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Rb26 Cam covers I'm after a pair of Rb26 cam covers. Not after anything fancy. Couldn't care less if it was painted or not. No dents though. I only need the cam covers, not the timing belt cover but will take that if I have to as part of the deal. Cheers, Ian

Ladies and gents. I am not sure If something like this has been posted before, I googled and had little success. Here is an inside look at r33 rb25det can cover baffles (likely also the same as r34 rb25det baffles) We will be refering back to this picture a few times... As can be seen on the baffle plate above, there is a nice smooth transition into the two drains back into the head. The bottom side is shown below. I assume they have been positioned on that side to drain the oil into an area which would be under a slight relative vacuum created by the rotating camshafts. I may check this theory later. Moving on, this bad boy here is to the best of my knowledge, there in an attempt to separate oil as a liquid from fumes. This is done by slowing the heavier, denser, liquid (as opposed to vapour) allowing it to fall back down onto the baffle plate and drain back down into the head. It is made up of a sheet of 'fly mesh' concertinered, bound by wire and soldered. It is held in place by two cast ridges in the alloy of the rocker cover, and a small indentation on the baffle plate. Here's that first pic again, Just to the right of the separater, is an indent to allow clearance for the throttle body. At the far left, the oil filler can be seen. And just to the right of the oil filler a 'wall' can be seen. This wall seals off the baffles so that oil/ oil fumes can only enter from the rear. Queue ms paint... Fun fact: These baffle plates are held in by mushroomed studs of alluminium that are part of the cam cover casting. If you choose to remove your plates for whatever reason (modification, make your own from scratch, cleaning etc.) it might pay off to use a dremel or similar to grind around the lip of the mushroom and leave as much of the stud intact as possible ready for the plates to be refit. Keen eyes may have noticed that I drilled mine off. This is because I will be modifying my covers, and if this, or any baffle plate is refit, I will be drilling, tapping and locktiting bolts in place. Now something that has one of my eyebrows raised, is the large cavity at the rear of the covers, and the odd shape of them that is not mirror from left cover to right or vice versa. In that area, sits another baffle plate bolted to the camshaft bearing caps, however, I wouldn't have thought they would need so much room above them. My only theory thus far, is that they are there to increase capacity as a bit of a bandaid fix for our beloved (or not) RBs problem of filling the head with oil. This theory being that under acceleration, much of the oil is pushed to the rear and is allowed to fill up the cavity instead of pushing up into the baffles through the rearward opening as well as the two drains. Would any knowledgeable person care to confirm this? Now this may beg the question "if these baffles are designed to stop oil from making its way through the breathers, then why does my catch can keep filling up with oil?" well, here's a practical answer to that question that everyone can try at home. Fill a large container/bath tub with water. Place your cam covers in and allow the water to fill above them. Those that have their witts about them may have now realised that baffles don't work very well when submerged.

Hi, I have a full set of cam covers with the fuse cover plated in gold for sale. Asking price $2500 ono please text 0414959914

All parts are used and located in Sydneys Greater West. RB25DET S2 Cam cover set incl coil pack cover $100. R33 turbo brake discs, front pair $50. GKTECH (from when he first started out) FMIC 600*300*76 3"in/out, average looking condition but no leaks $50. HR31 front bar, S3 in pretty average condition has been cut up to fit FMIC. Offers over $50. HR31 Air con condensor and hard lines (under bonnet lines) $100. I do have the compressor but can't get it off the engine bracket. S3 R31 headlights with globes. Came off an HR31 GTSX. All mounting brackets are there and lights are in good condition $100 o.n.o. Will post cam cover set at buyers expense, other parts are pick up only due to size or wieght. Post here, PM or phone 0451 838 976. Can send pics in a message but SAU won't let me post pics from my phone due to file size.

Hey got a few things for sale. Items are from a r32. Items are located in se suburbs, can post smaller items at buyers expense. Msg me on here or text me on 0421845461. Black ridge air compressor used twice, loosing air from brocken fitting $50 Rb20 cam covers $50 Tien coilovers $300 4 wheel steering switch I think sits behind steering wheel $50 Front hubs and uprights $100 for pair Aircon pump with bracket $50 Plastic ignition surround with bulb still intact $40 Heater control valve thats on heater hosses $20 Bonnent release latch ×2 $40 each Front sway bar $40 Caster arms with red bushes fitted $50 for pair Front lca ×2 pairs $100 each pair Mounting brackets where caster arm bolts to $40 for pair Front K-frame $100 Indicator stalk $50 Rear seat belts $60 for both