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03-10-2005, 04:50 PM

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Re: my first rebuild

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head was a painn in the ***. Uses a vtec like system thats way to complicated. Hondas got it locked down. You can see all the tapits fallin out.I think its a resin style intake,not sure if its resin or just plastic.

Zetec is nothing like Vtec at all, Zetec has no varible valve timing or variable anything. Zetec was basically just the name they decided to call that engine meaning "DOHC/Multiple valves per cylinder, nothing special about. Those things falling out are basically hydraulic tappets with I assume shims on the top of them. Be carful when taking these out, keep every shim with every tappit together and note where they go in the head. Otherwise you will have to adjust the valves (huge pain in the *** on those engines) It's actually a pretty comon valve system, lots of nissans and kia's are like that.

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03-10-2005, 04:53 PM

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Re: my first rebuild

i thought the zetec engines were variable cam timing? i guess not

03-10-2005, 04:56 PM

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Re: my first rebuild

thats ------ great. my teammate put the head on the work table and let everyone of the bitchs fall out. i didnt see it but i heard it across the sop and ----. oh well. Ok so its nothing like vtec. WHat does the spring loaded gear on the end of the fron cam control? Ifigured that was fords ripped off version of vtec? Just from what i could see i thought it was a gear kind setup where the spring is compressed making the gear come together and change timing. JUst a theory but i guess im off on this one.

03-10-2005, 04:57 PM

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Re: my first rebuild

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gay *** 5SFE toyotas are teh same way with the shims and ----.

03-10-2005, 04:59 PM

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i thought the zetec engines were variable cam timing? i guess not

The only zetec that uses varible cam timing is the SVT and It's primary function is emissions related

03-10-2005, 05:28 PM

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Re: my first rebuild

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Originally Posted by random-strike

i thought the zetec engines were variable cam timing? i guess not

The only zetec that uses varible cam timing is the SVT and It's primary function is emissions related

03-16-2005, 10:17 PM

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Re: my first rebuild

Got some spare time in class today and figured id fix up a spare a6 head i have.Still got some more polishing to do and tommorow im outting new valves in it and gotta take it to the machine shop.

DId some more polishin and etc today.also a 57 bel air a friend in class is workin on. thing is freakin sweet and runs strong. just sucks its a two speed.

03-17-2005, 12:45 PM

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Re: my first rebuild

Thats cool that in your down time you can work on your own stuff.

So what about Ecotec!? I just assumed that was a variable valve thing too?

04-06-2005, 06:28 PM

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Re: my first rebuild

well finally puttin the ---- backtogether and were a piston and 3 valve keys short of ---- gettin together. ---- just keeps goin wrong and we got till friday to have it together.wtf. i really wish i couldve had the money to put together an a6 for class.