Recent content by Redfire_Jimi

I'll try that this weekend and report back.

I have used the grease gun for other applications and the fitting works. I was beginning to think the fitting was the wrong size.

The grease isn't going into the fittings and squirts around the fittings. I bought the grease gun from Jegs (see image below)

I ordered the same setup. Tow hooks, in my opinion, work better

This may sound like a silly question, but I am having trouble greasing the BMR poly bushings. I hooked up my grease gun, but it doesn't seem like any grease is entering the fitting.

Hey Dino, I may have to explore this route solely because I want to keep this head. All the porting work that was done wasn't cheap.

I thoroughly inspected the cylinder wall and it surprisingly undamaged. I can replace the piston, but I am worried about the need to rebalance the rotating assembly afterwards. I am hoping that replacing the piston with the exact same copy shouldn't require the need to rebalance. *Fingers crossed*

I spoke to a gentleman, he requested I email them all the pics and a detailed summary.

Hey Dino, I havent had a machinist inspect the head yet, but I was hoping the head could be repaired by a professional.

Okay gentlemen. Passenger cylinder head was removed (see pics below). Observations: Cylinder head damage seems to be isolated to one area. Piston head has deep scoring. Questions: Can I just replace the deeply scored piston head?

I honestly don’t know what to think at this moment. I’ve been in a quasi-depression state for the last month.

Quick Update: I am half way through pulling the heads. I did take off the intake manifold and observed a broken intake valve (see image below). Also, I know that I need to have the head completely off the engine to do a full damage assessment. Questions: Is this head salvageable?

This is what I am hoping for. Update: I spoke with a machine shop that specializes in cylinder heads. I will be removing the passenger side cylinder head this weekend and drop it off hopefully early next week for a full diagnosis.

Your are correct. MHS assembled the heads and degreed the cams. I simply lined up the marks on the locked out phasers + timing chain + crank gear.

My thoughts exactly. The only reason I brought up the timing is because I spent a great of time making sure I installed the chains correctly (1.5 weeks to be exact). I checked and double checked all the timing marks lined up correctly. And I drove the car for 1500 miles without any issues. I...