B20 engine camshaft change

john h · Mar 18th, 2018, 19:15

Hello all,

Is it possible to change the camshaft in a b20 with the engine in the car?

Does anyone have a link to a good "how to" guide?

Thanks, John

kishor · Mar 18th, 2018, 19:43

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Originally Posted by john h

Hello all,

Is it possible to change the camshaft in a b20 with the engine in the car?

Does anyone have a link to a good "how to" guide?

Thanks, John

Hi John

Yes it is relatively a straight forward job

Ta
K

tdz840 · Mar 18th, 2018, 20:35

The radiator will need to be removed and if you are replacing the camshaft with new then the followers will need to be removed which means head off.
As Kishor mentioned its fairly straightforward and easily encompassed over a weekend.
Russ

Army · Mar 18th, 2018, 21:20

(I was tempted to ask which car - could be interesting in a PV!)

I´ve read that the fibre timing gears are likely to get weakened when removed so should be replaced

If I were you I´d get a copy of the workshop manual just in case

arcturus · Mar 19th, 2018, 09:02

If you replace the timing gears go for the aluminum ones. The steel ones are too noisy.

jimbo1593 · May 1st, 2018, 10:47

Yes very easy to damage teeth of fibre gear.
I went back to fibre as steel too annoying.

arcturus · May 1st, 2018, 13:47

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Originally Posted by jimbo1593

Yes very easy to damage teeth of fibre gear.
I went back to fibre as steel too annoying.

When folk ask about the whine I tell them that it's the supercharger

ksmi · May 1st, 2018, 16:26

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Originally Posted by arcturus

When folk ask about the whine I tell them that it's the supercharger

Sounds like a load of old Shorrocks to me.

Regards,Keith.

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tdz840 VOC Member Last Online: Dec 14th, 2023 11:57 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: fareham	The radiator will need to be removed and if you are replacing the camshaft with new then the followers will need to be removed which means head off. As Kishor mentioned its fairly straightforward and easily encompassed over a weekend. Russ

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jimbo1593 Master Member Last Online: Oct 1st, 2023 14:39 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: leics	Yes very easy to damage teeth of fibre gear. I went back to fibre as steel too annoying.

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