Cam change no assembly lube
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 10,637
Likes: 1,246
From: Lake, Ms
Thanks everybody, when I did cams in my evo I used oil and it has 30,000 miles on it and no problems. Got my lifters soaking, heat on in my shop and as soon as it warms up I will be putting it back together. SBates08, I am located about twenty miles north of Tupelo, place called Baldwyn.
2010 Limited with some stuff!!
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 3,051
Likes: 9
From: Norman Ok.
Personally I've seen too bad low mile cams to not use pre-lube. Soaking is fine but pumping them up is not necessary and no longer recommended by cam manufacturers.
Here's what Comp Cams says about pre-pumping.
"It is not necessary to “pre-pump” hydraulic lifters full of engine oil prior to installation and valve
adjustment. It is actually undesirable to do so as the “pumped up” lifters will cause the valves
to open during the adjustment process, rather than positioning the lifter plunger in its operating
position as it is supposed to do."
Here's what Comp Cams says about pre-pumping.
"It is not necessary to “pre-pump” hydraulic lifters full of engine oil prior to installation and valve
adjustment. It is actually undesirable to do so as the “pumped up” lifters will cause the valves
to open during the adjustment process, rather than positioning the lifter plunger in its operating
position as it is supposed to do."
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
