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Engine + Driveline / Re: Help on Camshaft cap nuts

« on: March 03, 2022, 02:40:18 PM »

Hey, i have tighten them all in the same time turn at turn cross patern always  from middle to the outside.
I have tried to start the car today after the new head gasket, head and valves. The engine runs very poorly, shuts off without throttle oil burning smell and some smoke coming from engine bay.
Through the valve cover cap i checked and cams are still on timing with cranck and i think i have already checked the eletrical and ruber tube conections, i dont know were to start diagnosing this problem 
Runned good before disassembling.

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Engine + Driveline / Help on Camshaft cap nuts

« on: February 21, 2022, 10:03:57 PM »

Hello,

Im just wondering if you can help me. I've been rebuilding my engine M42B18 and before i disassembled the camshaft cap nuts were far down on the threads, but ihad to replace the head by a new one because mine was cracked, and now after assembling the new head on the block and the cams on the new head then i torqued the nuts (15Nm) they stay almoast at the surface and Im wondering if i´ve missed something in the way because it seems a little strange .
Note: hidraulic liffters were out for like 3 months, and when i put them back in i cleaned them of the old oil and passed some new oil and slided back into the cam suport.
Here is the picture 1 before and picture 2 after.(could liffters be causing too much stress on nuts?)
Thanks