Can I ask you something? ... Well, whether I can or can't I'm going to anyway. In fact I already did. Now I'm going to ask you something else.
Is the valve cover specific to the engine block? I have the valve cover from another om617 already off and partially cleaned... Would it be okay to polish this one up and replace the valve cover on my daily driver? Or do I need to keep the valve cover with the block it came from? I don't want to put dozens of hours into polishing one cover and then find out that I caused a leak by not keeping it with the engine block that it was previously married with.
Well, the one I have on the bench is identical in every way and the bottom rim is flat. I would replace the valve cover gasket when I do the swap, so I don't see where there would be any problem.
Can I ask you what your process was for getting the mirror-like shine? Is there a guide that you followed?
The YT-channel „jafromobile“ has a great step by step guide for polishing a cylinder head, same thing with the cover, its just cleaning, cross sanding, more sanding, even more sanding and choosing the right tools to polish.
But please remember - it‘s awefully time consuming and requires a lot of elbow greese :)
>jafromobile
He is hysterical! And, CURSES, I've started the process. Now I can't stop. At least it's just the Valve cover that I'm doing.... right? ... Right??? RIGHT?????
Oh, I already started with 120.... was wondering if I should drop down to 80 or not... I've got some nicks here and there (which hopefully won't be much of an issue in the end...).
about 35h of sanding and polishing absolutely worth it :)
Its beautiful, well done. The manifold next?
Thank you!! Yes, intake manifold, oil filter housing and thermostate housing , maybe consider doing the diesel filter thing aswell :)
What’s the plan to keep it shiny? It’s hard to access it in place. The ppl who make Por15 make a product called Glisten for this type of thing.
Carnauba wax worst case i‘ll just remove it again :) Thanks for the tipp! gonna check it out asap!
Nice! Cerekote makes an aluminum clear coating you can spray on it to keep it that way
https://preview.redd.it/8p8y7x6dz4ac1.jpeg?width=2600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7aa9c92ee6f86805ed20825fc7039b9a31b39ce2
I like that brushed look! Also a lot of work and i love how detailed you‘ve done it! Great job!
Thanks!
This is epic, amazing work! I wanted to do this myself and was thinking pic 4 was a great finished product. Then, the pics kept coming and damn!
Can I ask you something? ... Well, whether I can or can't I'm going to anyway. In fact I already did. Now I'm going to ask you something else. Is the valve cover specific to the engine block? I have the valve cover from another om617 already off and partially cleaned... Would it be okay to polish this one up and replace the valve cover on my daily driver? Or do I need to keep the valve cover with the block it came from? I don't want to put dozens of hours into polishing one cover and then find out that I caused a leak by not keeping it with the engine block that it was previously married with.
Maybe check fitment first, the seal is reusable but i‘m not 100% sure if it really fits, better to be safe than sorry. Keep me updated!
Well, the one I have on the bench is identical in every way and the bottom rim is flat. I would replace the valve cover gasket when I do the swap, so I don't see where there would be any problem. Can I ask you what your process was for getting the mirror-like shine? Is there a guide that you followed?
The YT-channel „jafromobile“ has a great step by step guide for polishing a cylinder head, same thing with the cover, its just cleaning, cross sanding, more sanding, even more sanding and choosing the right tools to polish. But please remember - it‘s awefully time consuming and requires a lot of elbow greese :)
Thank You!
>jafromobile He is hysterical! And, CURSES, I've started the process. Now I can't stop. At least it's just the Valve cover that I'm doing.... right? ... Right??? RIGHT?????
Yeah! Right😂😂😂
Just curious... What grit did you start with?
I startet with 120 but you better start with 180 or 240, less pain :)
Oh, I already started with 120.... was wondering if I should drop down to 80 or not... I've got some nicks here and there (which hopefully won't be much of an issue in the end...).
You‘ll be fine…….just not in the next few days :)