Was doing a job replacing the rocker gasket it wouldnt stop leaking. And fitteg a spanking new rocker gasket oh and while doing this the f in top hat bush split for the breather pipe. When i looked beneath the cover i found the head to be spotless which is odd cos usally when ive removed rockers b4 the head has been black with tarnished oil Does the images ive got here show a fault or do they usally look like this. Ive nvr taken one off a gti so i dont know if this looks right The cams looked ok but what you all think. Could this be the reason the ebgine has been on the noisy side i mean its good its not full of tarnish but it looks too clean to me [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] Looking good all the same
I`d agree, it does look a bit `clean`. How long has it been noisy? Guessing it`s probably the tappets, due to not enough oil getting up to the head. The cam doesn`t look too bad, but the pics aren`t too clear TBH...
Thought top one wasn't too bad. But yeah the images arent the best but you can see some of the detail TBH 3month but no oil light probs put a new switch on day b4 not because it was faulty but becuse the plastic casing had gone brittle. The switch fitted is OE so i can rest with some reassurance that pressures are ok but ive thought for a bit it sounded like the strainer was blocked But i had been changing the oil with mobil 1 i know that the sump should come off once in a while but ive not had any probs other than the noise not affecting performance pulls well gonna change oil again this week and sling a pump on and clean the strainer
Forgot to mention 138k on the clock If the pump was struggling the oil should in most cases have became a burnt on tarnished oily glazed head that even fairy liquid would struggle with
Looks good to me... although I can't see the detail on the pics. If it's been regularly serviced all its life, and been flushed occasionally, then it could well be that clean. However, if it's a bit noisy, you want to get an oil pressure gauge on it first, and maybe drop the sump off for a look at the oil pump and pickup. If the pics were clearer, I'd be looking for heavy scoring on the cam lobes or tappets. If there's any of that then they need changing. If it all looks OK, then try some ATF to see if it cleans out the tappets.
thats looks way too clean to me although i just work on digifants but can't imagine oil delivery to the head should be any different. can you start a ket with no rocker cover like my mates 1.3 carb? if you get covered in oil you'll know you've got no problems! not too such how the head sprays with oil think there are squirters underneath the cam and as it come out the whips it round everywhere! check they arn't blocked!!!
Im almost certain theres pressure for the reason when i remove the oil filar cap i get covered in oil but ive not had the sump off myself but i will be for sure. I did feel at the cams couldnt feel any scratches spun the tappets they were free but did have some drag to them but werent sticking removed the cover not long after having been on a run up the mway so there was still some oilpressure behind the tappets Has any one poked holes in there strainers i know its not recommended but doesnt the system run inthat the pickup drags it to the filter b4 it reaches the pump thus removing the large solids b4 hand. or does it run the other way? Or is there a stainer already avaliable so i dont need to do this?
The filter is after the pump. The strainer stops any large particles going through the pump, though smaller stuff will, to be caught by the filter before entering the system proper.
I wouldn't poke holes in the strainer, no. I've found nuts, gravel and washers in the bottom of sumps I've taken out. the strainer stops them from getting sucked into the oil pump.
This is what mine looked like if its any help... After seeing your pics I'm thinking it might be oil flush or ATF time for me
looks like its a pump+strainer and the other bits to do then cos your looks more shet up like id imagined it to look
....does look clean in there..... . As recommended pull the sump, strip the pump if you think it's got crap inside or slightly blocked [Put items back in the same way they came out!] If you let the strainer soak you could free any stubborn bits, as always just make sure its thoroughly clean when you bolt everything back together.
it might have just been well looked after, my mates ABF head looked similar to that. either that or maybe it had a reconditioned head recently, or had the 'atf trick' done on it P.S. what type o gasket were you trying to fit, if rubber you need to take all the studs out and replace with non-shouldered ones
i was fitting the elring cork gasket with the two rubber rings ive had it 18 months with oil dropped every 3 month so while ive had id yeah its been looked after but i havent removed the sump or flushed the oil in that time just have to watch this space p.s when i remove the pump will it knock the dizzy out of time as isnt it driven off the pump?
