Grease used on cam install?

[mixxamike]

I'm just about ready to pull off my valve cover to drop in some '91 cams into my 96. Is it necessary that I use motor grease to coat the cams before they go in?


Also, how important is it that I put on new shims with the cams...If I don't install new shims right now can I run around for a short while (a week or so) before I pick up a new set of properly sized shims and install them?

[mjjstang]

I would think u should only need to use motor oil. whatever kind our cars use.

[RBS14]

i just rubbed mine in motor oil.

[blitz240a]

The best thing to use is lithium grease, its made for that kinda stuff. Can be found in any auto parts store.

[msaskin]

Engine assembly lube...use it...love it.

~matt

[Mr. Spool]

How time consuming is this install?

[180fan]

use engine assembly lube. try the redline stuff, it's quite strange to see metal soak up grease...but the regular stuff you can get at Kragen's is good too.

[mixxamike]

I just finished the installation of my cams...it was a bitch. I'm sure it wouldn't take most of you guys half as long as it took me. Previously, a coilover installation was the extent of my mechanical knowledge, so I didn't know much. But now that I think about it, it wasn't that difficult...what held me up was putting the last intake sprocket on my intake cam. I had a link bunched up on the idler gear and therefore had very little slack to work with, untill I found some help pushing down that damn tensioner. But everything's together now and it's alllll good.

Total time: 6 hours











My cams :Owned: me! :hahano:

[ryan hagen]

i used lucas oil addative, really gooey, but i m using engine assembly lube next time when i rebuild my whole motor. the cams seem to be a drop in for alot of people, seems the shim is to correct for the head, not for the cams?, from the cam swap threads i have seen thats what i think.