i recently had my motor rebuilt.make areal long story he did a bad job.the motor leaks but runs good.my ? is are the valves loud on a stock 7mgte? im wondering if they could be losse or some thing?
7mgte valves-cams??
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The valves are a bit noisy on the 7M, but not excessively so. If you got 500 miles or so on the engine, I would check valve lash and timing belt tension as part of a normal maintenance.
A head bolt re-torque is also in order...especially if a stock type composite HG was used with stock head bots securing it. Torque for the stock head bolts in the TSRM is too low...they need to be in the 70-75 ft/lb range.
A head bolt re-torque is also in order...especially if a stock type composite HG was used with stock head bots securing it. Torque for the stock head bolts in the TSRM is too low...they need to be in the 70-75 ft/lb range.
they sound like there ticking. its just been driven 30 miles sence rebuild. project car. so i should probaly just pull off the head and see huh? could it be a lack of oil.on the gauge it stays where it should be.
Just pull your cam covers, get your self some feeler gauges and check them.
Intake side should be .006-.010" &
Exhause side should be .008-.012" Cold.
Intake side should be .006-.010" &
Exhause side should be .008-.012" Cold.
ima try that tuesday my day off. it also has a leak i belive is coming from the main seal.under the intake manifold its sticky with new oil.
what would be ur guess. its sticky on intake side on the front side of the motor only. dry and clean on rear. the oil hose that goes to the valve cover was also replaced
Intake side, well it can be either cam cover gaskets, oil pan gasket or worse head gasket leaking. There isn't to many places oil can come from on the intake side of the engine. Clean it up the best you can, put some die in your oil, drive around a few miles, then take your black light and see where it is coming from 
very good idea.im preety sure its the head gasket. the oil starts bout half the way up....ima do youre die idea? what kinda dye?i dnt wana mess nothing up
It's "dye"
He's referring to UV dye you can get at the parts store specifically for oil. You will need a black light or UV flashlight to see the leak.
He's referring to UV dye you can get at the parts store specifically for oil. You will need a black light or UV flashlight to see the leak.
cool just checking. im not mecanicly inclined and got a huge project in front of me. also the oil vent hose that goes from the block to valve cover is not the oem molded hose. its a heater hose with a big kink in it. would this be ok to use for a while or will it rob oil from the engine.the hose comes off block and is wedged through the altnator's mount.
It shouldnt be pinched that much and im pretty sure you should get the proper hose for it. I dont know which kind but im sure its not supposed to be a heater hose.
Get a better one on there. I believe that if its pinched enough you'll have oil leaks springing out of a lot of places sooner or later.
Positive Crankcase Ventilation. Im not too sure about the operation of it off the top of my head so you should search on it.
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i washed motor...didnt use dye...i was broke...i now notice oil on the timing markings and area around it...you think maybe main seal....toolk cam covers off...no oil in there
i washed motor...didnt use dye...i was broke...i now notice oil on the timing markings and area around it...you think maybe main seal....toolk cam covers off...no oil in there
snyder250;1341251 said:
Could be the main seal or the cam seals. When the HG was put on was there form in place gasket sealant used there the block meets the timing cover? It can also be leaking from there. Cam seals are easy to replace but if you removed the cam covers and there was NO OIL IN THERE you have a much larger problem then a little oil leak.
