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Had a customer come in with a beautiful 2006 with only 18k on the clock, for routine check up. Come to find out the valve adjustment clearances are off the chart. Further inspection reveals the car has a "built" head. These are typical findings of any non-oem parts inside the engine. The oem parts are hard as diamonds, and will never come apart like this. Ever.
Last edited by Billman250; 05-07-2017 at 04:01 AM.
Note the pic above is from a build with somewhere under 18k miles. There are more pics to follow, including camshafts that are coming apart as well. I wont mention the makers of the parts publicly.
This car was bought from a Honda dealer, and the customer was unaware of the engine's condition. If you have any aftermarket valves in your engine, or any non-oem engine parts, the chances are high that they are coming apart.
The car also burns a lot of oil. We are praying that the large amounts of powdered metal have not destroyed the cylinder walls.
OEM parts currently have a 100% track record in 14 years worth of cars, holding valve adjustment clearances for 150k and counting. These aftermarket "builds" are completely unnecessary, metal shaving off in the first mile, a massive downgrade to an indestructible engine, coming out of adjustment in 5k miles or less.
Last edited by Billman250; 05-08-2017 at 03:10 PM.
05-07-2017, 03:38 AM
"Built" cylinder heads/engines: longevity (pics)
