camshaft bearing clearance or wear ?

On 2005-07-10 snipped-for-privacy@o.ne said: >Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech >When checking valve clearances, I noticed that the valves farthest >from the distribution belt are influencing one another. That is, >the inlet valve clearance becomes higher when the outlet valve is >open. This is about 2/1000th of an inch. The problem is also >present on the third cylinder, albeit much less so. And even >slighter on cylinder 2. Ages ago (1963 VW) I noticed a similar inconsistency in my valve settings - adjust, then check and they would be different. My solution was to disconnect power to the ignition and crank the engine with the starter for a few seconds before doing the adjustment. My theory was that the cranking built up oil pressure and centered the cam in its bearings. Worked.

(Adjusted cold, after sitting over night.)

You appear to have an overhead cam with belt drive; I expect the belt tension is pulling that end of the cam down into its bearing, making its position more stable. Not a problem I've noticed on my old Hondas.

Tom Willmon near Mountainair, (mid) New Mexico, USA

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Hello,

Thanks, and I'm happy for you it worked. But I did crank the engine around without ignition, some 6 seconds, and still the same problem occurred.

I adjusted the valves now in a position when all load is away from the cylinder I'm busy with ( rockers on adjacent cylinders as well ) but I suspect the problem is still there. I wonder whether it is wear or something else. As the engine has had some problems, I don't exclude anything.

Thanks again,

Carl

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