Snapped cam in SR20DE... (pic)

Jinxmutt · Post by **Jinxmutt** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:40 pm

The picture sucks cause I took it with my camera phone in a dark garage...

Anyone else ever seen this happen?? Damn thing just snapped...

Post by **eHoward** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:36 pm

I've seen that before. Don't remember where or why.

is that a G20 engine bay?

The Dark Side of Will · Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:54 pm

Triumph Stags (SOHC 3.0L V8) have a reputation for doing that.

Had a 454 break a crank before.

Jinxmutt · Post by **Jinxmutt** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:06 pm

howard, its a nx2000

Shaun41178(2) · Post by **Shaun41178(2)** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:56 pm

I have heard of cams snapping but its very very rare.

As for the cause of that one I have no Fing clue.

Got torqued wrong or hell maybe a bad casting fromt he factory. might have had some microscopic cracks from the factory and over time they got a bit bigger till you step on it one day and one part of the cam wants to turn and the other part doesn't. Then snappo.

Lack of oil too maybe?

V8Mikie · Post by **V8Mikie** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:07 pm

SR20's are usually bulletproof. Must have been a faulty aftermarket one or something.

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:31 pm

:scratch:
Eh, that's just displacement on demand.

That happened in my parent's '86 Dodge Caravan. The amazing thing was that it actually ran on one cylinder for almost a minute. For being such a crappy engine, it really didn't want to die.