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Sept 8, 2018 18:56:53 GMT
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Just about to rebuild my TU3S cylinder head for my 106 Peugeot, I have bought cam lube for the camshaft but was wondering if I should put some lube on the valves when I fit them?
Any help would be appreciated
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Sept 8, 2018 19:24:00 GMT
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Nope, lap them in. Lube is just for parts that rotate before oil pressure builds
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Ok many thanks for the reply 👍
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,840
Club RR Member Number: 174
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Sept 9, 2018 22:35:07 GMT
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Should always lube valves before fitting. Cam lube will do it, just dip the tip in and smear it round the stem a bit so it's not dry in the guide on startup. Lube everything that moves.
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Sept 10, 2018 15:50:13 GMT
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A little fresh oil on the stems but that's all
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Sept 11, 2018 9:16:51 GMT
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Should always lube valves before fitting. Cam lube will do it, just dip the tip in and smear it round the stem a bit so it's not dry in the guide on startup. Lube everything that moves. Cheers stealthstylz, I had some time to think over the advice I was given above, and thought i would do exactly what you have suggested, It makes sense to me that the moving parts should have something on them, Thanks! |
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Sept 11, 2018 9:36:03 GMT
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Whilst I set about putting the head back together I need to ask another question,
I took the head to my local ish ( 12 miles away) engineering company for head skim as it had some slight pitting around one of the fire rings and water ways/galleries,
It only had the minimum removed from it, so my question is about torque settings when re fitting the head,
I have bought a replacement cylinder head gasket by BGA which I assume is just a standard replacement part,
So my question
Do I torque it as described in the Haynes manual?
Or does it have to be different due to the slight head skim?
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Sept 11, 2018 11:15:25 GMT
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head skim makes no difference to torque settings, crack on as per haynes or the settings in the head bolt packaging.
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 174
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Sept 11, 2018 12:07:42 GMT
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Standard torque setting is fine. Just keep going round till they all click off the same before you angle tighten them, number 1 mistake I see with people doing head gaskets is they just torque them all up once then angle tighten and the middle bolts end up slack
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Sept 25, 2018 21:23:53 GMT
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Thanks for the advice stealthstylz and welshpug, fitted the head today and it's been running well and not smoking anymore,
Next job is to remove the gearbox, flywheel so I can replace the crank oil seal, It will be having a new clutch kit and a 5 speed ax gt box instead of the 4 speed it has now,
Need to pull my finger out and sort some seals for the 5 speed box where drive shafts go in,
Cheers again 👍
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