broken camshaft

[69shelby]

I just bought a new $300 festy, 106k, '92, 5-spd, striaght body, small rust spot on hatch and on rear fender, but the cam shaft is broken. Should I just get a head from the yard or replace the cam shaft. Anyone do this before? any other mazda heads work better?

[Infinitrium]

Broken camshaft? That's quite unusual to happen. Are you sure the timing belt hasn't just slipped off?

[69shelby]

I saw the camshaft, the bolt for the gear is broken in the camshaft.

[yvanlavoie20]

you need head swap

if cam is sized in the head you need to replace the head assembly...the bearing are not replaceable... :shock:

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[yvanlavoie20]

ps ...

change oil more often...i see it many time and it is due to oil contamination (gas in oil )

[FB71]

it can also be due to sludge in the rocker shafts starving the outer cam towers for oil.

replace the head (definately) and rocker shafts if you're not sure.

[69shelby]

thanks, i'm going to pick it up this week end and i'll pull the valve cover and take a look.