Helicoils or time-serts?

[kjc300]

My exhaust cam snapped this morning, 5 miles into my journey to Combe!!


Got towed home, checked the car out. Found the no 4 cam cap had sheared one stud and stripped the other - hence the cam snapped.

So I need an 8mm helicoil or time sert kit.


Anywhere I can get these from on a sunday?? Need an 8mm kit to fix my cam cap studs!!

[garet]

What i did on one engine and it is still running..............instead of M8 i made thread trough
cam cap and in the head M10 thread........i know it sounds scarry but it works when you dont have any
other solution or help....it happend on race..

[kjc300]

What i did on one engine and it is still running..............instead of M8 i made thread trough
cam cap and in the head M10 thread........i know it sounds scarry but it works when you dont have any
other solution or help....it happend on race..

That's definitely a solution if I get stuck

[dom123]

i prefer helicoils alday long ive used them on cars over the last few years and they have never let me down... ive also used time serts and they all came lose so i wont be using them again..

[timster]

Helicoils for me,use them in areospace so can't be that bad!

[cosmo]

Helicoils for me,use them in areospace so can't be that bad!

Helicoils all the way, tried and tested

[FletchCossie]

Most the cam caps on my old engine were helicoils which have lasted 4 years and still going not sure where to buy kits from tho.

[cosmagedon]

I had to helicoil most of mine. I bought the silverline kit off ebay it was a good one.

[fordrallycar]

Helicoils mate i have some if you are local Kev

[grcossie]

I have used helicoil and time-sert many times on different engines, and i prefer time-sert. They never came up again as helicoil does sometimes. Have time-sert on one of my Cosworth engine on cam caps

[zetecturbo]

i wud helicoil,as the caps have ben linebored from new and if not in correct place when bolted down ur just gona destroy the cam,also remember go easy tighneing the cap nuts as very easily rung