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Cam train colour?
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 2:38 pm
by aviper4u
Hello,
Was sorting out an oil leak yesterday and noticed my motors cam train is heaps darker than others on the net, what do you guys recon?
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Re: Cam train colour?
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:33 pm
by NitroDann
You have been feeding it crap oil.
Dann
Re: Cam train colour?
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:43 pm
by Sailor
Ditto!
Re: Cam train colour?
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:52 pm
by project.r.racing
$20 5L Valvoline?
Re: Cam train colour?
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:57 pm
by hks_kansei
Possibly had the oil left in for too long between services at some point as well.
Re: Cam train colour?
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:20 pm
by aviper4u
hmmm well prolly just bad history...... lol
bought at 96kms now has 104kms change oil every year or 5kms from what i know thats ok?
anyways runs well so can't complain just curios i guess
cheers guys
Re: Cam train colour?
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:01 am
by noobee
probably could use something like this before your next few oil changes.
http://www.valvoline.com.au/files/productpdfs/42.pdfit didn't help me much before a 240km sludged up hyundai rebuild,but could help you.
the problem with our cars is this will also be building up in your hydraulic lifters,eventually causing the annoying tick tick tack noise.my na6 has 200k plus kms,was similar looking to yours,but had noisy lifters especially on startup.doing this a few times made it better.autobarn has it on special on nearly every sale they have.
Mick
Re: Cam train colour?
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:21 am
by aviper4u
noobee wrote:probably could use something like this before your next few oil changes.
http://www.valvoline.com.au/files/productpdfs/42.pdfit didn't help me much before a 240km sludged up hyundai rebuild,but could help you.
the problem with our cars is this will also be building up in your hydraulic lifters,eventually causing the annoying tick tick tack noise.my na6 has 200k plus kms,was similar looking to yours,but had noisy lifters especially on startup.doing this a few times made it better.autobarn has it on special on nearly every sale they have.
Mick
hmm that product sounds alright i should give it a try before next oil change.....
though i thought the nb8b motor didnt have hydraulic lifters and ran standard shim under bucket setup? anyways many mx5's iv heard on cold start have the cam train tap..........
Re: Cam train colour?
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 5:12 pm
by project.r.racing
that product is not a lifter noise product. it is a oil sludge/residue remover.
yes NB6/8s have solid lifters.
you should only hear cold lifter noise on NA6/8s.
