i noticed this when changing my oil. i took the oil cap off and looked in and noticed scratches right down in there in the head. i'm not to familiar with internal work, i haven't really ventured down that road yet.

what could these scratches mean? (4 pics)

 

i believe they are just castings from when the head was made or what not

 

They are normal, every R head I have dealt with has had those scratches on them.

 

what they said, or kinda looks like it could be scratches from when someone was trying to do a valve adjustment(s). definitely not the result of floating valves.

 

wow man, well that cant be good i hope it works out for you

 

normal.....grinding from casting flash removal.

 

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Yes, as does every b16a i have seen.

 

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Exactly.

Nothing to be concerned about at all - they're completely normal.

 

Normal, nothing to worry about.

 

thanks for the input. i'll stop sweating now

 

yea its normal my gsr has the same thing