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blcknspo0ln
12-12-2006, 07:14 PM
wtf..

Long story short, I pulled the VC and found a piece of hard plastic in between two valve springs. The only thing I know that's plastic and can find it's way into my head is the CAS since it's a 95 DSM. Does anyone have a picture of a 95-95 CAS so I can verify? Or does anyone know where the hell the CAS is located? I know it's under the intake cam somewhere..

update * I have pictures, but I still don't know what the hell it is.

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97gsxminus1bolt
12-13-2006, 01:23 AM
its on the end of the cam by the battery. But I doubt thats where it came from.
blcknspo0ln
12-13-2006, 03:42 AM
I think you're thinking about the 97-99 CAS. From what I've read it's somewhere under the intake cam on the t-belt side?

Either way, where the hell else could plastic find its way into my head?
97gsxminus1bolt
12-13-2006, 05:10 AM
its underneath the cam gear not inside the engine. There are no plastic pieces I can think of maybe it came off the cap on the oil cans.
gtluke
12-13-2006, 09:25 AM
its a melted ring that goes around the cap of a quart of oil.
CHRIS
12-13-2006, 10:08 AM
its a melted ring that goes around the cap of a quart of oil.

Nice.
blcknspo0ln
12-13-2006, 03:25 PM
its a melted ring that goes around the cap of a quart of oil.

Some help! :roll: 8) In all seriousness, it is not something from an oil change. It is a very hard plastic (resembles the hardness of a bumper support). I started the car up multiple times now and she "sounds" normal, but recently threw a CEL that I can't see until I get my OBD2 connector back for DSMLink.

Timing marks (at least the cam gears) lined up and I have yet to check compression and ignition timing.
CHRIS
12-14-2006, 05:01 PM
this really interests me. any reference to its size?
blcknspo0ln
12-14-2006, 09:45 PM
It's smaller than a quarter and was found directly between two valves right under where one would pour oil in. Apparently the previous owner left a present for me. :cry:

Also did a compression test. 105-157-160-163. Time to pull the head and inspect the valve slapping that's happening.
Black99X
12-15-2006, 10:26 AM
Hey asshole!!! Did you find that compression tester?
blcknspo0ln
12-15-2006, 04:58 PM
lol yea... It was stuffed in one of my random car drawers
97gsxminus1bolt
12-15-2006, 06:05 PM
HAHA compression tester :lol:
blcknspo0ln
12-15-2006, 06:27 PM
haha and the story unfolds!
BigT
12-18-2006, 03:51 PM
Every time i looked at that pic, i felt like i've seen that peice before. And i have. Look at your oil cap, on the inside. See if a small black peice is missing. If not, its from some other oil cap then. That little plastic peice looks almost identical to the black plastic tooth type peice on my oil cap.
gtluke
12-18-2006, 03:57 PM
were those pics always there?
that looks REALLY familiar but i can't put my finder on it either
blcknspo0ln
12-18-2006, 05:09 PM
yup, it was identified as a piece of the oil cap like you said T. I guess I replaced the junky one that came with the car when I bought it. Maybe it broke off before I even got to the car?

Either way, My head is fucked. Loud valve tapping sound + 105psi compression in cyl 4 = th3 suck.