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Offline JC

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Spot the Problem - GGGRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr
« on: 21 June 2009, 09:41 »
Right then, the " Noise " from the top of my engine is now at the point that before I spend OWT else on her, it needs sorting,

so today i got up  before my Fathers Day Breakfast and stripped her down to see what i could see.  :huh:

Opend up the heart of the old girl, and there was nothing obvious  :smiley:



then i noticed the ISSUE  :evil: seems the " top end rebuild " just before i bought the car really was CR@P



So those that can spot the " problem " can you advise me

1, would this cause a " cammy rattle / knock )

2, where to go from here / what to do.

Thanks in advance  :cry:
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VeeDubGTI16v

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Re: Spot the Problem - GGGRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr
« Reply #1 on: 21 June 2009, 09:54 »
possibly, im not sure how different the caps can be

swap them over and cross your fingers! hopefully theres no damage under there as the head is softer than the cams  :undecided:

has it always been noisey since you have owned it then?
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Offline JC

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Re: Spot the Problem - GGGRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr
« Reply #2 on: 21 June 2009, 10:00 »
did think about that,

but she is all rebuilt now,

 but i do have a spare lump that i could swap everything over from  :lipsrsealed: and replace the lifters and cambelt at the same time  :shocked:
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Re: Spot the Problem - GGGRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr
« Reply #3 on: 21 June 2009, 10:06 »
were there any marks/scoring on the caps?

thinking about it if its only just started making a niose thats probably not the problem. it would be noisy straight after the rebuild and get quieter as the cam caps are 'reshaped'  :grin:
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Re: Spot the Problem - GGGRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr
« Reply #4 on: 21 June 2009, 10:09 »
been noisey since i bought  it ( not long since rebuild, ) and is just  starting to get noisier - about 8k  :lipsrsealed:
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Re: Spot the Problem - GGGRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr
« Reply #5 on: 21 June 2009, 10:18 »
bugger - thats gonna be the problem then

anthing visible on the caps?

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Offline Fatty B

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Re: Spot the Problem - GGGRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr
« Reply #6 on: 21 June 2009, 10:20 »
bearings and the caps are paired for a reason. the problem is the damage has more then likely been done now.
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Re: Spot the Problem - GGGRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr
« Reply #7 on: 21 June 2009, 10:23 »
 :cry: that was my thinking when i saw the numbers - wishful thinking was trying to tell me otherwise  :cry:
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Re: Spot the Problem - GGGRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr
« Reply #8 on: 21 June 2009, 10:29 »
the best thing to do is swap the stuff you have from your spare engine into this car check the bearings on the old one first might be worth getting a new set for peace of mind though. any damage to the camshaft.
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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: Spot the Problem - GGGRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr
« Reply #9 on: 21 June 2009, 10:42 »
New set? IIRC they can't be swapped out as they are machined unique to each head, its a new head affair if the cam caps are damaged.

I did fix it for you ...

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