Hello Preben,
Chris is spot on with his advise regarding changing your camshaft at the same time as doing the timing set, afterall in the long run he is trying to save you money. Naturally all the lifters will need to be changed at the same time when a camshaft is changed, otherwise the old lifters will destroy your new camshaft and you will have to do it all again a week later.
Regular oil changes are essential for gaining the longest life from a Rover V8, and these will have a direct bearing on how rapidly parts wear away. When you look into the rocker cover having unscrewed the oil filler cap, what colour do you see? Is it black and shiny or a lighter colour?
The biggest expense will come depending on whether you intend to pay a garage to do the work or if you do it yourself. The camshaft is the major point here,....if you do the work yourself and when it comes time to start the engine it does not run within the first few turns of the starter, then your new camshaft will be getting ruined.. :shock: This is applicable to all engines, new camshafts must be run in correctly and so the engine must start and run without idling for a good 20 minutes or so.
It is all a pain I know and a cost that you would rather not have, but these things have to be considered given the state of your car / engine,...bent pushrods...not a good start.
Ron.
Chris is spot on with his advise regarding changing your camshaft at the same time as doing the timing set, afterall in the long run he is trying to save you money. Naturally all the lifters will need to be changed at the same time when a camshaft is changed, otherwise the old lifters will destroy your new camshaft and you will have to do it all again a week later.
Regular oil changes are essential for gaining the longest life from a Rover V8, and these will have a direct bearing on how rapidly parts wear away. When you look into the rocker cover having unscrewed the oil filler cap, what colour do you see? Is it black and shiny or a lighter colour?
The biggest expense will come depending on whether you intend to pay a garage to do the work or if you do it yourself. The camshaft is the major point here,....if you do the work yourself and when it comes time to start the engine it does not run within the first few turns of the starter, then your new camshaft will be getting ruined.. :shock: This is applicable to all engines, new camshafts must be run in correctly and so the engine must start and run without idling for a good 20 minutes or so.
It is all a pain I know and a cost that you would rather not have, but these things have to be considered given the state of your car / engine,...bent pushrods...not a good start.
Ron.
