If/when mine fails, on either of my vehicles with this engine, I’ll see if I can get the cam material tested. I’ve been trying to get our rep with Jasper to look into this issue but they haven’t started building and selling the PUG1 engine yet.
Just keep in mind most cast iron camshafts are only surface hardened by induction or flame hardening processes. On some of the photos of the worn out camshafts I've seen, I could see the hard layer transitions in the surface. The hard layer can specified as little as .020" thick. Cams are often rough machined, then hardened, followed by finish grinding.
I don't. They're a well known manufacturer. Beyond that I have no experience with their parts on pentastar engines.
Yes, they have the separated seals between the coolant and oil systems, rather than the figure 8 seals. P/N 68596318AB
I just used 0w20 synthetic to break in mine. I think i just went a few hundred miles of combined surface street and short highway trips, with some high throttle in there. Running it at max torque rpm at full throttle puts the most force on the rings against the bore and a good break in. It doesn't take many miles. The only other break in necessary is the cams.
It's listed as a M6x1.0 x 25mm long. It's very likely an 8.8 or 10.8 grade flanged bolt. It's shown as discontinued per my sources.
Looks like some kind of combustion deposits@mwilk012
Are the Mopar exhaust valves coated or it out carbon, shouldn’t it look like regular steel like the intakes?
this is an intake that has a sea barnacle growing on it lol, what the heck is it? I’m going to buy new exhaust valves rather deal with it
I've not seen a hose as long as you pictured. However, the part number matches what I found for my engine hereThe hose you show in another post, is it already longer?
