cam caps

[omega11855]

i just took apart my motor and the cam caps as well as the head material for the journals had little tiny nicks in them what can i do to take care of these little scratches do i need a new head? please i need to know asap

 

[omega11855]

bump

 

[ek9r]

show pics. it dosent sound good. what kind of shape are the cams in? what engine?

 

[omega11855]

cams are fine i dont have a camera 98 civic with type-r engine

 

[omega11855]

so what do you think?

 

[B16]

you have one with better focus? are these scratches on the cam caps too?

 

[omega11855]

yes they are real tiny not many someone said i can just get it all align honed like the mains so i will take that route

 

[no2psi]

If it were in focus, I could tell for sure, but it looks fine to me. I have used some less than perfect heads that worked out just fine.

 

[gocivicls]

I would think if it was too bad, the cams would show the evidence.

Take it to a machine shop, they will tell you ya or na!

 

[SlowHatchGrL]

How do you get the cam caps off!??? I've taken out the bolts but they won't budge!!!!!!

 

[gocivicls]

Just wiggle back and forth and they will work loose!

I gently hold with channel locks as I wiggle, being very carful not to bite down too hard.

 

[SlowHatchGrL]

K, I read that you can pry them off with a screwdriver but have to be very careful. I've tried wiggling them just with my hands but no luck. Thanks for the advice.

 

[gocivicls]

Screw driver works too, just be careful not to hit anything important.

 

[D See 2]

use a wooden toothpick and gently rub across the "tick" marks... if you can feel them, thats not good at all. if you cannot feel them then you should be ok.