is there a mod to give the cam sensor gear more oil?

[blackgn231]

I was in Daytona beach this weekend talking to a guy with a 87 GN, he said his front timing cover had a hole drilled into were the cam sensor gear was to help provide it more oiling. Is there a mode for this have not seen anything about it.

 

[BEATAV8]

search cam gear wear on here

 

[RmvBfrFlght]

I was in Daytona beach this weekend talking to a guy with a 87 GN, he said his front timing cover had a hole drilled into were the cam sensor gear was to help provide it more oiling. Is there a mode for this have not seen anything about it.

Check out this thread, has several examples of what folks have done:

http://www.turbobuick.com/threads/distributor-gear.182964/

RemoveBeforeFlight

 

[750H.P.V6]

After failing the distributor drive gear on my MSD distributor I did something similar to what was pictured in this thread and haven't had a problem since. I pulled the distributor recently and the gear looked brand new.

Neal

 

[BobbyBuick]

Just did the Leo mod to mine last winter after wearing 2 different gears out.however i think you could actually just drill into the oil galley on the timing cover and squirt the oil upward onto the gear (save drilling it external) i would use a small 1/16 or so drill bit and a drimmel tool to drill it.I do have a couple bronze distributor gears left if you need a cam gear replacement. $43 delivered.Also i increased the end play on the cam.to give the gears more room for the oil.I ended up not flattening the hole like in the picture in case i needed to remove it .also noticed wear on the front cover the Boss sticking out so I ground it down as shown in the picture

 

[Jerryl]

If you have the front cover off.

 

[BobbyBuick]

If you have the front cover off.

EXACTLY

 

[bpman1234]

Bobbybuick. have you tried that method will the oil pressure be enough to squirt the oil up there?

 

[BobbyBuick]

Bobbybuick. have you tried that method will the oil pressure be enough to squirt the oil up there?

No I thought of it AFTER i had already drilled the external hole .But yes it would be enough pressure, the thing is you have to make the hole small, very small and at the correct angle

 

[bpman1234]

Ok thanks motor on stand so I can do this to my cover before putting it on .

 

[BobbyBuick]

if you are running a billet cam it is necessary if you are running a stock style cam there is a hole in the cam to oil the cam gear

 

[bpman1234]

Webber billet kit .

 

[blackgn231]

So if I am running a stock oil pump ,I can still have problems ? Darn ,I seem to see this after ,I install something.

 

[BobbyBuick]

if you are running a billet roller there is no oil getting to the gears unless you do a mod .many are running a bronze or composite distributor (sensor)gear to protect the cam gear from wear.i have a couple and Weber sells them also....i just did a mod to my cover last winter

 

[blackgn231]

if you are running a billet roller there is no oil getting to the gears unless you do a mod .many are running a bronze or composite distributor (sensor)gear to protect the cam gear from wear.i have a couple and Weber sells them also....i just did a mod to my cover last winter

How much is the bronze gear also ,I saw were some did a mod with out pulling the cover . I would think you would get metal still into the oiling system that way right?

 

[BobbyBuick]

weber has both composite and bronze .the gears do wear in on all cars so yes there will be some wear.the couple i have left are 43 delivered i think i have 3.the composite are 80 or 90 bucks

 

[blackgn231]

So if you use a bronze gear you won't have to do the mode then right now,I don't drive my car a lot anyway.

 

[87GNSteve]

If you have the front cover off.

Video is "private". Is this a secret now?

 

[blackgn231]

So to do this mod ,I would have to pull the cover off then?

 

[BARRACUDA1968]

I'd like to see the video too. It's private?