Hi all,

I bought a b16 cylinder head online and when it came in I inspected it and found a few scores on the cam journal bearings on two surfaces: one on an intake and one on the furthest exhaust. They appear on both the cam caps and the cylinder head. Should I worry? Are they repairable, like if I knocked down the high spots can I run it and be okay? Or is it too far gone at this point? I’d really like to make it work and work reliably but I just need some more opinions before I do anything rash.
On another issue, the furthest passenger exhaust side cam cap has a crack, strangely past where the camshaft ends.. I want to say it’s toast, but I’m not sure if it’s in a critical location on the cam cap or not.

Any input is appreciated..

 

Knock down and high spots if any and run it!

 

What about the crack, do you think the crack in the cap is in a bad spot or do you think it’s inconsequential?

 

Are you sure it is a crack? Clean it up and see if that runs all the way to the outside edge.

 

That Crack you have is clearly caused by from whomever put a aftermarket triple oring cam seal in with a tonne of sealant and over torqueing. The crack has appeared to have travelled into the journal and I would be a bit worried. Best thing to do would replace it and have it line honed if possible... Or take a gamble and very carefully and gently wet sand it in the same direction as rotation with 2000 grit sandpaper that is wrapped around a socket that is nearly the same diameter as the journal. Only polish it a tad and run it. Probably will be fine with just doing that since the bolts will hold it together.