Cam Install... Read this first. - Page 3

bsander23 · Jun 14, 2007, 06:32 PM

so is it possible to reverse the rough idle after the cams are already installed? I was told you cannot since they are hydraulic........not sure why that would matter, but then again, I am a newb....

1.8tfanatic · Sep 26, 2007, 03:41 PM

Sort of noob here, I have a weird head tick that i just cant find where its coming from! You can hear the tick once warmed up, there's a slight tick at idle. You hear the tick once you let offf the throttle(on decelleration) stops ticking once the rpms go under 2500 but then you can hear again at idle. Could this be a lifter? i do have hks 272 cams and adjustable cam gears. I DID PRIME THE LIFTER DURING INSTALL. The tick slowly came out of nowhere after some time, and aventually got a little louder.

lengvang · Oct 11, 2007, 10:45 AM

to get the lifters out u got to take the head out also or no???

nightwalker · Oct 11, 2007, 10:04 PM

they're under the cams. They just come off. Literally. You just lift them off, so be careful.

As for the ticking, I would rebleed the lifters. Dirty oil can also cause lifter tick.

EVO78U · Nov 8, 2007, 09:25 PM

Lucky i read this coz im installing 272/272 hks cams real soon

C6C6CH3vo · Nov 13, 2007, 02:54 PM

For me the 50,000 mile lifter tick was solved by performing the diesel fuel wash procedure per FSM. Use three consecutive washes in clean solvent then keep them filled up when you stick them back in.

No ticking since then - been about 9000 miles

Thoe99 · Nov 25, 2007, 01:54 PM

I installed a set of GSC S1 cams over a week ago, didn't bleed the lifters, and I'm not getting a tapping noise. I guess I'm lucky?

njvlllrs · Dec 13, 2007, 08:15 AM

also I am curious if adjustable cam gears are needed when installing comp 272s.... about to do the install just want to know if I should get some... figured you would be the people to ask..

steadly2004 · Dec 18, 2007, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by bounthai

how do u bleed the lifters?

Did you read the thread posted first?

Quote:

Originally Posted by timzcat

Remove the lifter from the head and insert a "pin" in the center bore. Most use a paper clip to do this. I used a cdrom drive ejector tool if you ever seen one. I think a small allen wrench would work well too since it stiffer. We are talking a 1/16th allen wrench or the larger size paper clip.
Put the pin down through the top of lifter and apply a small amount of pressure to unseat the check ball in the lifter. You'll know you have it cause you can immediately start to move the top of the lifter in. Pump the the piston in and out with the pin in place until you can do it without the pin. Basically when you unseat it and push on the piston you are going to be pushing oil out so be careful because if you do it fast you will shoot oil out of the lifter.

Quote:

Originally Posted by timzcat

Easiest thing I found was to hold the lifter in one hand.
Put the pin in the lifter until it is all the way in. Use your thumb and forefinger to pinch the pin really close to the piston. Now push the pin in and at the same time your fingers will be meeting the piston so you can push it in and out while holding the pin in place. It's not very difficult to do, harder to explain. First one your kind of like wtf but then you figure it out and they are easy.

Jack_of_Trades · Dec 25, 2007, 06:58 PM

Good thread to have around.

southpaw · Dec 28, 2007, 03:19 AM

Hi Guys,

I dont know which combination to get. 262/272 cams or 272/272 (both HKS)? Whats the difference? Please help me out.

My car is an evo 8 stock turbo with HKS rs kit and HKS intercooler kit.

Thanks

xtremeIX · Jan 15, 2008, 04:15 PM

I recently installed a set of GSC S1 Cams and followed this post for bleeding the lifters. When I started the car for the first time the lifters I still heard the ticking. After I took the car for a 15 minute drive the ticking went away and everything is working great.

Jack_of_Trades · Jan 15, 2008, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtremeIX

I recently installed a set of GSC S1 Cams and followed this post for bleeding the lifters. When I started the car for the first time the lifters I still heard the ticking. After I took the car for a 15 minute drive the ticking went away and everything is working great.

I followed it and bled mine as well and had the tick. Having the tick is good to hear after the install IMO, that means the lifters aren't over extended and you won't damage anything during initial use (driving like that all the time isn't good though). Once the lifters fill up with the proper amount of oil to take up the slack they will adjusted perfectly for the new cams. Doing the 3000rpm trick stopped the noise after 5-8 times for me. This helps increase the oil pressure so it reaches the lifters a lot easier while forcing the lifters to open and close to their maximum length.

Quiet as a mouse.

undeadmonk · Feb 21, 2008, 11:07 AM

some good infor, i install with a friend and don't do the bleed part but is all find

Rob#2 · Feb 24, 2008, 09:35 PM

How many if you drove around for a while without getting tuned?
Thanks Timzcat for posting this even if it was out of frustration