haha I wonder who's orange oil pan that is?

My friend just picked up like 2 dozen of these units for his shop cause it is a great mod to help prevent problems and for when you do a cam swap.

I ended up swapping the reg bolts for some stainless ones and had to grind a small amount away for it to fit perfect. The chain was pressing against the left side and was preventing me from putting in the lower bolt. No big deal but something to look for when installing.

 

nice! thanks for the tip :thumbsup: about how long did it take to install?

 

length of time depends on your knowledge and if the motor is in or out of your car.

I don't see how you can install this with the motor in the car so you will most likely need to take the motor out...after that it is simply taking off the cp and anything else blocking the timing chain cover. After the cover is off it is 2 bolts.:thumbsup:

 

It does make cam swaps a breeze.

 

so you dont have to keep tension on the timing chain(bungee cord, like in the cam DIY) when doing a cam swap with this?

 

Oh, yeah: It would be impossible to install this with the engine still in the car, if that was a question.

 

^^^Uhhh who addressed you in this thread???

 

Well, since it is my motor that the TS posted a picture of, I figured I'd add my 2 cents...

That OK with you?

 

I wasn't directing my comment at Erik...the guy who i was talking to deleted his comment so it made it look like i was speaking to Erik. Sorry for the confusion and misunderstanding, i definetly would not address anyone that way if it wasn't jusitified...

 

I wasn't directing my comment at Erik...

Lulz...

anyone have a picture of the stock part to compare? What is the main benefit of this? To keep more guard around the chain?

I don't know that there actually "is" a stock part. I think it's just part of the oil pump chain tensioner unit.

It makes cam swaps a breeze but the real advantage is that it pretty much prevents the chain from jumping a tooth on the crank sprocket in the event you have a tensioner failure. Between this and the Z3 top chain guide, even if the tensioner completely fails, I doubt the chain would jump the sprocket.

 

anyone have a picture of the stock part to compare? What is the main benefit of this? To keep more guard around the chain?

 

That's my understanding of it, also it makes it easier and saves time when it comes to change out Cams...

 

thanks for the link ts :thumbsup:

 

Just in case anyone was wondering, I ran aftermarket cams and valvetrain for about 8,000 miles on a new oem tensioner and it was pretty much destroyed when I replaced it a few days ago. So if you are running an after market valvetrain I would strongly suggest investing in one of these (if the motor is out) or an aftermarket tensioner.

 

I had a new tensioner fail with stock valvetrain

 

That's not very common though. How many miles were on it?

 

Anyone have a part number handy for the Si upper chain guide? Going to install when I upgrade my valvetrain.

 

I will order one of this as soon as my motor starts to get pieced to together more.



07+ si Upper Chain Guide the k20z3 (longer) upper chain guide (part # 14540-RWC-A02) for $11

 

just to add my 2 cents.. looks good, seen this concept on other cars and for the cost its well worth it... my only question is what happens over time.. i know sometime chains are known to "stretch" could this mod cause an issue after lets say 60,000KM? idk if its close enough that any small amount of slack might scrape/drag across it... i know if that happens you have an issue already, but my concern is can this greatly compound damage if said problem does arise?


just a random question

 

Gong to be ordering this or the spuntec one soon. Any difference?