fitting cam carriers ?

[stan]

Sealer is not required on the carriers. Fact.

[stan]

I said check the carriers are torqued up correctly to save you coming over to me.
It's not hard. I'm not saying I havnt torqued them I'm saying it needs checking.
If you aren't able to do it, of course bring it to me.

Please don't make out I've said "do it yourself" as that is obviously what I meant.

Once it's confirmed they are torqued, then it's fair to say its likely the carriers you brought down aren't the original ones for that head.

[richy]

as stan said shouldnt need any sealer for the cam carriers, mine dont have any and has never leaked (touchwood!)

[schakal]

I said check the carriers are torqued up correctly to save you coming over to me.
It's not hard. I'm not saying I havnt torqued them I'm saying it needs checking.
If you aren't able to do it, of course bring it to me.

Please don't make out I've said "do it yourself" as that is obviously what I meant.

Once it's confirmed they are torqued, then it's fair to say its likely the carriers you brought down aren't the original ones for that head.

i have not got a torque wrench to start with ,plus if i was feeling
capable enough to use one i would carry out the whole work myself .

the head leaks oil so bad even on idle ,how do you expect me to
drive it all the way to your workshop ?? 40 miles at least !!

the carriers came with the head ,i have no reason to believe they are
not the original ones . are you telling me there is no way of checking
if they match the head or not ???

[stan]

No there's no way of telling if they are the original ones.

[vkosho]

Get a cheap torque wrench. Its a must have dude.

[Coops]

sealer = win

14+ year old ally head........................likley to still seal without sealant? not worth the risk imo, easy to slap a thin film in rather than not :D

[midge]

out of interest where did you buy the head? i sold a williams head a 2 or 3 years ago to a guy who owned a renault 5 (i had bought the williams head from this forum, but cant remember who it was) about a year after selling it he got in contact and told me that the carriers were incorrect becasue it was leaking oil, i dont re-call talking to him much after that.

isit possible you have ended up with the same head?