Pics of my 30K service for my 348TB SS

Knowing jack about the mechanics of a car.....$6k not so bad to me anymore. : )

 

Hey I like the degree wheel. The high tech engine stand is another plus

 

Great Pics - it must be reassuring for you that you've got true professonals on the case!

 

AHHH!! some one stole his motor =), cool pics thanks

 

Very nice, I would suggest that you ditch the air injection and plug the heads while you have the engine out. It's a passive system that only operates for a few seconds while the engine is cold, and you will still pass emissions because you are all warmed up buy the time you get there. Eliminates a lot of BS hardware and cleans up the engine compartment! Also gets rid of that rattling noise on startup!

 

Wow.... mine is due next year...
It will cost a fortune here..... :-(

 

Cool. Thanks for posting.

 

So guys,

When the cam shaft seals leak, which one of these pics shows the culprit ?

 

The first two show the cam seals, they are the pinkish color. The third and fourth pictures show the the cam seal o-rings, those also are the pinkish color.

 

Thanx alot for posting these pics Jerry....very intresting indeed

 

Is that grease on the cam journal nuts?

Is it standard practice to remove the cam pulleys if you're just going to change the timing belts?

 

Was a flywheel resurfacing suggested/done? Looked like some scalant in the coolant passages too. I would flush real well, and refill with DI and WW; skip the antifreeze for the Houston summer.

You making it out to the lake tomorrow? Bringing the F-car? If so, see you there.

 

FCA Houston Chapter event. You should become a member Jerry!

 

Absolutely. I didn't know he had removed the cams.

Looks like you found a mechanic that knows what he's doing!

How's it run now? Notice a difference in its performance?

 

Cool pix Jerry. We arm chair mechanics really appreciate them. Thanks. ss

 

The reason there is grease on the cam nuts is because this mechanic appears to know what he is doing! Here is what I like to see:
1) the engine is clean. Clean engines make for no crap falling into the head like dirt that increases wear etc. Only meticulous people clean before they work. This guy would make a good dentist.

2) He uses a degree wheel. 90% of the guys work by eye. This is the only way to accurately set and reset your car. Your timing will be 10/10ths now.

3) The grease on the nuts implies (also the other picture of the screw driver in the cam wheel) that he reset your valve tappets by the removal of the cams. He took the time to put assembly lube back on the removed cam journals before he put them back on to do the timing! He also tensions your belt by relieving pressure stiction of the cam wheels that is why the screw driver is in there. Very good technique. This is the way I have reccommended valve adjustments and 30k services be done for years. You can search past posts I have made on this subject. This is a thumbs up way to do it.

4) you can always grind the flywheel but this wheel looks fine but I need to feel it to be sure. These wheels are very expensive. I always recommend to stick to the stock or organic clutch discs to get more life out of the expensive Flywheel. Hard surfaces like kevlar give you little performance and much higher ultimate cost.

These pictures look very good. Please tell us who this mechanic is. It sure looks like you go a winner here. Please share his name with the rest of us. 6000 if that is his price is a bargin for doing it right.

 

Jerry,

Getting it done right...priceless!

 

Jerry, what was the turnaround time for this service?

Does he still have the facilities to do this work?

Very impressive!!