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[theKnifeArtist]

yeah so a little update...the heads on, as well as the lower intake mani, the fuel rail, the egr, some brackets and some other little shit. i kind of screwed myself when i disasembled so i'm kind of guessing how that whole vacuum line mess with that mystery vacuum bracket thing works down on the intake side. then i gotta fix the exhaust stud thread hole in the head so i can put the hot side together..
is there a diagram out there somewhere to help me out with the vacuum lines down there? does that nipple on the bottom of the lower intake manifold go into that vacuum bracker thinger?
also..how come the tsrm tells you to install the cams slant wise? they seem to fall into place like the manual says, but they are supposed to be straight up...

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

Its in the first few pages of the 7mgte section of the TSRM if i recall

 

[theKnifeArtist]

yeah i was lookin and i cant find it

 

[jetjock]

how come the tsrm tells you to install the cams slant wise? they seem to fall into place like the manual says, but they are supposed to be straight up...

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[theKnifeArtist]

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[theKnifeArtist]

yeah so about that...
i found the vacuum diagram by the way. here it is if anyone wants it too

hey is that a coolant line or a vac line on that nipple on the bottom of the lower intake manifold?

 

[theKnifeArtist]

yeah so about that cam question. anyone?

also what is this? i got 2 on the fuel rail, 1 on the rear top of the intake manifold, 1 for the cold start injector...what am i missing?

and what does this plug go to, it fell off my harness. where it attached to is the other picture.

by the way as an update..the engine bay is almost assembled is the final pic.

 

[starscream5000]

The second pic looks kinda like an oil squirter bolt, but I'm not sure... The first lobes on each cam should be pointing up, but slighty toward each other too.

 

[jdub]

1st pic - Connector for the BVSV on the thermostat housing.
2nd pic - Looks like the bolt for the banjo fitting for the turbo coolant return line on the back of the water pump housing.

 

[theKnifeArtist]

putting the 2 responses together, it looks like the bolt goes to the oil line from the block to the turbo as shown in picture one.
about these cams, why am i mounting them slantwise like picture 2? is it gonna line up when i put the timing belt on?
and what oil should i use? i've been using 10w-40...should i keep using that?

i'll be hooking up my catch can too and i'm lookin for a straight answer and i cant find it. so is this right? valve cover nipples T INto the catch can and then T OUT into the TB port and the accordian pipe?

 

[johnathan1]

1st pic looks like a knock sensor connector to me...
2nd pic is the turbo oil feed line banjo bolt.

 

[jdub]

The bolt looked kinda big to be the oil line, but what the heck.

What JDub really meant to say was Aux Fan Switch on the bottom of the thermostat housing and not BVSV. Sorry man, had a senior moment here



Take a look at the oil section for my opinions on what to run.

yep, that's the way to install the cams...with the gears on, the gear index on each should be lined up with the index on the back plate. This is with the crank dampner indexed at the "0" mark. Don't forget, the cam journal caps have a torque pattern and spec in the TRSM...it's important.

 

[theKnifeArtist]

okay, right if the gear index should be lined up with the backing plate index as i was gonna do, why does the tsrm tell you to set them up slantwise?

and what about that catch can question.
and also, what should i replace my valve cover bolts with? i remember reading a good suggestion somewhere on here but i cant find it again. oh and i got these grommets for it that i kind of ordered by accident, but it'll probably be helpful.
sorry about all these questions...but i think its better i dont start two hundred threads with my random questions that i can find answers to

 

[jetjock]

okay, right if the gear index should be lined up with the backing plate index as i was gonna do, why does the tsrm tell you to set them up slantwise?

You're killing me with this cam thing. Think about it. Or lay them in there another way and think about it. Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?

The valve cover screws are M6 X 30, hex or socket head. I use hex with internal toothed locks.

 

[johnathan1]

Don't pay attention to the TSRM...lol...just make sure the notches on the cam gears point up...

 

[jetjock]

Well, there's a reason the book say to do it that way and he should. He just doesn't seem to understand why or that it has nothing to do with timing.

 

[jdub]

And you line up the index marks after the cams are installed/torqued down.

Think about it...at what position will the cam journals lay flat in the cradles so you can torque the caps down with the least upward pressure from the valve springs?

 

[johnathan1]

Ah, i didn't think about that..at least someone's using their "bean".

 

[jetjock]

Bean usage is good . There'll always be some springs that need to be compressed but minimizing the number is best. The reason is the camshaft is a long piece so they want to avoid introducing bending loads in it. Look carefully at the torque sequence for installing them and you'll see. There's method to the TSRM's madness.

 

[starscream5000]

and also, what should i replace my valve cover bolts with? i remember reading a good suggestion somewhere on here but i cant find it again.

Something like this if you are feeling lazy and don't want to go hunting for them at the hardware store: http://www.suprasport.com/Valve-Cover-Cap-Screw-Kit_p_65-295.html