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cam slop?
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:56 am
by dirtyhandssubaru555
so i notice some slope in the turbo side cam when i was installing the cam gear. i could pull and push on the came, front to back, is this normal? or is it something i should look in to?
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:36 pm
by Legacy777
how much slop?
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:43 pm
by dirtyhandssubaru555
some were around an 8th of an inch or so. enough to notice it
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:33 pm
by Legacy777
Yeah that seems like a decent amount....however I don't know what "normal" is.
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:43 pm
by dirtyhandssubaru555
i don't think it is very normal considering the other side didn't move enough for me for me to notice, since this is my first EJ i'm not about to say its not normal cause i don't know. i think i'm gong to pull the cam tower apart here soon and replace some lifters that have been giving me some problems. any body else have an idea?
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:35 pm
by mxpunk
my 91 ej22t heads, the passenger side cam had alot of side to side play or 'slop' as you call it when i did the timing belt install on my ej18/22t hybrid.
i think in my case, it was lack of oil in the head cause the motor sat inside on its side for 2 years and i guess all the oil just ran down into the other side or something, but the car runs fine.
it just made it alittle tricky to get the timing belt installed, took a few tries.
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:54 pm
by thehookeup
im pretty sure its not normal, should feel like the other side