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Old 06-06-2005, 07:36 AM
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Look under my rear valve cover

Was replacing some of the valve cover gaskets this weekend - here are some pics of the cams, etc.

Not sure what (if anything) to deduce from it... any comments?



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how much did you need to do it??
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looks fine.. what kind of oil do you use?
 
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Originally Posted by njmodi
Was replacing some of the valve cover gaskets this weekend - here are some pics of the cams, etc.

Not sure what (if anything) to deduce from it... any comments?



it looks like a rat crawled in your cams (via air intake perhaps) and got turned into soup.

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Originally Posted by WielkiWaac
how much did you need to do it??
don't know what you mean... if you mean why did I do it? I had oil in the spark plug chamber for cylinder #5.. the spark plug tube seal had cracked... I have plenty of pics of all that stuff if anyone is interested.
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Old 06-06-2005, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by kormax97
looks fine.. what kind of oil do you use?
Castrol GTX 5w30 - since I got the car (had 40k on it).. now (5 yrs since I bought the car), I'm at 120k.
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Originally Posted by Dexter
either it's under some serious corosion or a rat crawled in your cams (via air intake perhaps) and got turned into soup, I hope it's the later.

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What? If you are talking about the rest of the engine bay - ya - lots of stuff corroding - and I try to keep it as clean as time allows.. but the car is 10 yrs old - and been through as many midwest winters.... salt really does a number on cars around here!
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What? If you are talking about the rest of the engine bay - ya - lots of stuff corroding - and I try to keep it as clean as time allows.. but the car is 10 yrs old - and been through as many midwest winters.... salt really does a number on cars around here!
yeah, main reason why I would hate living near a Bay.

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Yup. Getting some of the hoses off and bolts was a b**** from the corrosion and rust... now I just gotta put things back together.
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