attached is a photo below.. I got the head checked out etc with the camshaft in it, and the head guy never said anything about it, and if I noticed it he would of had to aswell...

Can anyone tell me if I need a new one? It's not on the machined parts, it kinda looks like its a locater for the first cap and seal....

^^^^ that damage has to relate to this damage to the rocker cover VVVVV

where did the head come from, to me it looks like it's been dropped or something...

http://auszookers.com/index.php?name=Fo ... ic&t=21368

shane1992 wrote:

Hey guys, in the process of rebuilding a G16 to put in my zook. I dropped the Tapper cover and a small piece snapped off, it is the parts that meets up with the timing belt cover.... The crank will be exposed a tiny bit when its back together...



Should I buy a new one? Or leave it and it will be sweet? Or get some moulding stuff ?

Thanks, Shane.

[stockman]

Good work sherlock!

[shane1992]

Hey guys, it was at pk heads near mine I'm not going there again... The engine has been fully striped down and cleaned and rebuilt since then...

Atari, i reckon your spot on with the rocker cover..I haven't found any damage to the head itself... This engine was one of my mates... The he's hasn't been off as far as he knows so I dunno about it being dropped...
But he was a rev head and would have defintly taken it into the reds alot.... If that would contribute to this

[Rockhopper]

For a head place not to pick that up is just F%$ed. It shits me that wonky arse people like that give the rest of the industry a bad name

[shane1992]

Rockhopper wrote:

For a head place not to pick that up is just F%$ed. It shits me that wonky arse people like that give the rest of the industry a bad name

I second that!

[SonicRat]

SierraDan wrote:

http://www.lowrangeoffroad.com/index.php/suzuki/sidekick-tracker-x90/1-6l-8v-engine/hawk-1-6l-8-valve-new-billet-replacement-cams.html

Hi SierraDan,

Do you know someone that has used these, I'm rebuilding a Coil Sierra 96 G13BA engine and got a response from them that is the US they didnt get the Coil version(weird)?

I think it will fit but not 100% sure? Doyou know of any other suppliers.

cheers
Jav

[taszook]

sorta off topic but talking about dodgy. i had a mechanic rebuild my front diff a while back. got it back and the hub wouldnt lock on one side, played around with it myself and fixed it, wasnt put in corect with the spring and turn thing. then a while later i done my own wheel bearings and re-greased inside the CV only to find it full of rocks... looks like they greased it, sat it on the gravel driveway (they done it outside...) then just picked it up and chucked it in with gravel stuck all over it.

since that day i do almost everything myself. i pay these people a small fortune for "good work" and get shit like that. at least i've learnt alot about my car since then haha