Im doing a mild rebuild on the head (head gasket, valve seals, intake gasket, ect..) got the camshaft out and noticed this. Does this look bad? It just looks like a layer of coating was scraped off. Its on most of the lobes.


thanks for any advice.

 

lack of oil or oil pressure problem either one.

OOoouch..

 

oem cam or aftermarket?

 

oem. The cars been burning oil and thats why im replacing valve seals and head gasket. Is this ok or should i look into getting a new one?

 

does your fingernail catch it?

 

no its smooth.

 

Clean the dirt off them and they should be fine. They do not look to have abnormal wear.

 

thanks for the advice. I plan on doing a performance camshaft real soon maybe like the skunk2 tuner cam but my wife drives a VW so its always in the shop which dont leave much money for my car.

 

thats funny. VWs are real pieces. Oh yeah that wear looks totally normal.

 

thats good. ill have it all back together soon. this is the 1st time iv done any real internal engine work, but i feel confident. i have a haynes manual and a hammer so ill make it work.