blown engine
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BTW, one thing I found interesting is the scavenger pump inlet and outlet ports just mate metal to metal to the engine case/cam cover and there are no seals in between. I think that's because there's not much pressure involved anyway. The pump is more for just moving the un-pressured oil from the cam cover back to the sump.
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I don't understand why, with such low leakdown on 5 of 6 cylinders, you would condemn all of the cylinders and pistons. I'm here to learn BTW.
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So one of my conclusions is leak down test is worthless to id scored cylinders. Your best bet is borescope inspection. Interesting, right?
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BTW, cam timing of both banks are at least a few degrees off (retarded).
Durametric reported about -3 degrees @ crank but my actual measurement is closer to double of that. Maybe one of the reasons is the tensioners have leaked down after a few months.
Durametric reported about -3 degrees @ crank but my actual measurement is closer to double of that. Maybe one of the reasons is the tensioners have leaked down after a few months.
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Updates: removed the bank 1 cam cover. It looks like it's been resealed from before and too much sealant was used. Note the old (stock) residual sealant on the mating surfaces. The excessive sealant almost clogged the cams ends.
The cams and journals seem to be in good condition and the last pic shows the initial clean up attempt. Will have a lot more cleaning to do but I just want to put the cover back on in the meantime so no dust/debris can get into the cam housing.
Also found a curved piece of broken metal like 3/8" long which looks like a segment broken off from a round part.
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The cams and journals seem to be in good condition and the last pic shows the initial clean up attempt. Will have a lot more cleaning to do but I just want to put the cover back on in the meantime so no dust/debris can get into the cam housing.
Also found a curved piece of broken metal like 3/8" long which looks like a segment broken off from a round part.
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So one of my conclusions is leak down test is worthless to id scored cylinders. Your best bet is borescope inspection. Interesting, right?
The scored cylinders can be found with a leak down test IF you can park the piston rings just over the scored section of the cylinder and hold it there. Thats very hard to do.
Most of the time a borescope won't even find initial damage, because it occurs below the area where the piston travels. For those situations, one must improvise.
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Haha Jake, I'm sure you could have told me everything I've found when it's all said and done. Just like you, I love to collect data myself. It's quite fun when you are able to understand how things work by inspecting the parts and contemplating the design behind.