What to coat cam with for install?
04-01-2004, 12:24 AM
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What to coat cam with for install? I am going to be putting my cam in this weekend and i know most people just coat it in motor oil, however it will probably be at least a week before everything is buttoned up and it is ready to be fired up. So will oil be alright or should i use some type of assembly lube?
04-01-2004, 02:41 AM
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If you will be starting the motor up right after you finish the install, oil will work just fine. If it will be a few days before it is fired up, some assembly lube would be prefered.
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04-01-2004, 03:30 AM
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I used motor oil. Didn't fire car up for over a week.. no problems. I think whatever you choose will work. Just be sure to coat it very well to where its just freakin soaking and you'll be fine. Assembly oil would be a good safety net tho 
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04-01-2004, 04:49 AM
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Cam lube for sure. Why take a short cut for something that is less than $10. What if something went wrong with the install and no oil is getting to the cam on start up? The lube would give u a fair safety margin for those valuable first couple of minutes.
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Assy lube with moly in it. No sense in not protecting your investment. Might not be necessary, but what if you have 0 pressure at start up from a bad oring, or you screwed something else up during the assy? Protect your investment!
04-01-2004, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by DaleMX
Assy lube with moly in it. No sense in not protecting your investment. Might not be necessary, but what if you have 0 pressure at start up from a bad oring, or you screwed something else up during the assy? Protect your investment!
04-02-2004, 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 2xLS1
So what does everyone do when their car sets for more than a week without starting it? Tear the motor down and coat everything with assembly lube???
You will be fine just using oil.
You will be fine just using oil.
I see no benefit in going through the extra trouble of using lube on any roller cam.. The what if's were amusing to read though... 