Cracked cam tower?
#22
that looks ugly
thanks for the informative post cvc2nr
did hondacare replace the complete head?
did the broken cam holder scratch your old cams?
did any small debris get into the engine? how sure are you that the shortblock is not damaged?
thanks for the informative post cvc2nr
did hondacare replace the complete head?
did the broken cam holder scratch your old cams?
did any small debris get into the engine? how sure are you that the shortblock is not damaged?
#24
..... looks like the bolt where the crack is wasn't torqued down. SO, the only mystery is was it like that from the factory or did someone fu<k-up?
Did cvc2nr say anything about the head being worked on prior?
Did cvc2nr say anything about the head being worked on prior?
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Originally Posted by honda9krpm,Sep 13 2004, 03:37 PM
that looks ugly
thanks for the informative post cvc2nr
did hondacare replace the complete head?
did the broken cam holder scratch your old cams?
did any small debris get into the engine? how sure are you that the shortblock is not damaged?
thanks for the informative post cvc2nr
did hondacare replace the complete head?
did the broken cam holder scratch your old cams?
did any small debris get into the engine? how sure are you that the shortblock is not damaged?
I didn't take a close enough look at the cams to see if there was any etching, so no real answer for you there.
They seem to be very meticulous in the whole process. The service guy told me that they replaced the head on an s2000 before and a little piece of something was sitting in the intake manifold. After they turned it on for the first time after replacing the head, the piece got thrown into the motor and screwed everything up again. So, I'm sure they took a good look at the block.
RT - I did say that it was worked on previously. The motor was torn down to replace a burnt valve while the car was still in the previous owner's possession.
#28
Originally Posted by cvc2nr,Sep 7 2004, 07:27 PM
haha, no. The previous owner told me about the burnt valve, which was replaced under warranty.
#29
Originally Posted by jankemi,Sep 14 2004, 05:31 AM
I'd guess that whomever replaced that valve did not torque down the cam bolts correctly. Too loose, to tight or in the wrong order.
It's clear as day, who ever did the previous work on the valves fu<ked-up, simple as that.
#30
Originally Posted by RT,Sep 14 2004, 12:17 PM
Bearing caps are not like head bolts in that the order of torquing makes a huge difference, but the under torquing of the center bolt in this case causes the span across the cap to increase two fold which the part wasn't designed to handle. It'd be like knock a center support out from under a bridge and expecting it to still handle the design loads.
It's clear as day, who ever did the previous work on the valves fu<ked-up, simple as that.
It's clear as day, who ever did the previous work on the valves fu<ked-up, simple as that.
Anyway - I agree, the last person who worked on the car screwed up, and as you've said, likely under-torqued one of the cam bolts.