if you folllowed my last post, my car wiped out a cam lobe. i beleive i figure out the problem but now i have another, metal shavings. heres my question, how would you recommend removing metal shavings from my engine? i really dont feel like getting it hot tanked again, because i dont want to remove all the water jacket plugs and freeze plugs. i just used a stiff brissle brush and soap and water and there is still a few shavings that i can see in very little crevices. what if i fired up the old pressure washer and hot water? what if i dont get them all out? isnt that why i run an oil filter just to catch those very frw this i still missed because i know im not going to get every single one... so what do you guys recommend? what have you used?
Thanks

also i have one lifter bore that got a few fine scratches in it from a mushroomed lifter. what would i use to plolish that out? a wheel cylinder hone or just some crocus cloth? its not deep but you can feel its a little rough, not as smooth at the rest.

*Eric*

 

Pressure wash. When you're done and you're still dry, it's not clean enough. Make sure you use pressurized air to completely dry the block so surface rust doesn't start forming. It's even good to oil down the cylinder walls and cam bearings with Dexron.

The oil goes through the engine before going through the filter and back to the sump.

If you're worried about missing any filings, get some small magnets (roughly 1/2" diameter) and glue them near the oil drain holes in the heads and lifter valley. Also glue a few inside the oil pan. I used a hot glue gun to glue my magnets to the head. They're there mostly to catch any valve train components if I ever get a failure and keep them from falling down into the cam. I also have lifter valley screens epoxy'd in the block.

 

magnets huh? hmmmm... i like that idea! i think im going to go get some magnets and JB Weld them in various places... thanks for the idea!

*Eric*