Is this normal?

So I am checking my valve clearances for the first time and I took the cover of and there was oil pooled in there. Like enough to drip a little when I took the cover off. I hadn't read anything like that before and didn't see any in the pictures of Fitz' write up. Is it ok?

 

Yes, it's fine. There should be oil pooled up there. I mopped a lot of it out for the pictorial.

 

Ok good. I thought so but wanted to be sure. Also, let me be the ten millionth person to thank you for those pictures. They are very helpful.

 

make sure you have the right oil pooler tool on hand :wink: , and a drip wrench

 

bigfitz

I had exactly the same question when I did mine a few months ago. I'd suggest you edit your excellent pictorial so it is obvious for any newbie that there should be little pools on oil in there.

 

When he had the oil in there, all the newbies complained that they couldn't see everything with all that oil pooled there. So he used the drip wrench to unscrew all the pools...................now you want them re-installed?!?!?

Dave

 

Not at all, but I'd just like him to mention in a few words that it is normal to find oil puddles in there.

Anyhow, I'm sure you know what I mean, Mr Fiddles, lol!

 

LMAO @ dave , yes please re install them!!

 

To equate: in med school when they learn about surgery with a plastic human body, the students will be shocked when they open one that still has the blood.

The teacher should at least mention that in real life, it will be messier. I imagine the pancreas is harder to locate. 8O

 

Just start it up and the drain ports will open and it will all go away