Cylinder Head Gasket Time

Can I remove the cams and cylinder head and reinstall without the special tools?

yes...........with the crank at 45 degrees the cams will spin without valves hitting pistons so can be set at a position where they have the least amount of spring pressure. Just back off the cam holder bolts evenly and only a few turns at a time.........theres a Porsche workshop short movie in Jims CD collection.

Thanks Malcolm

malcolm;2892 wrote: yes...........with the crank at 45 degrees the cams will spin without valves hitting pistons so can be set at a position where they have the least amount of spring pressure. Just back off the cam holder bolts evenly and only a few turns at a time.........theres a Porsche workshop short movie in Jims CD collection.

As Malcolm already answered, yes you can. I only wanted to add that I think the videos he mentions can actually be viewed on YouTube.

You wouldn't have a link would you Austin

Go to YouTube and enter "Porsche 928 engine training" in the search menu. I think that will pull up 3 videos. Each is about 10 minutes long if I remember correctly. The car they are using in the videos is an '86, however, they add notes where necessary for the '87+ cars. You should easily understand it. It is quite an interesting set of videos. They specifically show how to remove the cams and the heads, too. You may also learn quite a bit of other miscellaneous information you didn't already know about the 928 engine. I remember saying to myself a couple of times, "Hey, I didn't know that."

Brad, here is the first of the three videos. Enjoy!

Thanks Austin

928mac;2905 wrote: Thanks Austin

What did ya think about the cheesy music? lol

KilnRed;2903 wrote: Go to YouTube and enter "Porsche 928 engine training" in the search menu. I think that will pull up 3 videos. Each is about 10 minutes long if I remember correctly. The car they are using in the videos is an '86, however, they add notes where necessary for the '87+ cars. You should easily understand it. It is quite an interesting set of videos. They specifically show how to remove the cams and the heads, too. You may also learn quite a bit of other miscellaneous information you didn't already know about the 928 engine. I remember saying to myself a couple of times, "Hey, I didn't know that."

Thanks Austin. I just watched the three videos. Even though they were way over my head, they were very interesting and helpful in my understanding of the engine.

Rick,

I don't care what anyone tells you. Cars are simple. The 928 was regarded as one of the most exotic and complex of its time. Compared to the cars of today, it is rather simple really. With the WSM and all of the infinite internet resources available, you really are only limited by whatever tools you may or may not have immediately available to you. With the right equipment, there is NO TASK too tough for you to take on yourself.

The newer the vehicle, the more difficult it is for a DIY'er. The same is true for even professional technicians. The more computers, sensors, wiring, etc. the more complicated it becomes to fix anything. Pretty soon, no one will be "repairing" anything. We'll simply all be parts changers. In some ways, they've made diagnosing issues simpler over time. In other ways, they've made it nearly impossible to diagnose anything.

The evolution of electrical engineering in automobiles has been remarkable. At one time, it seemed the cars we were making featured both great electrical and mechanical engineering that worked in perfect harmony. Now we're flirting with tipping that good balance we used to have. The further away we get from making cars that mechanically work without any electrical interference, the less dependable and durable they will become.

I would build a set of cam-hold down tools out of parts from home-depot to safely remove the cap caps without undue stress, but otherwise I needed nothing special to take mine apart. I did use a porken tool (32'vr) to reset the timing though.