How much oil in rocket arm ports after install

[Dauner]

Hi everyone,

Car is 1989 911 3.2 Carrera that I am doing a total engine rebuild. I followed current conventional wisdom on rocker arm shaft installation using RS seals and installing dry, except for a micro layer of DC 111 on seal perimeters to try to minimize chances of tearing a seal. Everything went smoothly. I added a couple of drops of oil after install in each of the two oil ports, and rocked arm back and forth and side to side a bit, but not much flows in. Do I need to go back every day for a couple days and add a couple more drops, or am I good. Paranoid about metal on metal at startup. Over night some of the oil that didnt flow in to intake shafts dropped down and washed off some of the assembly lube off of cam lobes, so I'll try to clean up a bit and reapply assembly lube prior to installing covers.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Mark

[Trackrash]

I would have used assembly lube on the rocker bushings, cam lobes and valve stem.

I imagine there will be a number of opinions.

[A horse with no name]

+1 - 'Comp Cams' - $6.00

https://www.compcams.com/engine-assembly-lube-4-oz-jar.html

[Dauner]

Thanks for the suggestions, but I’m following this advice from Walt at Competition Engineering. Others have said the same. Like a lot of things on my rebuild, there are lots of options. If the collective wisdom off the forum has gotten away from the below, hopefully someone will comment.

http://www.competitioneng.com/WarOnOilLeaks.htm

I did put assembly lube on cam lobes and on the rocker shafts at the cam surface.

Thanks again,

Mark

[Walt Fricke]

You are worrying too much. Drop a bit more oil on with the oil hole facing straight up (assumes engine on stand), wiggle some more, and call it good. Wiggling works best if the rocker is on the cam base circle, of course, to get the oil to the wear point on the shaft. Once the engine runs plenty of oil will get to where it needs to be pronto.

I agree with the idea of installing dry - keeps lubricant off the shaft where it has to expand and seal, which will improve the sealing and especially help keep the shaft from moving end to end.

[stownsen914]

Just make sure to prime the engine well before starting by cranking until you see some movement on the oil pressure gauge before starting it.

[Dauner]

Ok thanks Walt.

All good...

[targa72e]

I use a small pump oil can and put the nozzle in the rocker hole and pump until oil comes out the side of the rocker.

john

[911pcars]

Originally Posted by targa72e

I use a small pump oil can and put the nozzle in the rocker hole and pump until oil comes out the side of the rocker.

john

Agree. I have squirted GM EOS into the rocker arm entry hole ll to lube the rocker shaft-to-rocker bushing area. Rotate engine and repeat. EOS is pretty much the same as those other break-in assembly lubes mentioned, contains Molybdenum Disulfide (sp) to reduce galling. Your regular lube should be fine.

Sherwood