Mr T, in your opinion what caused the build up ?
Has that been addressed ?
Will it happen again ?
Do you think your Seafoam and additives over the last 3K has helped ?
I just want understand what you are doing and why .
Thank you
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Mr T, in your opinion what caused the build up ?
Has that been addressed ?
Will it happen again ?
Do you think your Seafoam and additives over the last 3K has helped ?
I just want understand what you are doing and why .
Thank you
Probably most of this stuff is from PCV valves. Probably part of it is oil from valves guides.
I did breather reroute and I'm planning use cleaning fuel additives time to time so I hope it will not be so bad. I also cleaned injectors so it should spray on the valves better.
I think the most significant cleaning result was from Seafoam spray and CRC valve cleaning spray I sprayed in the intake before. I used Seafoam fuel additive and did not see big difference. I also used Gumout fuel additive recently and probably it helped loosen the dirt so it was coming off easier while sandblasting.
Do you know where I can but them?
I have this blue James gaskets https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
but they are too thick (have slightly bigger outside diameter) and therefore bend the clamping bracket so they do not fit properly.
I was referring to the gaskets for the heads and rocker box as high temp gaskets.
I used the blue James gaskets on my intake the last time I changed them. I coated them with the paremax blue and took my time reinstalling them to insure nothing pinched. It was a messy install but everything wiped up nice and clean. I made sure I torqued the intake/throttle body bolts as evenly as possible.
I believe I put those gaskets in about 9k miles ago and have had no issues thus far.
Mr T thought of you when I saw this video, Thought you would enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ySSEzqEa_k
Those valves look happy again.
My '08 XB12X has the fan and oil leaking issue. Need to replace fan and gaskets. After reading this thread I don't know which gaskets to use. Didn't want to use the orig. Buell set since they obviously don't hold up, and thought I would try the James brand. Now I don't know about them either. Any updates on the James or Buell gasket sets reliability?
Oil seeping from the rocker covers after 11 years and how many miles? I think OE is a fine choice.
James gaskets are good too, TPEHAK tends to have different 'issues' where no one else does:sorrow:
Ya, its probably more of an age issue that miles, install them per intructions and you should be fine.
Sometimes the gasket mfg wants a little sealant in the corners, sometimes not.