If my F13 was one of the faulty ones...
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If my F13 was one of the faulty ones...
My lifters have very light wear and from what I can see, it looks like maybe 1 or 2 of the cam lobes look to have wear. I really don't want to pull the cam because a) I don't have time and b) I'd have to put the car up on jacks and break the crank pulley bolt loose which I really don't feel comfortable doing. So if my cam was in fact one of the faulty ones, what would happen if I just replaced the lifters and left the cam alone? I'm sure these lifters would eventually wear too, but I'm looking for any option right now that doesn't involve pulling the cam.
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I did whats youre thinking of and replaced my stock lifters with mellings, but left my f-13 in the car. 6K miles later I had to pull the heads again. Show us a good high res picture of your lifters and possibly the cam through the lifter bores or bulkhear windows. Might be able to tell from the pics wether or not youre at particularly high risk. Can you feel ridges on your lobes with your fingernail?
-Tony
-Tony
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Originally Posted by GuitsBoy
I did whats youre thinking of and replaced my stock lifters with mellings, but left my f-13 in the car. 6K miles later I had to pull the heads again. Show us a good high res picture of your lifters and possibly the cam through the lifter bores or bulkhear windows. Might be able to tell from the pics wether or not youre at particularly high risk. Can you feel ridges on your lobes with your fingernail?
-Tony
-Tony
Originally Posted by orangeapeel
I assume that you are not wanting to pull the crank pulley off?
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If you have the mechanical ability to pull the heads yourself. The pulley shouldn't phase you at all.
Plus, pulling the cam will be simple, seeing that you dont have to worry about dropping the lifters.
Plus, pulling the cam will be simple, seeing that you dont have to worry about dropping the lifters.
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If you have the mechanical ability to pull the heads yourself. The pulley shouldn't phase you at all.
Plus, pulling the cam will be simple, seeing that you dont have to worry about dropping the lifters.
Plus, pulling the cam will be simple, seeing that you dont have to worry about dropping the lifters.
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Yup, all that's done from the top actually. The only reason you'd need to jack the car is easier access to drain the radiator, and to lower the pan for the oil pump.
You can get to the radiator drain without jacking the car up, and you're not messing with the pump at all, so you're fine.
You can get to the radiator drain without jacking the car up, and you're not messing with the pump at all, so you're fine.
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Originally Posted by Ωmega
Yup, all that's done from the top actually. The only reason you'd need to jack the car is easier access to drain the radiator, and to lower the pan for the oil pump.
You can get to the radiator drain without jacking the car up, and you're not messing with the pump at all, so you're fine.
You can get to the radiator drain without jacking the car up, and you're not messing with the pump at all, so you're fine.
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true, but many people replace the oil pump when swapping cams. I'm sure he has already done that, I'm just saying that's the only thing I *had* to do from the bottom, oh and to lower the oil pan. You might have a hard time getting the front cover off depending on how high your car is. The two bolts on the bottom would be almost impossible to get from the top I'd think.