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Old 11-26-2006, 10:53 PM
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Cam Change Help Thanks/Question about Breakin

Thanks to everyone for helping and/or inspiring me into a successful cam change on an '85 380SL. It wasn't really that bad except very nerve-wracking, worring about the cam bearing/head bolt threads. With slow,even, and oiled torquing, I was apparently successful. The engine started literally the first crank revolution (NATURALLY, I had spun it by hand maybe 10 times before starting). I had nightmares about parts popping through the cam covers.

The book mentions an immediate oil change after doing a chain/etc replacement (which I also did). Although I'm really sure that there was no way anything went in the engine while I was grinding the chain ends off, when should I really do it? I used breakin lube on the cam and rockers - is that bad to leave in for any length of time? OR SHOULD I leave it in for a while? The breakin lube bottle offers no advice. I did run the engine about 2000 rpm for 10-15 minutes; I had read that this is a good speed to have the cam and (new) rockers meet and greet each other. I've looked at the parts since and they are perfect; the oil tube is literally streaming oil to the cam lobes, even at idle - something it hadn't been doing recently, considering that it was essentially laying on top of the bearings .

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