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Oil at Tappet Covers
K2-K6:
Apologies Julie, I crossed over on your reply as I was typing it, and argueing with my predictive text :)
adespin:
So should we all be pulling our engines out to check the jets, or am i getting a little paranoid.
Simon46:
I was worried about this when I first got my 78 k started. Removed tappet covers and it threw oil over my front mudguard after running a few mins.
K2-K6:
If you've got oil to both sides of rocker cover (it only comes through those two vertical supply) then it confirms both are flowing. And unlikely to need attention. At first impression it looks normal and wouldn't unduly be a concern.
The cam journals start squeaking if there is no supply ;D
The oil there is supplied via the filter as is the crank, so it's not usually a problem. They often have trouble purely because someone building the engine has introduced gasket sealer or similar to the oil system that comes after the filter housing, with nowhere to go it can get caught in the restrictions if it travels that route.
Normal use with oil and filter changes doesn't ordinarily result in these being compromised as they generally see nothing but clean oil. For blockage, it low risk in normal services and they don't generally require maintenence outside of if the engine had a problem otherwise.
It's the same with all of these Honda engines, clean oil is paramount.
adespin:
Well you have settled my paranoia (for now)
Many thanks,
Adrian.
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