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Old 28-09-2007, 01:18 PM
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Can anyone tell me if there any markings on a cosworth 2wd camshaft to determine whether it is inlet or exhaust???

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Old 28-09-2007, 01:24 PM
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i think the exhaust has a groove in the cam and the inlet doesnt

i can check later for you and get a pic
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Originally Posted by xr4x4rs
i think the exhaust has a groove in the cam and the inlet doesnt

i can check later for you and get a pic
cheers mate

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Old 28-09-2007, 01:28 PM
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its the inlet cam that has the oil groove
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Originally Posted by lloyd
its the inlet cam that has the oil groove
Thanks for the reply,do you know where is the groove exactly???

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Old 28-09-2007, 01:32 PM
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they are where the cam cap fits
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just had a look

wrong way round i had it

inlet has a groove as seen in the pics and ex doesnt

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Old 28-09-2007, 03:33 PM
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As shown INLET has grooves and the following,
Inlet = LYD4 YN0011 446mm length, with grooves on each cam journal
Exhaust = LYD4 YN0011 446mm length, no grooves
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Originally Posted by tabetha
As shown INLET has grooves and the following,
Inlet = LYD4 YN0011 446mm length, with grooves on each cam journal
Exhaust = LYD4 YN0011 446mm length, no grooves
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My cams (which I thought were 2WD) have LYD2 (grooved) & LYD5 (plain), both with YN0011

I assume LYD* dont mean shit!

Any ideas???
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Your cams are 3door cams.
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wat are the specs on the lyd1 and the lyd4 cams
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