I have a Super ETA bottom end, and had purchased an ‘i’ head with the intension of assembling a 327i, to form the basis of a larger project.
I bought my ‘i’ head from eBay. It took more than a month just to ship out, let alone arrive at my door. Now it’s finally here, but I can see that the cam lobes are seriously worn down and deeply scratched where the rocker arms bear on them (the better part of a millimeter in some areas). This leaves me thinking that this head has probably been subjected to a significant oiling issue for a good duration of time, and I’m definitely not going to install it as-is.
This sucks!! At best I’ll have to buy a replacement cam, in which case I may as well have just bought new valve springs, and a new cam, to refit my existing head, rather than buying this piece of junk. I’ll go back at the seller now, but being a few thousand miles away there isn’t a hell of a lot I can do to him (aside from leaving utterly useless negative feedback).
I love eBay’s parts availability, and when you find a good seller it’s a great place to find a deal. At the same time this has happened I’ve gotten great deals on several other great parts. But shit like this really takes the shine off of the positives eBay can offer.
End rant.
I bought my ‘i’ head from eBay. It took more than a month just to ship out, let alone arrive at my door. Now it’s finally here, but I can see that the cam lobes are seriously worn down and deeply scratched where the rocker arms bear on them (the better part of a millimeter in some areas). This leaves me thinking that this head has probably been subjected to a significant oiling issue for a good duration of time, and I’m definitely not going to install it as-is.
This sucks!! At best I’ll have to buy a replacement cam, in which case I may as well have just bought new valve springs, and a new cam, to refit my existing head, rather than buying this piece of junk. I’ll go back at the seller now, but being a few thousand miles away there isn’t a hell of a lot I can do to him (aside from leaving utterly useless negative feedback).
I love eBay’s parts availability, and when you find a good seller it’s a great place to find a deal. At the same time this has happened I’ve gotten great deals on several other great parts. But shit like this really takes the shine off of the positives eBay can offer.
End rant.
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